Everyone’s heard the cliché. It’s the little things… that matter most, that make the difference, that cause the trouble? Technically speaking, the big things matter, make a difference, and definitely cause trouble. Not to mention, the big things are usually of a heavier subject and in that sense much more difficult to forget. So why is the cliché all about the little things?
I’d like to talk about my current housing situation. Our family is renting a nice sized house, in a pretty rural area. It’s reasonably priced for the time being, but after two years the landlord is raising rent by about $300. So at this point it would make more sense for us to buy a home, right? Wrong. Or, at least, maybe…
We need to be more centrally located in order to be closer to healthcare for his disabled grandmother, but those homes are more expensive. There are certain types of loans available that offer a 1% down payment, which we could definitely afford… but not in the areas that we are needing. So 3.5% down it is, which we can’t afford. We have to have a certain amount of space to accommodate for our family, but we can’t have a two story home because of her disability. We’re willing to work on a fixer-upper, but even the sellers of those homes that we’ve talked to so far have been difficult.
To say the least, it’s been a pain. We may have to give up searching for a home to buy, and simply find another to rent. Hopefully that’s not the case, but at this point it’s all up in the air.
So, that’s definitely a big thing. But, where are the little things? They are in the stolen kisses as our realtor walks into a different room during a showing. They are in the reassuring smiles and gentle hand holding when things, (yes, the big things) get too difficult to think about. They are in the excited conversation of all the possibilities our future holds. They are in his eyes when I simply can’t look at anything else anymore.
Even though searching for a house is definitely a big thing, the percentages and contracts are those little things that cause trouble. But the little things that matter most, and that seriously make a difference, really are it. Without those little things, none of the big things would be even remotely possible to cope with. Without those little things, life wouldn’t be worth living.
It really is the little things.
As always, thank you for reading into my thoughts.
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