What Ana Does

When I planned for this likely two months of transition time -- going from one house to the other and staying in a vacation spot that isn't ours -- I thought I might take up something like jogging or yoga. Especially given the stress of this housing market and being away from everything normal.  But ... the hills around this cabin are mountainous and I can't be left alone long enough for a good yoga class. I also didn't factor in that, yes, I'm working full-time and have a bunch of important work projects I'm committed to getting done. (Plus, happy news, I really love my job.)  So, to distract myself from waiting (I'm not all that patient) and help relieve a bit of stress, I've been picking up book after book.  Here's the cool thing about living in someone else's vacation house -- no house projects. Nothing to paint, no DIYs to accomplish, no landscaping to do, nothing. The girls don't need me to drive them anywhere. The dogs are pretty routine.

We're tip-toeing towards our close date on our house.  Once our offer was accepted, the real work started. Inspections and uncovering issues, making lists of priorities for updates, remodels, schedules, etc.  We uncovered some major issues with the HVAC issue, radon in the basement. The garage is being used as a storage and is wall-to-wall junk with holes in the ceiling. And the pool is unusable; and likely not used in many years.   But no house is too far gone. And I feel so hopeful about taking over this lovely home and filling it with our things and our energy and our memories. There's so much potential.  So the sellers need to do their part to make it right, hand over a whole house that's ready for us, and move forward. Fingers crossed they do the right thing.   Inching forward ...