I've struggled lately with bringing my thoughts together in an organized way that allows me to use this blog as a happy outlet. I'm not entirely sure what my problem is. I think it may have something to do with being in a state of life-limbo: we are still waiting to sell our house.
Limbo and I have never gotten along. The agony of my impatience always takes the life out of me. When I know something's coming soon, but it hasn't yet and I'm not entirely sure when it will, I lose motivation and I lose my drive.
We had a showing on Wednesday, the company that set up the showings called us Wednesday night and said they wanted to show our house again on Thursday. Thursday Tim and I arrived to find that the house hadn't really been touched. (You can usually tell that the realtors have been there: doors will be ajar, shower curtain pulled back, closets open.) We received a call from the company again last night asking to set up a showing on Sunday. I have a good feeling it's the cancelled showing being rescheduled. It's pretty frustrating considering a lot goes into getting your house showing-ready, but we are hoping that some good will come out of this. If the same people from Wednesday wanted to see the house again it means they may be interested. If it's someone else entirely it means that (possibly) lowering the price of our house may have been a good move. We shall see.
In a couple of weeks I will officially be stepping down from my shift position at work. I'm actually relieved by this. It was something I offered to my boss because he did hire someone to replace me once Tim and I moved to school. He wanted this person ready upon my departure. And since it's taking a little longer than expected...
This past week hasn't been so bad, but every once in awhile you have a week at this place that makes you want to completely walk away. The job really is a good one. The pressure just isn't. I realize it's mostly self-inflicted, but while we are working toward this Chicago move and a few different major life changes I feel the absence of this pressure will be healing in a sense. Tim likes to tease me and remind me that I am someone who always thinks the grass is greener on the other side. I hope this isn't always true. I do know that I need some rest and I bad either. Much better than expected and it turns out that I'll make more as a Chicago barista than I did as an Indy shift. :)
So I just finished Water for Elephants. The book's a little crude but really, really good. I'm excited about a lot of the actors who will be in the film. Mostly Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz. Okay, epecially excited about Christoph Waltz. Anybody see him in this movie? Phenomenal performance.
Up next is a book I wasn't originally that interested to read, but know now that I must because it was important enough for my mother in law to purchase as a gift for my birthday! If she loves the book enough to buy it for me, I know it's going to be good.
I'll be sharing some birthday blessings and joy soon. And some cute Nash pictures.
Until then...
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