Some weeks its so easy and other weeks it is torture... guess which this is. lol This what I have so far. Our weeks are so weird with Chris coming home and leaving on Wed/Thur so I try to do easier stuff when he is gone and it's just the kids and I. I should start planning a full 14 day home/away meal rotation. That's a great goal but I just need to get through the next few days.
Fri - Pizza - yes the frozen not healthy kind, whatever lol
Sat - Red Beans and Rice
Sun - Broc Cheese Soup
Mon - My Anniversary, I refuse to cook
Tue - Taco Salad
Wed - Pasta with Garlic White Sauce
Thu - hmm? leftovers? fend for yourself and have cereal for all I care?
Fri - Crock Pot Chili
Yea, Good enough.
Feeling the stress
Stress, for me at least, isn't just a vague panicky feeling. It is a physical manifestation... I FEEL it in my body. I feel it up my back. The unpleasant tingle of tightening muscles, of raw nerves.
This process, this stress, of buying a home. Of getting paperwork in order, waiting for inspections, waiting to see what the seller will agree to fix... waiting waiting waiting.
Secure the loan... open up your bank account, your educational history, a million little details that supposedly tell them all they need to know about who and what we are. All they need to know to decide our future.
I feel like a scientific specimen. Flayed open, tiny pokes, constant prodding. Organs, thoughts, actions.. the minutiae of my life held up and inspected.
Soon this roller coaster will stop and with luck we will have the house of our dreams. And while I anxiously long for that reward I cannot say I'm enjoying the ride.
Oh Happy Day!
The seller has accepted our offer. We have an executed contract!
The home inspection is scheduled for tomorrow morning. I'm super anxious and excited.
I know this really isn't news for anyone but I felt like I still needed to blog about it. This is such a HUGE moment for us. This spring I will be living in my very own home. I'm already thinking about where to put the furniture and reading books on composting and urban gardening.
This is honestly one of our biggest dreams come true.
The home inspection is scheduled for tomorrow morning. I'm super anxious and excited.
I know this really isn't news for anyone but I felt like I still needed to blog about it. This is such a HUGE moment for us. This spring I will be living in my very own home. I'm already thinking about where to put the furniture and reading books on composting and urban gardening.
This is honestly one of our biggest dreams come true.
12 of 12 January
It is January 12 so it is time for 12 of 12. My friend Brian does this a lot and I always mean to do it but never quite make it work. But I did it!
Here we go
1. First thing I see in the morning... see the layer of dust lol
2. I really like it so far and I've just started.
3. My tags and biz cards arrived from Vistaprint today. woot
4. It was my day to update the veggie blog.
5. On the road
6. Mr. Men, Little Miss toys LOVE these
7. Main library building with weird art thingy in front.
8. Mancala
9. Yum!
10. Belly rub time
11. Yea, just some of that healthy vegetarian eating. lol
12. Evil kitty that can't sit in my lap she wants to be on my chest, up in my face.
Here we go
1. First thing I see in the morning... see the layer of dust lol
2. I really like it so far and I've just started.
3. My tags and biz cards arrived from Vistaprint today. woot
4. It was my day to update the veggie blog.
5. On the road
6. Mr. Men, Little Miss toys LOVE these
7. Main library building with weird art thingy in front.
8. Mancala
9. Yum!
10. Belly rub time
11. Yea, just some of that healthy vegetarian eating. lol
12. Evil kitty that can't sit in my lap she wants to be on my chest, up in my face.
And the search continues
Buying a house is a total emotional roller coaster. I'm already feeling the effects and we've barely started the process.
I realized last night that I was not at all being honest with myself. I was getting stars in my eyes over updated baths and double ovens. But the fact is we live a certain life in our home and the space has to support that or we... I will end up hating that house in a few years and I so do not want that.
Because we homeschool, I have a home business and my husband is home every other week for 7 days we must have not only a certain amount of space but it also has to be arranged right to be useful to us. A giant living room looks great at first but once it's covered in school books and crafty bits because we have no where else to work, it's not going to seem so awesome.
So we are still searching, but maybe with a bit more of a realistic eye. The right space first, cosmetic updates second most important. We have years to make this house a home and we can tackle projects one at a time until it is perfect.
I realized last night that I was not at all being honest with myself. I was getting stars in my eyes over updated baths and double ovens. But the fact is we live a certain life in our home and the space has to support that or we... I will end up hating that house in a few years and I so do not want that.
Because we homeschool, I have a home business and my husband is home every other week for 7 days we must have not only a certain amount of space but it also has to be arranged right to be useful to us. A giant living room looks great at first but once it's covered in school books and crafty bits because we have no where else to work, it's not going to seem so awesome.
So we are still searching, but maybe with a bit more of a realistic eye. The right space first, cosmetic updates second most important. We have years to make this house a home and we can tackle projects one at a time until it is perfect.
New Year, New Projects
So my friend Empress asked me to join her in starting a vegetarian blog that seemed more real life... no perfect kitchens and blingy cameras. I was totally on board and this was what we ended up with...
The Real Mom's Vegetarian Starter Kit
The Real Mom's Vegetarian Starter Kit
Recipes, reviews, handy tips and stories from the trenches of picky kids, pickier husbands, successful meals and total disasters.
And I've decided to try the 365project... again! Last year I failed but I have a good feeling about 2010. You should join me!
Venus 365
Venus 365
Resolutions
Oh, why not... what's it going to hurt.
1. Lose weight, I think this one is a required resolution.
2. Read 50 books, at least 5 of those being never before read classics.
3. Get my new house set up and start a garden and composting.
4. Make at least one new vegetarian recipe each month.
5. After the move, find a local shop to carry some of my toys or attend at least one craft show.
I am very much looking forward to what this new year has in store. I hope you all have a wonderful new year.
1. Lose weight, I think this one is a required resolution.
2. Read 50 books, at least 5 of those being never before read classics.
3. Get my new house set up and start a garden and composting.
4. Make at least one new vegetarian recipe each month.
5. After the move, find a local shop to carry some of my toys or attend at least one craft show.
I am very much looking forward to what this new year has in store. I hope you all have a wonderful new year.
