Only four weeks until freedom!!! I hope that those weeks go quickly (at least the weekdays - weekends you are free to drag by).
We are still consumed with packing the house, but are making good progress and I officially packed up the down comforter because with this sweltering humidity in March...we do not need it. Damn this state's weather - I feel sweaty all the time with this humidity and lets admit - thats gross. The dogs are very much confused by why we have chosen to live with the house in a state of disarray. With boxes and plastic storage tubs piled everywhere - veteran mover Chloe sensing the change coming. Mogli just thinks that we are becoming messy hoarders.
I am so excited for construction to start on our new house! They should be breaking ground either next week or the week after depending on if these horrid thunderstorms continue to saturate the ground. We have decided to take pictures of all the stages so we can remember the progress and make a fun little photo book (courtesy of ShutterFly) to grace the coffee table. And once our condo closing passes, I will be able to relax and just enjoy the process. That will be a glorious day - get ready because we are going out to celebrate hardcore!
Netflix makes it possible to still view movies even though all of ours are completely packed up - so thank you to them! I have discovered that they have an array of obscure independent movies that are often times quite intriguing. Last night we watched "A Perfect Host" - if anyone used to watch "Fraiser" then get ready to see Niles in a very new role lol...
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Inescapable Busyness
Yikes there has been so much going on the last few months! Here are the highlights in a nutshell...
* New job - have to tackle marketing effort for 7 counties
* Selling the condo - currently under contract, glad the constant possibilities for showings is over
* Building a house - we are almost there, it all hinges on the condo selling
I long for the point when we are in our temporary apartment and just waiting for our house to be built...this has been a long and hellacious road. My true goal is to enjoy smaller scale living and not have to obsess about the sale of the condo so that I can regain even a fraction of my sanity before moving into our new house.
I am already completely in love with our new house and it doesn't even exist yet - picking all of the colors and fixtures has been really fun and this is the largest scale decorating spree that I have ever embarked on. It is just as glorious as I imagined. To describe my tastes I would say "casual elegance, with french and italian influences" - Daniel would say "pottery barn" and he is very right. I tried for the longest time to win the lottery so that money would be no object, but that did not pan out, so we are doing a moderate job of staying on budget with the component selections. The only things left that we have to choose are the appliances. If I close my eyes I can see myself already using that double oven to make green bean casserole and pie simultaneously - HEAVEN!
These past few months have not been pretty: the endless cleaning, constant anxiety about getting an offer on the house, roller coaster ride of emotions pretty much 24/7...Daniel has had to put up with a lot. I would not wish this on anyone. When we finally get into our new house I want to live there until it starts crumbling around us - selling houses SUCKS AND WILL MAKE YOU CRAZY! A word of caution: do not buy a property that you "only see yourself living in for 3 years or less" I guarantee you will come to rue the day when you made that decision.
Desserts and comfort food have been in no short supply during all of this...I really need to get my sugar intake under control, but that is always a huge struggle for me (I am thinking of getting up even now to get a few gummy lifesavers....).
And...I got a few. I have little self-control in times like these.
Thank God its Friday! I really hope that I can not only get some packing done, but also relax this weekend.
* New job - have to tackle marketing effort for 7 counties
* Selling the condo - currently under contract, glad the constant possibilities for showings is over
* Building a house - we are almost there, it all hinges on the condo selling
I long for the point when we are in our temporary apartment and just waiting for our house to be built...this has been a long and hellacious road. My true goal is to enjoy smaller scale living and not have to obsess about the sale of the condo so that I can regain even a fraction of my sanity before moving into our new house.
I am already completely in love with our new house and it doesn't even exist yet - picking all of the colors and fixtures has been really fun and this is the largest scale decorating spree that I have ever embarked on. It is just as glorious as I imagined. To describe my tastes I would say "casual elegance, with french and italian influences" - Daniel would say "pottery barn" and he is very right. I tried for the longest time to win the lottery so that money would be no object, but that did not pan out, so we are doing a moderate job of staying on budget with the component selections. The only things left that we have to choose are the appliances. If I close my eyes I can see myself already using that double oven to make green bean casserole and pie simultaneously - HEAVEN!
These past few months have not been pretty: the endless cleaning, constant anxiety about getting an offer on the house, roller coaster ride of emotions pretty much 24/7...Daniel has had to put up with a lot. I would not wish this on anyone. When we finally get into our new house I want to live there until it starts crumbling around us - selling houses SUCKS AND WILL MAKE YOU CRAZY! A word of caution: do not buy a property that you "only see yourself living in for 3 years or less" I guarantee you will come to rue the day when you made that decision.
Desserts and comfort food have been in no short supply during all of this...I really need to get my sugar intake under control, but that is always a huge struggle for me (I am thinking of getting up even now to get a few gummy lifesavers....).
And...I got a few. I have little self-control in times like these.
Thank God its Friday! I really hope that I can not only get some packing done, but also relax this weekend.
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