The house selling business is kind of irritating. I feel like I am never at home because the nights I am usually home we have showings and we have to leave. We’ve had 4 showings this week, plus an Open House today. We still have plenty of time before we close on the new house. We heard on Friday that we got accepted for the mortgage and all that good stuff. Now, I can allow myself to think about paint colors and such.
Ben and I are both busy with school. He is extra busy because he is working, and writing for the college newpaper while taking classes. He’s happy and that is all that really matters.
I was thinking of taking the LSAT’s this June, but with selling the house and all the classes I am taking I think I am better off waiting until October. A friend of mine just got a full scholarship and other “goodies” from the school of her choice. She is awesome!!!

We have a couple of showings for the house today. On one hand, I think maybe this will go fast and then on the other I think this is just the long line of months of showings. I hate the waiting game!
It doesn’t help that Ben and I are both really busy with school. In the midst of doing all the house work, him and I have back to back weekends. This means we have about 5 days to do all the work we normally would have two weeks to do. I can’t wait until next Monday! It will be the first time in 3 weeks that I can actually do nothing and not feel guilty about it!!!!

It is so weird having the for sale sign in the yard. Even looking at the house on the MLS listings is weird. I just keep thinking who is going to buy this house? But, then I remember how much I loved this house when we first looked at it. I still love it. If I could pick it up and move it with us I would, but of course that is not an option. So I will have to leave the house in order to get out of this area. We have another busy week ahead of us. I have school again this weekend, so I have only a few days to get all of my homework done, plus I still have to finish cleaning the rest of the house so we can have showings starting on Tuesday!! I can’t wait until this process is all over. I hope it is not as bad as the construction last summer!!!!
Well…back to work!

The house is being listed today. The realtor is putting in the sign this afternoon. I am so nervous. I just want the house to sell without any hassles, but I doubt that that will happen. Ben and I have been working our butts off this week trying to get things cleaned and repaired. We got most of the work done, but still have to try and squeeze in some time between school to clean the carpets and finish cleaning the upstairs. On Tuesday, a bunch of realtors will be coming to look at the place so our realtor can give them the low down on our house. I just hope this goes as smoothly as possible. The hard part is the timing of everything!!!

Thanks to Easy Bake Coven. I use IAMS cat food, but I won’t anymore. I can’t believe that treat animals like that. How horrible!

With every new step we take in our lives, I love my husband more. The man has so much faith in the decisions I make. He offers me so much support and encouragement. When I freak out he is the one to calm me down. Right now, he is out raking the roof all because I want to move ASAP. What a man! I couldn’t ask for a better husband!

This house stuff is so frustrating. We are still waiting for approval on the mortgage. I’ve been in contact with the loan officer, but she isn’t so good at getting back to me. I hope we hear something soon. This waiting in limbo is not sitting to well with me. I can’t sleep or concentrate on anything else. Despite the fact that we haven’t heard anything on the mortgage, we went to the design center to pick out all of our upgrades and colors. It’s so funny because when we went over everything with the sales associate she was really nice and not pushy at all, but the design center consultant was so pushy. She made me feel horrible about upgrading to a level 3 carpet rather than the level 5. Then she was so irritated when Ben came in and decided we would stick with the standard kitchen sink and faucet. Ben is so good at handling the sales pressure, whereas I tend to fall for every trick in the book. I was proud because I stood my ground on the toilet style, cabinet heights, and the standard doors. They must make a lot of money off the upgrades. I went with a built in microwave to save on counter space, plus it looks really nice. The microwave cost $500!! I probably should have said no to that, but I didn’t. What’s $500 over 30 years??? The whole process would have been more fun if I was sure we could get the mortgage. I have been trying to temper my excitement by not allowing myself to start picking out paint colors. Ugh! I hope we hear something soon!!!!