I am a single mother, desperately trying 2 make a good life 4 my nine year old daughter. Fortunately we have a decent mobile home 2 live in but it needs some work and we would like 4 it 2 have new color and personality. I seem to have a need to just make it a different place with a different atmosphere. See this is the pre divorce mobile home. Pre divorce i knew things needed 2 b fixed up roof patched, leaking pipes fixed before the floor rotted etc. It seems there just wasn't time or money or willingness. But whatever the case it didn't get done. And which was part of the reasons for my choices.
So now i am back in the mobile home dealing with rotted floors and leaking pipes and filthy carpet. i borrowed 3 thousand dollars with the help of a friend thinking it would b enough 2 get 7 rooms painted leaks fixed, floor put in, windows sealed etc. i have no problem recycling trim, finding yard sale bargains, or working hard 2 paint etc. Anyhow only four rooms are done and i am almost out of money and still i have no grass and no baseboard and rain coming thru the hole in the roof, windows that leak when it rains, and a furnace and fridge that are about ready to go. I am trying so hard and willing 2 sweat learn 2 do it all and every time i turn around something else breaks and i don't know how 2 gain the upper hand. All i want is a warm home with a yard 4 her 2 play in. A place 4 is 2 heal and grow. i don't understand why it is so hard. It's almost as if this house has a mind of its own and doesn't want to be fixed. I don't have anyone willing to help me really, so I am trying to do it all. I would appreciate any help I can get, be it advice on home repair, a shoulder to cry on, tips on how to get the most for my money as far as planting grass, painting etc, or even an email friend or two.
It's very hard and very lonely to be a single parent, I have some obstacles that I haven't mentioned, but I appreciate this site and I wish everyone the best.
