i want to buy a house!

Man! Today I just really want to have my own house to make mine. I want to have a spot to put everything, to be able to just paint and work hard on something and be able to say "I did this, I put in time and effort and look at how it's turned out." Do you know what I mean? For the first time in my life this is the only semblance of me wanting something so permanent. I've always thought that owning a home is such an anchor but it's also something that sets you free to create your own environment as you would have it. I suppose you can always rent it out too. There are plenty of options so that it doesn't have to be the thing that ties you down. There are lesser things that stop us from doing what we ultimately desire to do in life.

So now I'm on a mission: to own my first home. I've been living on the cheap so I'm used to it. But now it's going to be like that for a while now I think. This will give me sufficient time to think about all the hows, wheres and whens anyway. I had quite forgotten about the first home-owners grant so I really hope that the government is still doing that because that would make a HUGE difference to the when. I'm so excited. I have plans and I'm putting them into place. Plans can change and I'm flexible!