14 posts tagged “things on tuesday”

Things that are good concerning our housing situation:

- We have had 3 showings in the past week.

- All have had good feedback.

- Tonight's is resulting in a contract to be submitted by 10 AM tomorrow morning.

Things that are not so good concerning our housing situation:

- The folks who are writing a contract tonight/tomorrow morning don't want to close on the house until late September.  We need to be moved in mid August.

Things that could make for an interesting twist:

- Our agent is going to contact the agent who showed the house Sunday, whose clients were seeking pre-approval to see if they might also be ready to make an offer.

Things I am not enjoying one iota:

- Waiting for this stupid house to sell.

- The stress that I feel because this house hasn't sold.

- The way this stress makes me act sometimes.

- Not being able to put a contract on a house because...yup, you guessed it: this house hasn't sold.

Things I am enjoying:

- Knowing I have a job in our new location!

- The continued well wishes and we'll-miss-you's from the folks where I work (albeit bittersweet).

- The rapport our buying agents have with one another (they are a riot to look at houses with).

- The many hugs we receive each time we go to the church where we'll be working and attending.

- Having a clean house.

- Freshly painted finger and toe nails.

Things that are stressing me out:

- Not having a single showing in almost a week.

- Not having a solid job in our new location yet.

- Not having a contract on our house yet.

- Not knowing if we will really be able to house hunt this weekend because of the house here.  (Dumb housing market)

Things that remind me not to stress:

- Wistful and kind, yet excited-for-us words from folks at work when they hear that I am leaving.

- Lovely recommendation letters!

- Catching up with "old" friends on Facebook.

- Knowing folks are praying with, and for, us.

- The Youngest's unabashed laughter.

- Psalm 77:11-14 ---

Things I loathe about vacation:

- packing

- obnoxiously high gas prices

- packing

- missing out on my exercise time

- did I mention packing?

Things I love about vacation:

- the beach!  (though I don't actually like swimming or even lying on the beach, but I love being near it - seeing it, hearing it, sitting by a pool a few yards away from it...)

- seeing friends who are like family

- lively conversation over yummy food stuffs

- hearing the kiddos laugh together

- having time to think without normal-day distractions

- souvenirs!

- having someone else to make the bed.

- staying within our budget and still having a blast

Things that are bugging me...

- When the coffee filter folds over during brewing, creating a weakened brew.

- My notifications are still not coming through.

- Uncertainty.

Things that are exciting me...

- Having our vacation - albeit brief - planned.

- Getting to see friends and family this weekend.

- The kids only have 7 days of school left.

- The Daughter got a job today (she's pretty stoked too).

- Rob getting well-deserved kudos at work.

- That Rob is getting up and running with me in the mornings.

Things I am not liking:

~ Walking out to the car two mornings in a row and finding pterodactyl-sized feces on my car.  Might I add that said car resides under a car port.

~ Having an itch on my big toe that won't go away.  Grrrrr.

~ Gas prices.  Double grrrr.

Things I am liking:

~ Freshly painted nails.

~ Freshly painted toenails.

~ Warm enough weather to skip the panty hose (yet another reason to like freshly painted toenails)

~ Salad with dinner - especially when 2/3rds of the veggies were free!

~ Reading a favorite book.

~ Cinnamon coffee cake

~ Appletinis

I thought it might be fun this week to write about a few things that I am both lovin' and not lovin' so much.

I am not loving getting up at 5:30 AM so I can exercise, BUT...

I am loving how getting up at 5:30 AM to exercise is giving me more energy throughout the day.  I know that there are huge payoffs when I make exercise a regular part of my life.

I am not loving how the warmer weather tends to cause my hair to do crazy things, BUT...

I am loving how the warmer weather is allowing me to pull out clothes I haven't seen in 6 months, making me feel like I have a new wardrobe for a little while.

I am not loving being tired by 9:30 PM every night, BUT...

I am loving being tired by 9:30 PM, because it forces me to meander down to our room, get ready for bed, and snuggle up with a good book, so that I am completely relaxed by the time I turn out the light.

I am not loving how expensive my favorite ice cream shop has become, BUT...

I am loving that they had my favorite flavor - pistachio - for Rob and me to indulge in tonight (and that I had a few extra bucks to purchase a pint).

Not liking so much:

Bulk mailings. 

Meaning those that I get to put together.  It is a tedious process, and took up most of my day.  This is the first thing at my job that I can say I don't care for.  Blessed thing that they only happen once - maybe twice on a rare occasion, like today - a month.

Sore shins.

I made a pledge - to myself, but a pledge nonetheless - to start exercising in the mornings this week.  And for the past two days I have gotten up at 5:30 AM, drank a cup of coffee, stretched, and ran.  Well, I've walked a mile and ran a mile because, honestly, it's been a while.  And now my shins are sore.   And that is decidedly not fun.

Liking...well...a lot!

What sore shins mean.

I am getting my aging carcass out there and doing something!  I want to be able to ask my physician's assistant if I can try 8 weeks of exercise without the diuretic to keep my BP in check, and being able to tell her that I've already incorporated a plan is a very, very good thing.

Spending time with my best friend.

My best friend of over 23 years and her son came up and spent last weekend with us.  Along with the usual laughing and solving of world problems, we managed to paint the two biggest walls in The Daughter's room.  Best of all, it is so nice to be able to just be with someone who really knows you and still loves you anyway.

Clearance racks!

I found a pair of Levis jeans and a pair of Vans for The Middle - all for just $24.95.  I also found a cute top and cami for myself for a good price, though I can't remember quite how much.  It will feel great to have something new to wear to work tomorrow.

Books to re-read.

They are like old friends come into town for a surprise visit.  I love snuggling into bed a bit early and reading a chapter or two, rediscovering the joys of a story well-known, as wells as discovering something I didn't see the first or second or sixteenth time through.