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Ha, it was the opposite when we bought our house, there were lots of things we planned to change, but once we bought the place and got the contractors in, turned out the changes we wanted were at least cost-prohibitive if not downright impossible. None of them was a deal-breaker, thankfully, and we're still glad we bought the place and satisfied with the price, but it isn't what we envisioned. I guess the lesson is, get a general contractor to take a look before signing the contract, if it's a major deal.

Oak, that made me laugh. I remember sitting in on new client meetings with my dad, and him trying to very patiently explain that the client could not have what they wanted... no interior walls (well, we need a couple to hold the roof up) or a four car garage (on a 70x140 lot) or a full on commercial commercial kitchen (with a $5000 budget).

It's easy to see how HGTV and similar TV shows, raises unrealistic /expensive expectations on home buying.

I seriously wonder how easily I could have sold my condo nearly 14 yrs. ago. Thankfully the buyer had some ideas with her realtor son to change the place..

First of the exams down. Too danged many more to go. Didn't do as well as I wanted (right on the class average), but that's good enough (and well above passing - I keep reminding myself it's pass fail). We're doing hematology. I am fairly confident I could diagnose someone with B12 deficiency or Iron Deficiency. Otherwise - uh - glad I have a lot more years of training and they aren't setting me loose on patients now.

Fun fact: If you're vegan you probably better supplement B12. According to what we're taught you cannot get it from plant sources (I know there *are* some vegan sources - but from what we were taught they aren't reliable). You store several years (up to 10) worth of it, so you have a while to figure it out. :) In true med school fashion, I have diagnosed myself with B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, and iron deficiency in the last 2 weeks. I have none of these - but you start seeing all the things that can go wrong and think you have had them go wrong.

Blueberry - did the same thing with the DSM-IV, diagnosed myself and everyone I knew. :p

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It's easy to see how HGTV and similar TV shows, raises unrealistic /expensive expectations on home buying.
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I’ve only seen a couple of hgtv shows. It’s called entertainment programming for a reason though. Thinking normal first time home buyers looking at low end track houses in the suburbs wouldn’t bring them many viewers.....and besides sometimes it is observing the ridiculous that helps to keep us grounded.

I did like an hgtv episode of a show i saw about a woman that does rehabs on older homes. She did deconstruction rather than demolition and recycled, resold and re-purposed items. Plus I kinda crushed on her a little…..

Architect Sarah Susanka and her "Not So Big House" series of books and articles is to me is a good guide on getting a home that while neither too small or a McMansion gives someone a well built, well designed and energy efficient house that functions well with todays lifestyles. Quality construction over quantity.

housing prices here are expensive but i've also gained around 250k+ in value since i bought 5 years ago because of the desirability of living in this area, the high incomes here and the quality build of my building. All things i considered important before buying.

Oh yes, all for entertainment value. The daughter of one of my friends in AZ moved to Hong Kong. She applied to be on House Hunters International when choosing an apartment. She made the cut, but after finding out the deception that is involved, decided to pass on it.
Pax, you nailed it. My DH can do just about any house related thing, including painting, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and landscaping. And, if it's beyond his comfort level, he knows what has to be done, even if someone else is doing it. This says something for having your kids experience a trade type job before graduating from college. He learned this all in summer jobs. On the other hand, no one in my family had any sense of this. My mom was good at this stuff, but of course, it was not popular for woman to "fix" things in the 50s and 60s. My dad was as useless as I am in repair! I guess what I am saying, is that when you have generations of people who have no idea of what it takes to get things the way you want, your expectations are unrealistic. I like a lot of HGTV renno shows, as opposed to the house hunter ones. Then I laugh at the ones where you can buy a house like mine, for, oh, about 200K.
I stopped diagnosing myself about a year before I started my grad program :). But, I spent a lot of time diagnosing various relatives and friends in my head... a bit easier when you can infer it from behavior and history and not a blood test!

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Blueberry - did the same thing with the DSM-IV, diagnosed myself and everyone I knew. :p

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Ha, me too! Former psych grad student here, although it was the DSM-3 back in my day. :D

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I did like an hgtv episode of a show i saw about a woman that does rehabs on older homes. She did deconstruction rather than demolition and recycled, resold and re-purposed items. Plus I kinda crushed on her a little…..

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LOL... sounds like Rehab Addict or possibly Fixer Upper. Both excellent shows, and I like the way they recycle, repurpose, and end up with a very eclectic, warm house with lots of personality, not cookie-cutter or sterile in the least.

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LOL... sounds like Rehab Addict or possibly Fixer Upper. Both excellent shows, and I like the way they recycle, repurpose, and end up with a very eclectic, warm house with lots of personality, not cookie-cutter or sterile in the least.

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YES Nicole Curtis and rehab addict !!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks

Thanks everyone for your kind words and thoughts. As I said this forum has helped to remind me that lots of people are going through lots of stuff. I just had to post because I saw that you were talking about the forum slowing down and I wanted to let you all know that all your post appreciated. :)

We're on to the DSM V. I rushed to take my licensing exam quickly after I graduated, so I didn't have to learn it right after learning IV. It went official on10/1, except now we have to use the ICD 10 codes.

I would hate to have to learn all new codes. My agency was so in the dark ages we still wrote case notes by hand (I left in 2007), so having codes memorized made the process much quicker.

At least DSM-IIIR and IV codes were the same as ICD-9 codes, is it the same with DSM-V and ICD-10?

No, DSM 5 codes are like the 4 codes, but some disorders have different criteria. However, the ICD 10 codes are right in the DSM. We can type our notes, but electronic records are coming very soon. Meh. One more thing to learn! I still write my notes, but everything else like assessments and tx plans on the computer.