Pretty Pretty Bang Bang

Our house has been on the market with a realtor for nine days. We got an offer. We countered. They accepted. Eeek! We’re under contract again. I think, in the last couple of months of stress, that I’ve officially lost 10 years off my life span and doubled the amount of grey hair on my head.

Tonight we start the negotiations again for the other house. It’s been empty and on the market for almost six months with no offers except ours. Will the third time be the charm? Stay tuned…

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It’s a great day here because Steve’s at work! Hooray! I came home from my workout to an empty house - ahhh. Plus, the weather is wonderfully cool and it feels like fall is in the air.  I just have a feeling that today is going to be a wonderful day.

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Ok, so I now feel a bit better than I did when I posted this morning. Steve’s using the shop vac (successfully) in the basement and it’s looking better. We got a call from our realtor who told us the couple who looked at our house yesterday really liked it. He also told us that there has been no activity or interest in the other house (the one we want). No matter how you look at it, life lessons suck but I think Steve and I really needed this wake-up call. Tomorrow he goes to work! He’s excited because he has a job and I’m excited because I can work alone all day tomorrow!

It’s feeling like fall again and that always puts me in a better mood. I’ll be enjoying open windows and my cowboy boots today.

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It’s been an emotional roller coaster her over the last month or so and I really thought the ride was over. I really did. But I woke up this morning feeling glum and my attitude was exacerbated by the discovery of water in our basement. I didn’t think it would rain that much last night, but it did and water came in on two sides. Sure, it’s not as bad as it has been in the past and we have cleaned up a lot of the crap on the floor, but it’s just another problem I don’t need. Steve’s downstairs working on it and I’m upstairs making coffee and trying to keep my attitude positive.

When will this all end and we can return to normal life????!!!!

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The weather has been cooler here lately which always puts me in a better mood. Steve getting a job really helped elevate it. Of course, the first thing I think about when it comes to seasonal changes is what I’m going to wear. This season, I’m falling in love with wide-leg pants. I scored a pair of grey ones on sale at Banana Republic and I loved them so much I went back for a pair in black (also on sale). My advice when it comes to wide-leg pants and jeans is to watch the proportion. They look best when they are fitted in the thigh and don’t hang too long. Otherwise, you look like you’re wearing clown pants.

I’m also exploring ruffles this season and I started with a sleeveless top I had special ordered in May. It is leopard print satin with a high ruffled neck. Trust me, it doesn’t look as tacky as it might sound. I plan to pair it with my black pants or jeans. I really think it will look best under a jacket. I like the fact it’s only ruffled at the neck so I don’t feel too “precious” in it. I like my ruffles to be a little edgy.

The best part about cooler weather is wearing my cowboy boots. I had packed them for the summer and put them in storage so I had to get them out as soon as it got cool. I’ve been wearing them with my jeans and t-shirts this past week. The reason I love cowboy boots, and boots in general, is that they give me so much confidence. I swear, I walk taller when I’m wearing them.

Not much else to report on the fashion front. I’m off to Lowe’s to buy some mums. I’m determined to landscape the hell out of this house and get it sold!

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Steve got the job! Bonnie called him today to tell him that the president had signed off on the higher salary and he can start next Monday. Hooray! He’ll be working for CenturyTel in Branson so there is a commute, but he was driving to Branson practically every day with his old job so it’s no big deal. Good thing he starts Monday because we were driving each other crazy. There is such a thing as too much togetherness. 

Congratulations Steve!

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Today we had another open house and things didn’t go well. The first people to stop were neighbors who had told a friend about our house. He came a few minutes later and looked around but I got the feeling he wasn’t really in the market for a house. Apparently he has a house south of town and had expressed a desire to live closer to campus but I don’t think he was seriously looking. The next couple, I think, were just looking out of curiosity. The last couple loved the house but said it was too small for their needs.

That was it for the day. I’m discouraged. We had very few phone calls this week and didn’t show the house once. I swear, if one more person tells me how bad the market is I’m going to hurt them. I know the market is bad. I know the house won’t sell immediately. I know things have changed over the last year. I’m not a freakin’ moron! Now, tell me something positive or shut your yapper! Sorry, it’s been a long week here and I’m a bit edgy.

Steve heard from his (hopefully) potential employer and they are putting an offer letter together. They are sending the letter to the president of the company for final approval because they are wanting to offer him more money than the position was initially approved for. We have no objections to more money but we’re both tired of the waiting game. Will he get the job? Will we sell the house? Will we get the other house? When will it all happen? Argh!

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I was four when my sister was born and I was not interested in her at all. The day she came home from the hospital I’d been to the zoo. I took one look at her and went to my bedroom to hide the peanuts I’d come home with so she wouldn’t take them. It was that way between us for a long time. Something happened when she was in college and we began to bond. She called me with her boyfriend woes, I told her about my then-marriage woes and we became friends. Now, I’m proud to call her my sister and she’s also my best friend.

She’s been worried about all the stress Steve and I have been through lately and wanted to do something. Knowing I didn’t have the money for a massage, she treated me to one yesterday. It was much needed bliss. My regular massage therapist gave me extra time (I usually get 1 1/2 hours for the price of 1 hour) and I left feeling renewed. Thanks, Ralph, for a great gift. I guess what I said when I was about six years old is true, I really do love you!

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It’s been three weeks today since the crash and we’re surviving all the stress. Togetherness, I think, is the hardest part of all this. I work differently from Steve and we’ve been trying to stay out of each other’s way while maintaining our sanity. We hope to hear an official “you’re hired” this week so Steve can get back to the rat race. Maybe then we can focus on selling our house and moving to our dream house. In the meantime, I’ll go to work today and Steve is promising to do some work on the outside of the house before it rains.

Time will tell. I’ll keep you posted.

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Steve and I have had a good weekend, but today we’re in a funk. The open house didn’t go well (I know, I know it is a holiday weekend), he hasn’t heard from his job (yes, another holiday weekend thing) and we’re tired of not knowing what’s next. I’ve been trying to work in the studio and he’s working on all of the computers, but we’re both just bouncing off the walls. 

I need a break of some sort! I need answers! I need less stress!

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