On Being a Homeowner

I've had no shortage of odds and ends to take care of as a homeowner. In the last few weeks, I've done the following:

- Painted all of my unpainted interior doors to match the others.
- Hung a really neat curtain rod over the front window, complete with some thermal panels.
- Installed a towel rack in the bathroom.
- Replaced a glass slat in the jalousie door that serves as my side door. Side note -- what kind of idiot uses a jalousie door for an exterior door in Missouri? I'm guessing it's the slumlord kind of idiot, since this was a rental property, occupied by approximately 47 people at once, judging by the mail I receive...
- Replaced the mostly disintegrated weather stripping on the front door.
- Had the furnace cleaned and serviced (It's nice and toasty in here right now).
- Installed a light in the laundry room.
- Installed a similar light in the kitchen, under the cabinets.
- Transferred some paint from the huge buckets I had into smaller quart buckets to be used as touch-up paint.

In the last month, I believe I've made no fewer than a dozen trips to Lowe's and/or Home Depot. Also, I stopped by Linens & Things on my way home from work on Friday. They've got some super good deals right now. That's how I got a nine foot wide curtain rod for $15.

Being a homeowner is alright so far. But I still have so much to do...