I Know

I know that I'm probably not that interesting to read right now. My life has seemed to revolve around the condo, the new house and everything surrounding the process of buying and selling a home. My life eight months ago revolved around weight loss and eating a healthy vegan diet.

On Facebook.com I run a weight loss group, of which I haven't been able to manage that well since the condo has been put up for sale. When I was my heaviest I weighed well over 300 pounds. I have no idea how much more than 300 because I stopped weighing myself once I hit 295. What I do know is that I continued to gain weight because I kept having to buy new clothing, three more sizes up to be exact to a size 26/28. Last time I weighed myself I was 186 and this week has been a set back because of bloating. I'm sure that the salty popcorn has not helped.

About a year ago I met these wonderful ladies on Parents.com when I was having problems with my cycles again and was looking for support. Things haven't been the same for me since I've lost so much weight. Who knew the freedom weight loss would bring?! However weight likes to play with mother nature. Before you ask no I'm not pregnant and no I'm not a mother yet but some day I hope to be. I realized yesterday that it's been over fives years since I was first diagnosed with having Polycystic Ovary Disease or also known as PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. This causes me to have irregular cycles, problems with weight, acne,.. you get the picture.

These women I met understood my frustration more than I thought possible. Who knew that from all across the country we all could have something in common with one another? But we did and it was that we all had a desire to some day be parents. We weren't going to give up hope just because our bodies didn't like us. Genetics are a cruel master but we can teach ourselves to alter what we have no control over and reset the scales.

Today I am fortunate to still know some of these women who I met over a year ago. In many ways they saved me because they gave me hope again when I felt I had none left. Even though my body may want to work against me I know I can achieve my goals. With my weight loss it will be three years this June since deciding at my heaviest weight that enough was enough and it was about time to turn things around. It will be three years this July that I began to eat a healthier diet and begin to shed the pounds away. An amazing three years! It'd hard to believe.

This is why I know I can't give up hope about someday being a mother. My PCOS has many things working against me. And though I may have minor setbacks I know my goal is in the future. Someday it all will happen. I can't give up hope!

This brings us back to the present moment. Where downstairs a large pile of items await my arrival for cataloging and to be driven to Good Will for donation. My procrastination is preventing me from getting to the project at hand.

After my husband and I are able to move ahead with the selling/ buying process I'll feel more at ease. My emotions have been up and down this entire process and I feel I have experienced it all! Excitement, that rush sense you get when things are moving so quickly. Worry, when things begin to look like they are about to fall apart. Heartbroken, when it does fall apart but you've convinced yourself to try not to give up hope and it still could happen.. maybe. Hope, when it looks like things may work out after all. Concern, when it finally begins to work out but you're waiting for the other shoe to drop. Impatience, when it's happening and all you can do now is wait. That is about the step where my husband and I are right about now. So impatient because all we can do is wait and once this next week is over we'll know if we can move forward or not with the sale of our condo and the purchase of our new home. Or I should say, "the" home, this will be the final one and only home that we will have, this is IT for us! I realized that today while driving our two girl cats back home after having to be out of the house for the appraisal.

I can't wait for the process of buying and selling to be at it's conclusion. It's 24 days and counting until the big day. And after that day what will happen, who knows. Perhaps finally my body will stop rebelling and cooperate. After all, our new house will have four bedrooms. *wink* Who knows. :)

And Now We Wait

And now we wait until the fifth of May. The appraiser will notify the buyer of the value of our condo, we are finishing up on all the repairs requested from the inspection, and all I can hope is that everything will continue to work out so we can move forward. Again I say because I believe it, waiting is the hardest part.

Appraisal Was Today

Appraisal was today and we have no idea if we will hear how everything went. The appraiser took the extra flyer we had sitting out by the sign in book, he read through the pages and turned off most of the lights in the house and locked the front door on his way out.

Planning on relaxing for a little bit and then will start sorting through the piles for donation.

Just heard from our agent and we know nothing as of yet.

Today Was My Mom's Birthday

Today was my Mom's birthday and after my doctor's appointment I took her out to a surprise birthday lunch at First Watch. Was very filling and amazingly tasty! Was able to visit for awhile after lunch at her place, enjoyed looking at some old black and white family photos and even did some cleaning in the 2nd bedroom.

Our two cats will be staying at their grandma's house for about a week before we move into the new house. Once we have the 3rd bedroom set up our girls will be coming home to their new house. Just hope it will be a smoother transition for our oldest little girl, she's had four homes already, this will be her fifth and last home. Our youngest little girl, this will be her second and final home.

Tomorrow the appraisal is happening and just hope that everything else happens smoothly from here on out. Though I know it won't and unless I am able to pack everything and get it all ready it time. Have the truck booked, reservation for night's stay after we have the furniture is out of the condo, and plan to unpack the evening of and next day after we close.

Will have an extremely busy next month in May.

So Many Wonderful Ideas

So many wonderful ideas for our new house and I can't wait for us to live there. I just don't know if we'll be able to afford everything that I would like us to have right away. I am going to do things differently this time. If we're using some of the same old pieces of furniture then I'll update them by refinishing or painting. I want everything to look beautiful!

The Crack Team

The Crack Team was able to come early for our basement foundation crack repair today, three hours early. Because of that the kitties are upstairs with me so the garage can be open and he can walk in and out through the basement door to his truck to get what he needs. Look forward to seeing how it looks after it is finished. Hope it looks great! At least it will have a warranty of which the new owner will be able to use in case anything happens in that same area.

Not Smooth Sailing Yet

Not smooth sailing yet but we are on our way. Looks like our buyer will be able to continue with the loan that she wanted so I can continue with the appointments for repairs and keep the moving truck reservation. Once May 5th arrives we'll know for sure and then it will be smooth sailing from then on out. Just formality, paperwork, packing, moving and then the day of closing. I imagine that this next month will just fly by.

No News As Of Yet

No news as of yet and have to get out today to go through the second half of the storage unit. It may take me two days to go through. If only a kitty would move from my lap. LOL

Our Cats

Our cats are so cute! I love them so much and can't wait to move into the new house! I hope that it will be an easy adjustment for our kitties however I am prepared for unhappy cats. They will be getting their own room at the new house, which they will stay in for at least the first few days till they are adjusted. Just hope to know soon if everything will continue to work out or not.

Just As I Was Writing

Just as I was writing my last post about UHAUL I received a phone call back and was able to finalize the order. Should run us about a hundred dollars not including tax and mileage. Better than I expected and hopefully we will be able to move everything in two trips.

Just Need To Be Patient

Just need to be patient. It has now been an hour since talking to UHAUL and I was told the representative who I was speaking with to set everything up would call me back in an hour. It's been an hour now, over an hour actually and still no call. Have to be patient. Hopefully I will get that phone call soon so I can wonder away from the phone.

Looks Like

Looks like my husband and I will have the moving truck reserved and everything set up today. Will call back Cord Moving and let them know that we won't be using them and they don't need to call me. Will be able to get a 14' truck for $19.95 per day plus mileage. Will have to track everything very carefully. Still can change the order or cancel if we need to before the day of. Hopefully the representative calls back soon so I know more.

Called All The Moving Places

Called all the moving places today, have to wait to hear back from Cord Moving tomorrow. Called Door to Door and they are out of our area, UHAUL, PODS and United Mayflower are all around the same price. Cord Moving will probably be more expensive but we shall see. If we get a pod delivered then I'll want it asap so we can get all the furniture out of the house. Amazingly enough it looks like PODS and United Mayflower are about the exact same price on their pod rentals. I believe a truck may be best to use because we would have the ability to load everything from the condo and the storage unit onto it and take it to the new house. Getting a pod will only move everything from one location to the next, unless we want to pay an additional 39 delivery fee per location.

Making Phone Calls Today

Making phone calls today, don't want to do it but figure if I do it today then it will free up the rest of my week and next week to take care of the storage unit, and get things packed and into storage. I have five places I want to call to get information from. Hope I get some good quotes today.

Still No News And Interest

Still no news and interest rate is the same as it was on Friday. Tomorrow plan on locking in if still the same but hoping it will be better. Just noticed the neighbors are moving their furniture out of their house today. It makes me wonder when exactly they are closing. Think I'll call a few places today and see what the rates are for moving trucks and PODS.

Just Put Me Out Of My Misery

Just put me out of my misery. I want to know if our buyer has secured her loan and will be continuing to buy our condo or not. It is so frustrating, the waiting part. Friday when my husband and I heard the news I was upset, worried, beyond frustrated about the entire thing because I thought that we had gotten through the hard part, the inspection. It's now Monday and days away from the 30th of April. Want to know before the end of the day at least if she will be buying our place or not. The sooner we know the sooner we can start on reserving a truck for moving, renting a POD to put our stuff in, or doing what ever else we need to do. What I also hope to find out today is what the current interest rate is. When I checked rates.interest.com this morning it looked like the rates had come down a little bit for some mortgage companies, so it will be interesting to see what we will get quoted today when the mortgage company calls. Just hope that it is about 5% or lower, if it is we will happily lock in today.

No News Is Good News?

No news is good news? Right?! I have no idea this time because I would have thought that we would have heard something about our buyer being able to secure an FHA loan or not. This will determine if she decides she is able to proceed with buying our home or not. Time is running out and if she were to back out of the contract she would only have five days to find a new home and secure a loan on that home to get the first time home buyer tax credit. With that in mind hopefully she continues with the purchase of our home and we can all move forward.

My husband and I can not wait to live in our new home and last night I had a dream about it, though I can't remember much about it now. It was a nice dream but made me feel very anxious upon waking up. Decided to lay back down and try to rest for a while longer. Ended up sleeping three more hours. So much for waking up early today.

It Is What It Is

It is what it is right now and no news as of this morning. Must continue to wait and hope that everything works out. The waiting has turned into the worst part for me. I used to be much more patient but ever since putting the condo on the market and trying to build and buy the new house, I've been a stress maniac. I can't wait till this madness is over and my husband, the kitties and I are happily settled in our new home.

How Am I

How am I NOT supposed to stress out right now?!!! Turns out our buyer's lending company can not do a conventional loan and will have to go FHA. Because of this she can opt out of the contract and we could lose everything! They are trying to figure everything out and all we can do now is wait. Wait and see what she decides to do. Hope that she wants to move forward and does what she can to buy our condo. I am not ready to say good bye to the new house again! This time this good bye would be for good! :(

Appointments Are Set Up

Appointments are set up to have our basement crack sealed and new windows installed in the dining room and upstairs front bedroom. Everything should cost us about $660 once all is said and done. At least we are not having to replace the old carpet on top of everything else, put in new appliances and new six panel doors. So my husband and I are thankful for only having to replace a handful of things as opposed to everything. Most all is original to the home and it was built in 88/89. It will be wonderful to live in a brand new house soon! :)

Closing Is Set Up

Closing is set up officially now, we have a date and a time! It makes me feel that all that work going through storage was worth it after all today!

Window estimate will be happening shortly and I'm hoping that it will be around the same estimated price quote that was done by phone or that it will actually be cheaper for the windows. Was told windows could be around 50-60 dollars before for replacement so here is to hoping!

Need To Start

Need to start changing things up. I realize now that I can't really take time to go out to the unit today and go through the storage. What I need to do is get back to the gym but I know I won't be able to go this week. I've only been once this month and I haven't been back because of all the phone calls, appointments, etc.. that's been happening since we got an offer on the condo and put in an offer at the new house. If this is only a taste of what this next month has in store then let the madness begin.

Getting Ready

Getting ready to go out soon and go through things in storage. I don't have much time to do it today and may head back after the window appointment I have later on today. It all depends on how much rain we get today. Can't pull things outside and go through things if it's raining outside.

Just Because

Just because I look like I have all this free time on my hands it doesn't mean I actually do.

I have been very lucky to of been home all these many months since we first put the condo for sale on the market.

If I had not been home and been working instead I would never of gotten the chance to straighten up and take the kitties out for a ride. I would have had to lock the kitties in the basement and keep a sign out all the time for anyone who came to see the condo to not let the cats up or out, they would have cried and that doesn't make a person want to buy your house.

I would have had to of cleaned every morning and every night making sure that everything was spotless, like no one even lived in the home, and that wouldn't of worked well for us all.

If I wouldn't of been able to be home I wouldn't of been able to make all the phone calls for insurance, mortgage, estimates on repairs, appointments, price quotes, more insurance, more mortgage calls, printing paperwork, signing, copying, sending back more paperwork via email or by fax.
I put a lot of work into phone calls and getting everything else taken care of since October 2009.

So before anyone assumes that just because I don't work must mean I have LOTS of free time on my hands, think about refraining yourself from that comment because you have no idea what I do for a living. Unless you are in my shoes, do not judge and do not assume. Thank you! :)

Trying Not To Stress

Trying not to stress about all that is happening right now. So much is on my mind and it's not just about the condo, storage, moving and the new house. It's about our family, our friends, our kitties who hopefully will take this move well and adjust quickly.

Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day Everyone! I'll be celebrating today by mailing out the bills, going to the storage unit, going through things, beginning to make a new list and pile for what will be donated, get the basement an estimate on the crack that needs repair, and hopefully begin to work on a few things around the house that need to get packed up.

It may not be a perfect celebration but it will be mine. :)

Printed Out The Paperwork

Printed out the paperwork that we signed and the forms needed from the inspection. Will send the inspection paperwork back tonight and have them dated for today. This means this is it! My husband and I will be taking care of and paying for everything the buyer has asked for. It feels like we are bending over backwards and giving her everything she wants. Like her saying she'll offer us our asking price was a favor or something! We didn't even have that type of power when we first bought the home, but that was a different time and in a sellers market.

The costs are becoming frustrating only because we will have these repairs to take care of, the closing costs for the buyer, our commission to our sales agent, all the moving expenses getting storage pod or a moving truck to rent for a week or longer, and the remaining money for closing on our new house. After this it feels like we'll be lucky if we have a penny to our name left in our account.

But as many people will continue to tell us and I know it to be true. At least we're getting our new house and will be living at our new house soon. It's all worth it for the end result.

Perhaps once some of these extra expenses are out of the way I'll begin to believe that.

So Tired

So tired today. For some reason I just didn't want to sleep soundly last night. I'm sure this next month will be filled wish sleepless nights. Doesn't matter if I sleep well tonight because I plan to get out to the storage unit, go through things, begin to gather items to donate, and hopefully take back many empty boxes and rubbermaids. I need to get motivated! So much to do! This will go by like the blink of an eye I'm sure!

Today I Relax

Today I relax as tomorrow and Friday will be more estimates for work that needs to be done. Supposed to have a visitor today, the buyer is sending her agent and a company over to measure the rooms for new carpet. I haven't received a phone call or email yet. I just hope to have advanced notice before they are to arrive.

The Adventures Of Ceiling Kitty

The adventures of ceiling kitty continue. Our cat has crawled into the ceiling and is laying on the insulation that is over the garage. I find it frustrating because she is very content up there and I don't want her to get lost, stuck or injured.

All I can hope is that her adventure ends for a moment and I can figure a way to block the area off so she doesn't crawl back up there again.

At least my husband and I can rest assured that she won't have the opportunity in the new house. Unless she figures a way. It would be more difficult for her because the stairway is enclosed.

Six Homes

Six homes are for sale in the new subdivision where my husband and I will be moving to, but in the older home developments from 3-5 years back. We are in the premiere section of the subdivision where more things are standard at the base price. We even get a niftier extra first name than the other section of the subdivision. I can't wait to live in our new home!

You Can't Be The Bad Guy

You can't be the bad guy, the bad guy never wins in a fight! Or do they? So that means that I can't be the bad guy either, or should I?

When it comes to stressful situations that are out of your hands you have to hold your ground, be an adult about the matter, be mindful of your words and try to be the good guy. Think of it as being the better person and walking away from a confrontation, a fight or disagreement.

Sometimes things are just out of your hands and all you can do is sit back and watch it happen. It may feel like everything is falling apart or growing larger, all in slow motion, and though you want to jump in and help there isn't one thing you can do to prevent it from breaking into a million pieces or becoming ginormous.

Just another learning lesson when it comes to the game of life. This is more difficult with some but usually I can keep a cool head and ground myself. Other times I just want to go against it and let everything explode. Stress can factor a lot into how I feel and what the outcome is.

My Little Girl

My little girl kitty turns 9 years old today! My hubby and I adopted her before we were married and she's been with us since. Today she was up somewhere in the basement ceiling being an adventure kitty again, just like she used to when she was a kitten. Amazing how quickly the time passes by...

Bread With Olive Oil And Cashews

Bread with olive oil and cashews for lunch. Was very good today! :) I only had a few blueberry pancakes for breakfast this morning. Finally have an hour to relax and I'm enjoying every moment of it.

It Will Cost Us

It will cost us a little over half a grand for all the repairs and replacements, but it gets us out of our condo and in our new house. Money will be tight the next month as we need to be saving every penny to help us have enough money for closing. Wish we didn't have to pay the buyers closing costs and wish we didn't have so much in our place to replace, but that is how it is. Such is life.

We Have A Working Bathroom

We have a working bathroom now! It fills, it flushes, it's theeeee toilet! It drains, it plugs, it's theeeee sink! Labor was reasonable and they charge the exact price for parts, so you don't get charged any more than that. For how long he was here taking everything apart, installing and putting everything together again I'd say we got our money's worth. Was hoping for around 50 bucks for everything but we came out close enough for everything.

Now to figure best price and place for windows. Turns out two of them, one upstairs and one downstairs in fact do need replacement. Go figure.

Old Sink Drain

Old sink drain just fell apart when it was removed. The new one looks great! Our buyer shouldn't have any complaints at all now!!! All these pretty updates in some very tiny way make me want to stay here... but I can't wait to move into the new house! So that small feeling has passed and gone away now. :)

First Window Company

First window company just called and let me know they'll be here in about fifteen minutes. Look forward to what they'll say about our windows. *Fingers Crossed* Hope that we won't have to replace anything and they'll write up a statement saying so. We shall see...

So Much To Do

So much to do in what now feels like so little time.

This week is getting people out to look at the areas of concern from the inspection and repair the areas if they need it.

The end of this week will be starting on the storage unit that we have the majority of our house packed into, sorting through it, donating more things, and taking back the empty containers to pack more things in them.

Next week will be busy with probably more storage, packing, unpacking, donating and sorting. Then comes May and all the crazy times begin! Oh the fun of it all!

First Refund

First refund is sitting in our account right now pending, wow that was fast! Hope that we get the other portion soon because that will help us for closing and to buy the new Energy Star rated front loading washer and dryer I want for the new house! :)

Side Note

Side note that I wanted to mention. The guy with Andy On Call looked at one of the suspected trouble areas, our upstairs window in the bedroom. He looked all over and in his opinion there isn't anything wrong with them. You'll see fogging eventually in double pane windows however he didn't see any reason why they would need to be replaced. We shall see what the window company says when they come out today. They may have a different opinion.

As I Type

As I type I hear turning, removing, repairing and probably soon flushing and water running. The handyman from Andy On Call is back with all the parts for the sink and toilet. Everything will work today and be covered for a year warranty! *Happy Sigh* That's a load off my chest. One less thing to worry about and now can focus on what the next person says about the window and the basement.

One Less Thing

One less thing to worry about and one more thing to check off our list of things needing to be taken care of. Toilet and sink will be operational today. In fact this morning the toilet actually filled and was working, GO FIGURE! Still plan on replacing the parts and at least it will be consistent now.

It's The Morning Of

It's the morning of and I only have under 20 minutes to finish eating, let it digest a little and then I get to open the door to the first person of the day coming to give an estimate on repairs that may be needed. I say "may be" because a few things in our house I believe to be fine and the inspector crazy, but that's just my opinion.

Hopefully everything that we do need to get done won't cost to much. After all, still have to have money left for moving expenses. Want to have all the furniture moved out within the last week before closing. It may be about a month away however it doesn't feel that far from now.

Long Day & A Nice Evening

Long day & a nice evening ends today. Made many phone calls, set up several appointments for estimates, cleaned up the house a bit, straightened up for tomorrow and ready to head upstairs to get to bed in a moment.

Had a good evening out with my family at the Broadway Oyster Bar in St. Louis for my brother's birthday celebration. Even though I couldn't eat anything I did enjoy their salad.

I look forward to getting this crazy week over with but first have to get all the estimates, and hope that we can take care of everything without it costing an arm and a leg.

It's Monday

It's Monday and so the week of stress begins. I'm going to give the handyman business that I called yesterday and left a message for a little longer to call me back. Then I'll be calling them hopefully to set up an appointment to come and give a free estimate by tomorrow.

I keep forgetting that I can't set it up for this evening because my brother's birthday celebration is tonight.

Had some great left overs this morning, tofu scrambler that I spiced up last night to make it taste more like a dinner dish. It still reminded me of breakfast so that suited well for this morning.

Remembered to wash my hair and to dress up a bit because I'll be going out tonight. I keep wanting to forget because I know there is so much that needs to be taken care of. I just hope that this handyman place can come out asap to look at everything, let me know what actually needs repair and to write up a statement for things that look to be fine.

This same week I'll be needing to get to the storage unit, go through items that have been packed, donate more things, and take back empty boxes and Rubbermaid's to the house to pack more things in them.

Have till the 25th to get all the estimates done, to return paperwork and to get all the rest of the work started. This week is going to move quickly, I can just tell already.

No Where To Be Found

No where to be found are the listings for our condo or our new house. I've searched every where and the only place I've found a listing is at Zillow.com and that's because they don't update the website for weeks or months at a time.

As soon as I first noticed our condo was suddenly taken off the internet I knew that this was all really happening. My husband and my selling of our condo, our buying of the new house. Everything was coming together for the first time and just in time for the buyers credits that are only available till the end of June 2010.

Now I've noticed on Listingbook.com our condo listing back up being listed in pending status. I still haven't found a listing for the new house and when we visited the new house this weekend there were no longer for sale signs listed outside the house or at the display home. It's all really happening!

All that has to happen now is find a good handyman, contractor, whoever to come out to our condo, give us an estimate on everything that needs to be taken care of, fill out the paperwork from inspection and return it all before our deadline of next Sunday the 25th.

Hope that we will be able to get someone in here right away to look at everything and hopefully we won't have much to replace or repair. My husband and I just want to make the buyer feel secure and happy with everything so we can move forward in the selling / buying process.

Should know with in this next week an exact date of when we will be closing on the condo and our new house. It all depends on how this week goes. Hopefully, good.

Blueberry Pancakes

Blueberry pancakes are seriously one of my favorite breakfast meals! Anything that I can make again and make it vegan makes it even better than before because not only is it going to be more healthy for me, it's going to be real tasty good eats!

Made blueberry pancakes for breakfast this morning and my stomach is still so happy from my morning meal. If I could make them every weekend I would!

Our New House

Our new house will be beautiful. I have no idea how many pictures I have taken that shows the entire process of building but if I had to guess I'd say close to 1500 pictures. Took 50 pictures just today while my husband, his mom, brother and I were visiting. So much has been done and it looks so complete now, it's amazing and I can't believe it will be all ours!

Visited The New House

Visited the new house today with family, first time my husband and I have seen the inside's since February. We walked around and I took several photos. It looks so different having it all completed with all the paint and flooring finished. I just hope that we're able to find a good contractor to come out, look at the few areas in the condo that need repair and move forward with selling the condo and buying the new house.

Why I Love Being Vegan

Why I love being Vegan:

1 - I make better choices when it comes to what I eat because I don't have as many choices.

2 - I've lost 110+ lbs just when I changed my diet, lost 50 lbs this past year when vegan.

3 - I have a great excuse to not eat something at a party or get together, "No, sorry, I'm vegan."

4 - My skin feels healthier, my body feels less weighed down, & it's easier to digest food.

5 - I get to enjoy all the tasty food I love & not worry about meeting nutritional needs because my yearly blood work says I'm doing great!

6 - Though it's difficult being the only vegan in my family, I enjoy being able to make veggie dishes that everyone enjoys and even asks me recipes for.

7 - I can live a happy and healthy life knowing that I'm not hurting other lives like cows, pigs, chickens and fish.

8 - By being vegan I'm taking responsibility and not hurting the environment by eating meat.

9 - I get to introduce people to new food they wouldn't ever think would taste great.

10 - By respecting all life and eating what comes from the earth I'm living a much healthier life.

And those are just a few reasons why I love being Vegan. :)

After Five

After five o'clock and still haven't heard a thing from our agent about what the buyer will request to be taken care of from the inspection. It will either be several things or one thing. So who knows.

I like to think of myself as a patient person. However today I don't feel patient or calm! I just want to know what it will be already so we all can move forward!!!

It's Now The Afternoon

It's now the afternoon and still no word since this morning. I feel so impatient right now!

Results

Results from the inspection have come back. We are in negotiations right now. We haven't countered with anything yet and will see what the buyer says in response to our email reply. I just hope that we don't lose our buyer and everything works out. Waiting is horrible and I feel so impatient today!

Hoping For News Soon

Hoping for news soon because the waiting is what is eating away at me right now! Worried that something in our house may have failed inspection, worried that something in our house may have to be replaced or be requested to be replaced, just worried that everything was good on the inspection but the buyer won't let us know at all leaving us waiting even longer!!! Wrote our agent and haven't heard anything back yet, hopefully she hears something soon!

It Took Three Hours

It took three hours for the inspector to check everything in the condo today. Probably a little longer but because I wasn't here right away I don't know for sure when he left. Just worried because I noticed several items out of place but was happy to find the lights were all shut off and the book was signed in on. Noticed a black car sitting by the red truck outside the condo when the kitties and I attempted to drive home the first time. Wondering if that was the agents car or the buyer for our place. Hope that everything turns out well on the inspection and my only concern is that the toilet upstairs was running when I arrived home, looks like they didn't lift the handle back up after flushing and it got stuck. Hope to hear some good news tonight or at least by this weekend.

Today's The Day

Today's the day of inspection and I couldn't sleep last night. It reminded me of my sleeplessness when I was a child and waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. The anticipation is what has me going this morning. I don't have much more time left to clean and straighten up before the kitties and I have to be out for awhile. The house won't go unattended though as I'm sure the inspector and possibly the buyer will be here the entire time looking at everything in the house. I just hope that everything goes off without a hitch and we will have the go ahead to move forward on the new house.

My Nerves

My nerves are getting to me and the morning will come quickly. Once I get up and get the upstairs looking pretty, other than sweeping and vacuuming, it will be time to get the main floor looking just as good. I plan on trying to give myself at least two hours to do everything. That includes eating a small breakfast and trying to let it settle for fifteen minutes. I want to be out of the house by quarter till before the inspection and then the kitties and I will be gone for awhile. Hope it isn't to hot outside tomorrow because there aren't many places you can go with kitty cats.

Answered Questions

Answered questions make me feel a little more at ease knowing that I understand the loan process because there are so many factors to consider. Spoke with our loan representative this morning for about an hour going over the numbers, what they meant, talking about FHA vs Conventional for the loan and what will work out best for us.

Years ago when my husband and I first purchased our condo we never looked into everything this closely. We just knew that we could put down 3%, how much to bring to closing, what our interest rate would be, how many years we were taking the loan out for and that it was FHA.

Now we can afford to do more, afford to buy a larger home and a new construction no less. Just happy that we will be getting the type of home we want in an area we love. Even though we will be getting less for our current home, the condo, than what we originally purchased it for.

Such is life and these things happen. We purchased our first home in a sellers market, are selling our first home in a buyers market, and buying our dream home in a buyers market. At least something is working out for us this time. :)

Sold Two Things Today

Sold two things today off craigslist. So happy to have two fewer items sitting around the basement and garage. Hopefully will sell all the rest so we have less to move with us from home to home.

Checking Off My List

Checking off my list as I go through it this morning. Still waiting to receive a few phone calls back and won't go out of the house till at least 4pm, so I have some time still. I feel productive today. :)

Great News Now

Great news now as our tv works again! The light is working and showing when the tv is turned on and all of the hdmi ports are working! I feel so much better now and happy that it's one less thing to worry about.

TV Repair

TV repair guys are here and they are replacing the motherboard on our lcd vizio tv. This should be interesting to see. Said should only take about a half an hour to do. We shall see. I just hope that it works afterward. The light on the tv stopped working and the first hdmi port.

Sleeping Is Overrated, Right?!

Sleeping is overrated, right?! For some reason I've only been able to get one good night of sleep this past month. My problem sleeping worsened as soon as it began to get warm outside and we had not turned on the AC yet, the warmth kept me awake. Now we have the AC going because we have an inspection this Thursday and I still couldn't sleep last night.

I Feel Productive Today

I feel productive today because I've been able to get so much done in so little time so far. Made all my phone calls, sent out a few more emails, got the information for my pampered chef product that I need to be exchanged, and waiting around the house until the tv repair guy arrives. After 4pm I plan to run out, pick up my medicine and then get home so I can start on some laundry. Thinking about mopping the floor in the kitchen, dining, foyer and bathroom upstairs. Will have to buy myself a new mop.

My Life So Far As We Know It

My life so far as we know it has been busy with one thing happening after the next. A whirlwind of emotions again and again. I didn't realize it would be possible to feel and experience so much while trying to sell a home and build a new one at the same time.

About six months ago my husband and I put our condo up for sale after we had decided that we had found the perfect location and floor plan for our new home. Only thing that we didn't realize was that it was going to be a very cold fall and winter bringing in very few people to see our condo for showings and open houses.

Once spring temperatures arrived we began to see more people for showings and open houses. Finally Friday we had our first offer which we accepted. It will be close but we believe that we will be able to sell our condo and have enough money to put down on our new house.

Our new house that we did build and we should have closed on the first week of March, is a ranch plan with over 2000 sq. ft. Four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, large closets, huge kitchen, wonderful breakfast room and separate dining room, a great room that you can see from the kitchen, attached to car garage, main floor laundry, and a very large roomy basement with three picture windows. This doesn't even count the numerous updates we decided to do in our home like a vaulted ceilings and a designer kitchen.

The condo has many upsides like a beautiful view of the courtyard from the front of the home, large bedrooms with lots of closet space, but this home has always been lacking because it is a two story home. Ever since my back, knee problems, and after my back surgery in 2006 it's been difficult to live in a two story home.

We are hoping that the inspection goes well this next week and that everything will continue without a hitch. No major problems that are in our home currently, not that we know of. So hopefully everything will pass with flying colors and we'll have no worries what so ever.

I just hope that with in this next month I can continue to share good news and eventually be able to talk about the final moving process and how it feels to be living in our new house.

Getting All My Ducks In A Row

Getting all my ducks in a row right now and making sure that everything is in order.

Wrote out an email to our new loan consultant and the insurance representative. Now will probably need to talk to the title company before to long and schedule a time for closing.

We are preceding like we are getting the house and the sale of our condo will go through with out a hitch. However I am prepared for anything to happen and slow down the process.

As of right now it looks like we will be selling our condo and will be closing May 24th. Which means the sale on the new house and closing will be around the exact same time.

Now to go through things in storage, clear out and donate more, pack more and clear things out of the condo.

I'm sure that this next month and a half will go by quick!

Right Now

Right now it doesn't seem real. It's all happening for my hubby and I however it just hasn't hit me yet. Last night was a dream. What will happen next?!

It's Actually Happening

It's actually happening after all the wait. An offer finally came our way on our condo. Amazing what waiting this long will do. Things happen for a reason. Now to see if everything else works out as we hope for. By next month my hubby and I could be the happy new owners of a new house and have our condo sold! We shall see.

This Week

This week so far there has been something happening every single day.

Monday - showing at our condo.
Tuesday - voted, went to the gym, purchased new screen door and installed the screen door.
Wednesday - showing at our condo.
Thursday - went out with my Mom & Grandma to look at furniture, look at my Grandma's new place, hang out for awhile. May day off for fun time.
Friday - showing at our condo...

Hopefully some great news will come out of all these showings! *Fingers Crossed*

More news later once I know.

Monday Didn't Happen

Monday didn't happen as planned because right before I was heading out of the house to hit the gym and then buy the new screen door I received a phone call. We were to get a showing at our condo. So I cleaned up the place, vacuumed the floors and headed out with our two kitties for an hour. Once back I noticed no one had either arrived or signed in. So that was my day yesterday for the most part.

Today I found out that the client got sick and they couldn't make it out and will reschedule to see the place later this week, hope that they do and hope that just LOVE our home and buy it from us.

Went to the gym today finally after being away for a month, voted at the polls for local stuff that's happening, and picked up a new screen door and a soap tray from Lowes. Arrived home and spoke with our agent who's selling our condo, she was at our subdivision taking new pictures because with the freshly cut grass and blooming trees everything looks beautiful outside now. Once inside the house I did my best to install the screen door but my hubby helped me a little once he arrived home. It closes! Our door for the first time in five years closes! It's a miracle! Now all we have to do is adjust the level of one side and we have ourselves a wonderful way to get some fresh air into the house without worrying about bugs coming in all day long.

Looking forward to Thursday. Will be meeting up with my Mom and Grandma to look at my Grandma's new place. Independent Living place in south county. Just got new flooring in and new paint which is good. Then will go to Carol House to look at some furniture. Then who knows.. I will see what the day brings. Now just to figure out what I need to get done tomorrow and I'll be set.

Saturday and Sunday

Saturday and Sunday were filled with busy, fun filled hours and moments. Saturday my hubby and I stayed home, did some cleaning, then went out and saw the screen door we want to get for our deck. Afterward we went to a wonderful place called VegaDeli in Chesterfield where we enjoyed drinks and some dinner with friends. Sunday we went to his mom's house for Easter, we made some great tasting potato salad, enjoyed time visiting together and enjoying the beautiful warm sunny day. Now it's Monday and I need to get out of the house, pick up the screen door, try to get to the gym for the first time in over a month, and then get back home and try to install the screen door so we can welcome the afternoon fresh air into the house. Right now my cat is meowing so I'll take her outside on the deck before I leave for a few hours. Looks like it will be a beautiful day.

Whole Foods = Food Happiness

Whole Foods = food happiness for me!!! This is just one example of a shopping trip that my husband and I made this week. We purchased a bit more than we normally do but now are going to be stocked up for awhile so we won't need to make another trip until the end of the month.
Also on occasion shop at Trader Joe's and The Nutrition Shop in St. Peters, both great places to buy some healthy food and vegan eats!!! :)

Some Day

Some day in the future I hope to be a mom. I've been thinking about it since I was little. Perhaps this is something many of us girls think of when we are children. That moment when we are little and asked what we want to be when we grow up. For me when people would ask that question my answer was that I wanted to be a mom, or do something like build houses, or be a photographer. I'm sure I wanted to be other things as well but I remember wanting to be a mother some day most of all.

Slept Like A Baby, Sort Of

Slept like a baby, sort of last night. It's been real warm this week and two nights ago 80 degrees in the house with the heat turned off and not ready for the AC yet. Yesterday opened up the windows and let the cool fresh air come in and it really helped me sleep. Best night's sleep I've had all week.

This Morning

This morning has been super busy so far. Didn't sleep well again which is half due to the heat. Didn't expect for it to be in the 80's late March/ early April. Got up took a shower, made myself look and smell pretty, and have been printing off paperwork and coupons. So far that has been my morning. Soon plan to run downstairs, eat something small and then get ready to go out. Need to do shopping for this weekend. Thinking about making the all famous vegan potato salad. It is super tasty and real easy to make. Just want to pick up enough potatoes for the meal. Doing an outdoor BBQ meal this Sunday for Easter.