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[OakLeaf]

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.

[Pax]

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).

[shootingstar]

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..

[Blueberry]

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.

[Pax]

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

[emily_in_nc]

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

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