http://www.hgtv.com/love-it-or-list-it/show/index.html
Today my back was hurting quite a bit because I just had to finish some landscaping in the front yard. Could I have gotten the kids to do all of it, yes. But I wanted it to look just the right way, so I did some of it myself, and get to pay the price because of it. Oh well, in a month or two it will look great! Anyway, here is the reason I'm blogging today. I am stuck on the couch (because of the bad back) and I was watching HGTV. Now with that said, there used to be a show that I liked called Love it or List it. But now it just really annoys me! It's the same show formula each and every time. However, there was one episode that just took the cake for me! Here is the story.
There is a family living in a very modest sized older home with 3 children. The mom explains that she is pregnant, and that the house is already to small for them now. So the show goes around the house and the mom explains all of the problems. The first thing I see is clutter EVERYWHERE! And trash, dirty dishes, laundry.... Holy cow people! And somehow she thinks that getting a bigger house will solve their problems. Well, here's a news flash for you, you will only have more space for all the clutter to grow in!
Okay, so now the part that shocked me. The husband was talking about all the projects around the house, and there are a lot! I almost felt bad for the guy, until he said that painting a room is just way too much work. So they asked him to just paint the door, and he seemed overwhelmed by that! REALLY? Why on earth would you even attempt to own a house if you are that totally lazy? When you own a house, there are always jobs to do for upkeep. Especially if you share that house with kids! That's just life.
Oh, and the thing that annoys me most of all, the creative math that the Realtor in the show uses. For example, the original home is worth $215,000. They put in $15,000 for remodeling. But here is the clincher, they want the Realtor to look at homes in the $300-$325,000 range. Really? If you can afford that, and you really want to stay in your same home, like you claim, then pony up! Give them a real budget to get what you want!
Okay, I think I'm done. :-) Just wanted to share that with the world for no apparent reason.
