Floorplans

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I have what some of my friends view to be an obsessive hobby where I view house floor plans and judge them (almost always finding some small nitpick to disqualify them in my mind).

Some of my friends tell me I should be an architect and design my own plans but I've tried college and I'm useless in a classroom plus I don't want to spend time and money working on a five year degree (which would likely take ten or more due to needing a low class-load when I do attempt college).

There's a point to this habit of perusing through floorplans: I'm looking for a house for my future that I could live in that is small enough to where I won't get overwhelmed by cleaning tasks but large enough to where I won't feel confined. If I get a house before my parents pass on, I'd get a two bedroom so that they could live much cheaper than they would in a nursing home or apartment. If I get one after, it would be a one bedroom as I don't plan on kids and I am private to the point where I probably wouldn't have any friends that would need a place to crash.

Of course, I am currently unemployed (I have a group interview next week for a part time job) and I estimate it could be 1-2 years before I have a full time job. I want to be a full time library assistant but they only make $22-26k a year in my area.

When I feel depressed, I often think I wouldn't be able to afford a house, or I wouldn't be able to build the house I want due to HOA rules, or I wouldn't be able to handle/keep up with maintaining a house, or I'd get robbed...

I just don't know anymore. Apartment rents are skyrocketing in my area (think $1000 for a one bedroom, $1500+ for a two bedroom - both of these prices for decent apartments in decent neighborhoods). Short term, that's fine as I'll be moving back in with my parents and splitting the cost of a two bedroom. But they won't be able to work forever (my parents are almost 60) ...

I'm just out of ideas.

I love studying floorplans as well. I understand your need to find the perfect configuration to live in. Perhaps there's a side-job you could do from home in addition to the library job. If you like the organizing aspect of being a library assistant, maybe you could help small business owners organize the work.

omg, i do love floorplans.
i have a big book of floor plans...and have gone through it always chosing what room would be mine if i lived in that house. and i can always imagine a few changes i would make to it.

i also have Eplans and House plans bookmarked, and visit them quite often.

and in all the Sims games...I 99% of the time am just building houses. I wish they would release a version where you can just do that. I mean, i Know there are house plan programs already out there. but I like the feel and color and art and whatever style of the Sims.

I watch HGTV the most out of any other channel (aside from when jeopardy or the walking dead is on).

I wish i could have a job of just doing that...without having to go to school to get a degree (which i feel shouldn't be needed to prove i can do it.. to me, getting a degree just shows i was stupid enough to play the rich mans game) i have a wild imagination and have come up with some unique floor plan ideas.