It was all head over heart.
The new house is in the town we want to live in, DD will get into the school we want her to go to. DP liked it as it has the most potential out of all the houses we saw (we could extend up into loft and out into garden.)
I never liked it particularly but was swayed by DP's ideas about what we could do to it in the future.
We don't have the money to do it up right now though. We have enough to paint, put new carpet in and that's about it.
The rooms are tiny, the kitchen is awful (and we're going to have to live with it for at least a year if not two). It's a modern house, I love period houses. The garden is small and needs major work. I'm not overly keen on the area. I knew all these things before we bought it, but was feeling more positive then.
Why did we buy it? It's the largest house we saw overall in terms of overall space (more rooms than the others, even if small ones!). Great school. Near the sea. The only one we saw really with enough room for us (just!).
People keep asking me if I'm excited. I say I am, but I'm not, I'm miserable. I don't want to show it to anyone!
I'm pregnant atm (due end Feb) and think maybe the hormones are getting to me! I knew all the house's faults before we bought it. It will be our first family home, and realistically, with the budget we had, we knew we had to compromise somewhere.
I think maybe I'm feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work that needs doing.
Can you help me get enthusiastic about this house or is it a lost cause?!