Still Here June 25, 2010
What can I say? Sometimes I just get out of the habit of posting. I guess that just means that things are status quo around here, or as close as we get.
Our house is still on the market. Things are sloooowwww in our neighborhood. We had one low ball oral offer of $50K less than our (very reasonable) listing price. Um, no thank you. So, I keep folding the towels just so and vacuuming over vacuum marks just in case someone decides to actually come look at it.
I get these waves of becoming totally antsy to move ASAP, but then I remind myself of the reality of the situation. I really, really do want to move because I think it will benefit the whole family in numerous ways, but we can’t lose a bigillion dollars in the process either.
Adam is growing up, I tell ya. I started a post on this topic which I need to go back and finish, because it’s just crazy what a “big boy” he has become. I swear, I blinked and he’s almost 3.5.
So, that’s it in a nutshell. I’m just staying busy keeping our house neater than any house I’ve ever lived in while chasing after a toddler who will tell you himself that he “loves to make messes.” Even though I’d be a happier camper if someone swooped in tomorrow and bought our house, I can’t complain.
Shitty Day June 3, 2010
Today was not one of my bests. I woke up at 4:30 and could not go back to sleep. There was too much house stuff floating through my head.
So, I just got up early and told myself that it was going to be a good day. It is so not like me to think positively, but I figured I’d give it a try. It didn’t end up doing me any good.
We went and saw yet another rental. I’m getting tired of driving an hour round trip to look at all of these houses (and I’m sure Adam is, too, although he did get a trip to a new playground out of the deal today) but this one looked worth the drive. And it was. It had everything we needed, and it was in the perfect location.
So, we put an offer on it. Turns out that someone else did, too, and they got it. I don’t think it was a matter of money, because we offered full asking price (common for that area.) I guess they just liked the other folks better.
After that crappy news, I found out that the potential buyer who viewed our house yesterday decided to go with another house in our neighborhood. Apparently we were a close second, but a lot of good that does us.
On top of the house stuff Adam had a really bad day. And lots of little stuff got on my nerves, too. I forgot part of Adam’s lunch at home and had to go back. I forgot my laptop power cable at the apartment tonight, so it’s dead. I couldn’t find my apartment keys when I needed to lock up for the night. It was just too much.
And to top it all off, I managed to bust the bag containing the litter box remains while I was trying to hoist it into the apartment dumpster. I was literally covered in shit during my shitty day.
So, there are some changes on the horizon. I can no longer deal with the apartment stuff. Dan and I lived in various apartments for 10 years before we bought our house, but I just can’t deal with it anymore. I mean, we literally had to step around vomit in the stairwell for three days before someone came to clean it up (after two separate phone calls on my part.)
I’m tired of trying to keep up two places. I’m miss my kitties. I hate having to explain to Adam why he can’t be home during the day and can’t be in the apartment at night ad nauseum.
So while we will continue to pursue our rental search aggressively, we’re moving back into the house full time this weekend. We’ve got an open house on Sunday that I’d like to give every advantage to, so we’ll be moving the kitties and some of the stuff in the apartment back in after that’s over. (The rest will go into storage for the time being.)
Yes, it’s going to be hard to keep my house looking as perfectly as it does right now once we’re all back in it full time, but it can’t be as hard as what we’ve been doing. Hopefully we’ll find a rental soon that we can move into, but until then we’re going to keep living our lives. The alternative just plain sucks.
This House Stuff Makes My Head Hurt June 2, 2010
So, we’re facing two problems with this house stuff. The first is that there is more supply than demand in our neighborhood. The second is that there is more demand than supply where we want to move. You can see where this could be a problem. We haven’t had any offers on our house nor have we found a new place.
We’ve had two showings in the two weeks our house has been on the market. One turned out to be a lookie loo, and while the other said our house showed well, they decided not to buy in our neighborhood after all.
We do have a showing this evening. It’s a serious buyer, so at least that’s good. I can’t help but get my hopes up, but there’s no telling if they’re going to decide that our house is better than any other of the many homes on the market right now.
I have looked at many rental homes, and so far nothing has passed muster. Either they’ve been outdated and run down or nice but back up to massive power lines or bars. We’re looking at another one this afternoon, so I’m hoping for something better suited for us.
I knew this process wouldn’t be fast or easy, and that has proven to be true. I’m going crazy with the back and forth of our current living situation, so hopefully something good will come our way soon. Let’s hope so!