HUMANS: Male and female in our fifties.
FUR-BABIES: Two male, one female kitties all between one and two years old.
JOB TYPE: Hubby's a programmer analyst at one of the universities in Omaha, I'm a stay at home wife and kitty watcher. Soon to be babysitter to our grandbaby boy.
WHERE LOCATED: Small acreage in the country a little north of Omaha, NE.
DWELLING TYPE: Two story Victorian Revival.
OTHER INFO THAT MAY TELL A STORY OF WHY: We have two grown children. A son and daughter both in mid twenties. Neither live at home. Our son has an eight and a half month old adorable son.

PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THEN REPLACE WITH YOUR OWN ANSWERS.

~Becky <><

Humans: Myself (33) and Hubby (44).

Pets: 2 largish dogs, a couple of fancy goldfish, 1 leopard gecko, and a foursome of firebellied toads

Job Type: I'm a full-time internet specialist (webmistress), hubby's a full-time computer tech.

Where Located: Billings, MT

Dwelling Type: Our house is a 1958 Ranch style: 2500 sq. ft, main floor and basement with a large yard and attached/detached garage (attached to the house, but entry from outside only). Haven't been up in the attic, but have heard the occasional thump, so probably should check it out one of these days...

Other Info: Childfree by choice, we each have one sibling and both parents who all live in town. We both like to work outside in summer, leaving the inside disorganized. We both have many interests, which also sometimes makes organizing difficult. Halloween is our "Christmas" - and the reason our storage room is so stuffed. :-)

Jamie

Just realized the other day that this house really doesn't have much storage and trying to figure out where everything should go is more of a chore than I thought.

MY DEAREST DREAM: To someday be a minimalist. Once the kids are grown and gone - will live alone with just a table, a chair, and a futon. I will own nothing and nothing will own me!

dd50, I'm so sorry about your hubby's illness. It's so hard on the caregiver. Many don't relize just how hard. Mentally and physically.

I'm so glad I started this. It will really help us understand each other's situation more.

DH & i are in our 50's. We took an early retirement and we're living in the low desert area of Arizona.

Our only child still at home has fur....he's a 10 yr old Pug that we adore. We have a grown up daughter who is an RN at a state Psychiatric hospital. That's a whole other topic..:-)

One grandchild, 10 mo. old baby boy who just started walking. The love of our lives!

Our house is a typical 1700sq' stucco southwest type home.

I guess that pretty much covers it.

justgotabme , i'm so glad you posted this. It is interesting to read about everyone.

HUMANS: Male and female in our forties and thirties.
BABIES: Two girls, 3 years and 20 months old. None of the fur kind.
JOB TYPE: Hubby is a business consultant in a private firm, I am a music librarian at the state university in Athens.
WHERE LOCATED: A few kilometers from the city center (walking distance, maybe less than an hour) in Athens, Greece.
DWELLING TYPE: 2 bedroom 2nd floor apartment (750-800 sq ft).
OTHER INFO THAT MAY TELL A STORY OF WHY: DH and I work about the same hours. When we are both home it is very difficult to get anything done as our 2 toddlers are always underfoot and DH may want me to talk or just listen to him (I love him dearly, but he is the kind of person who is always bugged by something. Also there are all those instances that he says something that makes me feel heavy and drained of energy...) I am much more productive when at home alone with the kids. Our relatively small space makes it necessary to keep on top of decluttering, and not having lots to spend makes it easier to not bring uneeded things in the house in the first place. I am a long time member here although I mostly lurk.

Maria

Janetgia, we're kind of neighbors. We live in Eastern Nebraska, as you may have read above. What you don't know is that my wonderful hubby is from Des Moines, and still has family there! We were married and lived in Des Moines and bought our first home in Norwalk, Ia, So I know the area fairly well. I love Des Moines! But then I'm originally from eastern Iowa.
~Becky <><

Janetgia, good luck on getting your new home. I looked at the pictures, and are you trying to ID the plant in the 8th picture? I believe it is a rhododendron.

Barbara

Barbara, hello, yes I had posted that photo over in one of the Gardening forums and the consensus was that it is rhododendron - thanks for thinking to ask the question! The poor thing got whacked even MORE by the folks who came and mowed/weed-wacked the yard at that house a couple weeks ago, so there's even less of it now than there was when I took the picture.

Janet

WHERE LOCATED: South of RIchmond VA
DWELLING TYPE: Two story Colonial. Bought in a hurry when we moved back here after 5 years in Michigan. Not our forever home, i hope
OTHER INFO THAT MAY TELL A STORY OF WHY: Second marriage for both of us, 18 years, we have four grown children between us. and 6 grands from 5 months to almost-10 years old. Love decorating, no talent though. New to the GW, but enjoy reading everyones posts, lots of talented people here, great ideas .

Jamie,
we are so close in age: I'm 37 and DH is 47.

Maria

Here are my responses, for what they're worth...

HUMANS: Single female, mid-fifties. Div. mom to two human children, still at home: son, 18 and daughter, 15.
FUR-BABIES: Rosey Bob, the best dog in the world (but I'm biased) Female, 8 yo Hovawort...fabulous dog!
JOB TYPE: Took early retirement in 2005, after 25 years with the state, in social work. Now self-employed as child custody investigator (legal social work).
WHERE LOCATED: Anchorage, ALASKA! (yep, we're a state!)
DWELLING TYPE: 1978 Split-level, aka bi-level, raised ranch--with a non-existent entryway, but on a great lot!! (woods on the south and east sides, and 12 minutes from downtown)
OTHER INFO THAT MAY TELL A STORY OF WHY: Never much of a housekeeper, but became overwhelmed after a car accident in 2004 that left me pretty much immobile for months. (tough with a f.t. job, two kids, etc.) Just accumulated WAY too much "stuff" and am now slowly getting rid of it. I'll be visiting this forum often, and reading past posts, too. Thanks-

Bobbi

HUMANS: me (30), hubby (30), no kids yet because we are still pretty undecided about the whole matter.
FUR-BABIES: 2 cats (brothers) who are the best cats ever, except when they knock something over.
JOB TYPE: I work at a non-profit that serves people with developmental disabilities and absolutely love it!
WHERE LOCATED: Pacific Northwest
DWELLING TYPE: 1929 English cottage home--all 900 tiny feet of it... We love our house, but there are certainly days that I could appreciate having a new, easy-to-clean house with functional closets and a dishwasher.
OTHER INFO THAT MAY TELL A STORY OF WHY: my hubby and I are transplants to the Northwest. We planned to kill a year and then move, and hear we still are, eight years later! Now we wouldn't dream of moving away.