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When I was still single, all I ever wanted was a house to call my own, with a husband and kids and a stable job. It’s what I’d like to call a picture-perfect life. But when I had kids of my own, I realized that I prefer a movie life compared to a still photo. So I wanted a bigger house. When we moved to where we are right now, I realized that I do not necessarily want a bigger house, but a house big enough for my kids to grow up comfortably in. I have always remembered an article I read that your house needs to grow when your family grows so it must be designed to handle extensions and renovations. So now I appreciate a wide lot – we can build a small house for now and once we grow as a family (and save more money), we can have it extended. The wide expanse of land can be wonderful areas for my kids to run and play with. It can also be beautifully landscaped as well. Landscape Design should be handled by a landscape designer and architect so they can recommend the perfect materials for your project! How can one who has no experience plan walkways, know what stone to use and where to situate flowery shrubs, waterfalls, ponds and lamp posts?

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If there is a seven-year itch in marriages, I think we can safely say that we are experiencing a very dire house itch. It all started with the husband, on his way to the grocery, saw an open house banner on one of the villages we pass on the highway en route to the grocery store. He went in, was showed a model house, some home plans and their prices. He wasn’t that excited because we are as broke as can be and cannot afford anything right now but the agent explained to him how loans can work – from the monthly Pag-IBIG payments we have been contributing. That’s when he got excited because it can almost cover everything already.

Of course, it would not be the dream home I want – wide open spaces with a sprawling garden and spaces for extension and renovations. But as the husband said, if not now, when? We have been looking over at house plans finding ways to make the floor plan more functional for us. I am actually surprised with the husband’s focus on this one. Between the two of us, it is mostly I who plunge head on and take risks (read: take loans!) and he is the one always saying we need more money, save first, etc. I am still asking for a sign if we should pursue with it or not. The husband is right, we are not getting any younger. We need to start now because we would not want to have our kids grow up without a house to call their own. Maybe when I finally become rich (I don’t see that happening unless I practice what I slaved 8 years for!!!), I can finally use the house plan I really want. Let’s just pray that the lot I want is still there.

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