Yea for self-time! It really is necessary even if I neglected to carve out me-time for years...now that I have it, I love it.
I can see how things could be in a house, but I much prefer move-in ready. My current house is the first house where I did NOTHING prior to move in. We did buy a new construction home in Wichita once where we bought during construction, so got to pick out paint colors, countertops, light fixtures, etc. That was fun. But the unfinished basement was not great, Dan had to finish it himself...this house even had paint colors I liked! ;)Definitely convenient.