Buying A House....Not For The Faint Of Heart

My husband and I are in the process of purchasing a new home. Throughout the process it has been a roller coaster ride. We have had our moments of pure excitement and moments of feeling stressed. One thing I have discovered is that buying a house is not for the faint of heart. While the whole process can be very fun and exciting, but at the same time it is very stressful. Buying a home is a HUGE decision and not one to be taken lightly. I will be so glad when we can finally close on the house and slap a sold sign out front. Buying a house it not as easy as it looks on HGTV.

Snow Day!

One of the best things about working at a school is that you get to stay home and enjoy days like this. The past couple of days have been nice staying at home and enjoying the beauty of winter. Too bad it is all gone now and I had to go back to work today. But I did enjoy it while it lasted.

Lately....

Lately, I have been kind of absent well, because life has been kind of crazy. Work has been insanely busy getting ready for the new semester today start back. So most evenings I came home from work and literally crashed. But now that classes have started back and things are somewhat back to normal I am feeling a little bit more like myself.

Then this weekend I came down with the flu, and was pretty much useless most of the weekend. My best friends this weekend.....

Thank God I am finally feeling better! After a couple of weeks of craziness and sickness I am ready to get back the the blogging thing. 

Resolutions

So my New Years resolution for 2014 is......to not make any resolutions. I have always hated the pressure of trying to fulfill resolutions and then feeling horrible when two or three weeks later you quit. So this year have resolved to put that kind of pressure on myself. That way in two or three weeks time I will not be disappointed in myself and beat myself up about falling short of my goals. Instead of making unreachable goals I will work on those things that are easy to attain and not put pressure on myself to complete them by a certain time.

In my mind it is not worth it to stress and put pressure on yourself to reach a goal that we more than likely will quit. Rather we should strive to enjoy this life we have on earth. Enjoy each and every moment we have with our loved ones. We should hug our loved ones tightly and tell them we love them often.  Life is too short to get caught up in our short comings.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from my family to yours! May 2014 be full of joy and blessings! 

The Little Things You Miss.....

So my husband and I have been living in two different places over the past few weeks while we are transitioning to our new home in a new city and a new state. Part of the time we have been together and part of the time we have had to live apart. The living apart has proven to be more challenging than I thought it would. For example I have found that it is the simple things that I missed the most. I had bought a jar of pickles and for the life of me I could not get them open. 

And darn if I still cannot get it open. 

Another thing is the companionship that you have with that person. When they are not around everything is suddenly very quiet. Luckily for me I have two little companions who have done their best to make sure I am never lonely. The only bad thing is that they do not talk back to me when I speak to them. 

It is true what they say...absence makes the heart grow fonder. I cherish those times when we get to be together, and when we are apart I look forward to us seeing each other again. I look forward to when we get everything settled with our move and we are together again as a family. 

Happy Holidays