Time for an update here, since I'm avoiding FB lately. My Lenten resolution is to offer more compassion across the board. With my friends and family (a handful of them, but a vocal minority) posting dividing political stuff, I've decided the only way I can work on my compassion is to stay away from stuff that bugs me.
I mentioned to Kat that Murphy decided to come be my shadow for several really crappy weeks. The snow and cold made painting my kitchen cabinets a disaster. They had to redo them all with an oil based paint, and it just delayed everything. Then my brand new roof leaked. That wasn't the roofer, but a hideous ice dam that expanded the length of my north facing roof, was 4 inches deep and 5.5 inches thick. I won't tell you how much that cost to mitigate and resolve the problem. It delayed putting my house on the market, and I was none too happy about all the unexpected problems that kept cropping up.
It was just one misery after another, and on top of that, my technical employee resigned to chase his dream. The mom in me is happy he's doing it, but the business owner is kind of unsettled. I'll get through it, but I was super unhappy for a few weeks.
That is now behind me, and Murphy fled. My house went on the MLS last Wednesday at 11:30 am, and by dinnertime, my house was in a bidding war. I was under contract later that night, for $9K over the asking price. It was a complete shock to me, and I think all of us were a little stunned at how it played out. But I will admit that all the upgrades and staging really helped that cause. I'm scheduled to close on March 25, but they're trying to move up the date a week, which is fine with me. Inspection is Monday, and my fingers are crossed that it will do fine.
D21 is coming home for spring break in mid-March, and I hope that I'm completely done by that time so she can enjoy her visit. It's hard to believe she'll be 22 on Monday and graduating in May. It's going to be a pretty busy few months, and I'm really wanting to get back to the gym and start a healthy routine for myself.
BA, the 3 of us are heading out a few days before Memorial Day weekend for my uncle's burial at Arlington. Your hideous weather sure got things backed up there - he died in August. So maybe we can catch up then?
On a super happy note, it's been very spring like here for the past 2 weeks. The forecast for the next 10 days looks great - today we're supposed to hit 71. No complaints here. But I remind myself that it IS winter, and we'll probably pay dearly for it in March and April. I'm sure D21 won't be thrilled about that - she said this winter has been the worst the entire time she's been in NY. I felt kind of bad for her this past weekend - where it didn't hit zero until Monday. She said the snow and overcast just made for a super cold and depressing time. I had to remind her that she just might be traveling here at the worst possible time.
In the meantime, D18 and I are just getting used to our new digs and new routine. I'm really enjoying it, to be honest. Once I get finished with the lengthy to-do list, I should be golden.
Hope all of you are enjoying yourselves and that life is good.
Happy hump day!
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
