About two weeks ago, Zm and I received our house keys! We have been so busy though that we have only visited the house 3 times since. We are quite excited and happy about the house - although it's still a far far road till we can move in. We've just sent in the first round of defects - luckily relatively minor ones! - and just started sourcing for furniture and contractors to do the hundred and one things it seems a house needs to become livable.
We had a relatively funny conversation the other day:
Me: I thought about it and I think wooden decking will be really nice for our balcony.
ZM: There's no budget for it!
Me: I'm sure we can squeeze it in somewhere...
ZM: Have you forgotten about lighting?
Me: Oh right! Lighting.
ZM: Maybe we can do it progressively.
Me: Oh! Like we don't install lights in the third bedroom! Live by candle light.
ZM: (Pause) I was referring to the balcony.
Me: It's not like we will use the third bedroom haha.
ZM: We probably won't live in the house very long anyway.
Me: (Sad face)
ZM: Are you going to promise me we will live there forever?
Me: I don't even know how we will be like in the next five years!
The other thing Zm and I wrestle with is the decorating theme for the house. We have different aesthetic leanings - ZM prefers the place to be very spacious, bare and minimalist, while I lean towards colour and more clutter (see above). To be fair, ZM has given me free rein to the decorating of the house, but I would like to create an environment that we would both love.
If I could say what our theme would be clearly, I suppose it would be wood. Haha. Some mood boards:
An hour later after the conversation above, ZM walked me back to my office building as we were heading back for a night of work:
Me: You know... earning money is tough. We will probably live in our place forever.
ZM: Live in our place forever?
Me: Yes!
ZM: (Smiles, then immediately gives me a look) You almost tricked me there.
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