Well, here I go on yet another challenge to improve my life. Smart Saturday Habits is my attempt at accounting to myself my efforts. There are several areas I want to have in my life and I will add to them as I feel I can.
Health and Wellness
Housekeeping - Scrub one toilet a day
Financial
Spritual
Philanthropic
Intellectual
Creative/Artistic
Family
Why not start out with THE job that I hate the most.
Friday, September 07, 2007
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Oh...found a new challenge to help me along down the road...
Smart Habits Saturday...
http://www.laragallagher.com/blog/index.html
Smart Habits Saturday...
http://www.laragallagher.com/blog/index.html
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Well, it's now eight weeks later. The house is still for sale with NO offers thus far, even after one price reduction. The house is clean and very nice to live in. The only catch is that I have to constantly clean for you never know when a prospective buyer wants to come by and "kick" the tires.
It's' been an exhausting, mind-numbing experience that shows no signs of ending anytime soon. It seems to go on and on. While I do like the nice clean house, people are just not meant to live this way. I yell at the kids, I can't just up and leave the house to run a few errands because someone might want to come by and see the house.
We've had a few people interested in the house but they either couldn't swing the price or got cold feet. I have found it to be educational about the state of the middle class and what I don't want to hold me back in life. While my Cali house is nice, it doesn't have the Bling. It doesn't have granit countertops in the kitchen, the tile in 2 of the 3 bathrooms is as old as the house. It just doesn't have the WOW factor that people seem to have become accustomed to. When we first purchased the house, we looked past the wall to wall to wall wallpaper from the early eighties. We looked past the mural painted on the wall. We looked past the poor landscaping choices and saw the house for what it was. A useful, functional and liveable space that could be changed as needed that is located in an awesome neighborhood. It's taken 9 years but we are now selling the house we've renovated and decorated only to find that it's not enough...it doesn't have the bling.
No wonder people are so far in debt. They would rather emulate kings rather than live a comfortable life filled with excitement and meaning.
It's' been an exhausting, mind-numbing experience that shows no signs of ending anytime soon. It seems to go on and on. While I do like the nice clean house, people are just not meant to live this way. I yell at the kids, I can't just up and leave the house to run a few errands because someone might want to come by and see the house.
We've had a few people interested in the house but they either couldn't swing the price or got cold feet. I have found it to be educational about the state of the middle class and what I don't want to hold me back in life. While my Cali house is nice, it doesn't have the Bling. It doesn't have granit countertops in the kitchen, the tile in 2 of the 3 bathrooms is as old as the house. It just doesn't have the WOW factor that people seem to have become accustomed to. When we first purchased the house, we looked past the wall to wall to wall wallpaper from the early eighties. We looked past the mural painted on the wall. We looked past the poor landscaping choices and saw the house for what it was. A useful, functional and liveable space that could be changed as needed that is located in an awesome neighborhood. It's taken 9 years but we are now selling the house we've renovated and decorated only to find that it's not enough...it doesn't have the bling.
No wonder people are so far in debt. They would rather emulate kings rather than live a comfortable life filled with excitement and meaning.
Monday, May 28, 2007
How Did I Get Here?
Well, what was originally a little thought has now turned into a potenitally life-changing/challenging event. My little idea was to take a summer vacation in another part of the country...taking a break from the day-to-day routine and venturing out into the unknown. I had suggested a little vacation to Bend, Oregon. My husband and I had been there about 10 years ago for a brief visit and thought that might be a great place to take the kids and get in the mandatory summer mountain bike riding overdose.
Sounds like a grand idea...well...
Now we're in the middle of getting ready to try and list our house for sale. After that, we are now looking to possibly up-root out lives and move to this little vacation spot that we did an overnight stay in 10 years ago. Crazy sounding isn't it. We would have not jobs. We would be uprooting our kids. We'd be leaving the geographic area I've called home for almost 40 years. I've never lived anywhere but Southern California. 40 years. Cali has been good to me, the weather is outstanding and hard to beat but...40 years. Can I make it somewhere else? I've really don't have any other family living here other than my own little family unit. Is it time to throw out the stale bread and start fresh and new?
Sounds like a grand idea...well...
Now we're in the middle of getting ready to try and list our house for sale. After that, we are now looking to possibly up-root out lives and move to this little vacation spot that we did an overnight stay in 10 years ago. Crazy sounding isn't it. We would have not jobs. We would be uprooting our kids. We'd be leaving the geographic area I've called home for almost 40 years. I've never lived anywhere but Southern California. 40 years. Cali has been good to me, the weather is outstanding and hard to beat but...40 years. Can I make it somewhere else? I've really don't have any other family living here other than my own little family unit. Is it time to throw out the stale bread and start fresh and new?
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Time of Change
It's been a while but now that the holidays are past, we are moving into unknown territory at out house. My husband's business of 16 years is ending and now it's time to figure out what to do next. While we are comfortable, it is not enough to sustain us for the long haul. I'm trying to convince myself that this is an exciting time. We have an opportunity to "explore the road less taken". But the question is whether we will embrace that or sit back and "take the easy route". We do have children but do I really want to settle back into a life of comfort or do I want my children to embrace adventure and not be afraid to try. I, myself, want that for myself. I want to try. But will I be able to do that or will fear get the better of me?
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