Today, I woke up to snow on the ground. I always wondered what our property would look like under a beautiful white blanket early in the morning. Yes, we closed on the house. Not without a lot of frustration, and we don't have any nice things to say about anyone we worked with throughout the… Continue reading The Next Chapter Begins
Category: Reflections
Closing Day Without the Closing
If this is your first visit to the blog, you really should at least start with this particular chapter of our story here. Or from the beginning here. So far, the homebuying timeline looks like this: December 21: Offer acceptedDecember 26: Get seriously sickDecember 29: List the house and check into a hotelDecember 31: Accept… Continue reading Closing Day Without the Closing
Our listing went viral…
And so did we. (Read the last chapter here if you aren't up to speed.) So, where were we? Oh yes. We were looking at December 29 to have our listing on the MLS. Photos were to be taken Monday, December 27. December 26 is when I got sick. On December 23, in anticipation of… Continue reading Our listing went viral…
So what had happened was…
(Get caught up here.) This was supposed to be the series finale, but the drama has just been renewed for another season. Around Thanksgiving, we found a great house on 6 acres, and we were super pumped about the view (the! view!), the barn, and the size of the house. The down side was that… Continue reading So what had happened was…
The One Where Everything Changed
We are only seating complete parties, so if you just arrived, come on back after you've regrouped, starting with "Still Here!" and everyone is up to speed. The one and only interview I had lined up was the one and only resume I had tailored to the position. Yes, I realize they say you have… Continue reading The One Where Everything Changed
What have we done?
Before you continue the Saga on Third Street, make sure you read "Still Here!" to get caught up. Sitting at work, I received an email from our agent saying that our "covenants" (i.e., deed restrictions) did not allow RV parking. But she didn't think it would be a problem. "Just get a variance," she said.… Continue reading What have we done?
Still here!
Yep, it's been a white hot minute since I've blogged. I figure this will be a multi-part series, so make sure you're subscribed to notifications. Try to keep up. It's been an interesting 3 years. 2019: Part I Once upon a time, when we planned on moving north, we were told it never snows here.… Continue reading Still here!
“Tell us a little bit about yourself…”
Oh, the job interview. That lovely little interrogation where you lay yourself bare, trying to condense your entire work history, skills, and personality into the first 60 seconds of conversation. For someone who has owned her own business for 12 years, and without any tangible skills for which a recent supervisor can vouch, this has… Continue reading “Tell us a little bit about yourself…”
Settling In – Part One
I can't wait to share some great photos from our road trip from my "real" camera as well as some other adventures since we've arrived, but I'm long overdue on an update. It has been just over a month, and this post was originally set in my mind to be published last week at the… Continue reading Settling In – Part One
Day 1: The Between
We didn’t want to miss the last day of school for The Bug, but we had to vacate the house on Thursday, so we stayed at a hotel in Rosenberg. Waking up this morning, I was right there in Fort Bend County, yet I felt so far away. Driving west on I-10, and The Guy… Continue reading Day 1: The Between
The Top Left Corner Life 