A thoroughly modern Meg

There is this super cute saying/poster/decor item going around on Pinterest... 
(for which I want to give super-props to Junk Garden, which is chock full of the most delicious eye-candy online today, and is also well curated IMHO)

Source: junkgardengirl.blogspot.com via Megan on Pinterest

The crazy thing is that on the average day, I pick one.  Sad.  Goal: accomplish two.

a little berserk

fortune cookie fortune taped to wall in newly-acquired office:

If you want to win anything - a race, your self, your life - you have to go a little berserk.

Behind the times

The blog fad may be over, but I kind of miss this.  I think the constant facebook updates have stolen all my blogging time!  I want to catch up to the ABC-Along, so pictures forthcoming.

I've also given up on the 30th birthday bucket list.  It's amazing how I'm not worried about what I'm accomplishing and when now that I'm back to work.  When I was unemployed, I really felt this need to prove that I was not wasting my life, that I was having important experiences and achieving.  Now, the fact that I'm writing a blog post at 11:09 on a Tuesday tells another story, but work has me accomplishing plenty.  The summer has been busy, I'm happy.  No real need for the list.  There are some things on there that I still want to do, but it's just not as pressing now that I have my identity back.

Speaking of a busy summer, I'm looking so forward to fall.  Autumn is by far my favorite season, and I have lots of plans for quiet times and being at home to share.

Well with the best of intentions - back to my work day!

My idea from 2 post and 2 months ago was to blog the whole house-buying process. Yeah that didn't happen. I'm so sick of thinking and talking about it, the last thing I felt like doing was rehashing everything... I'm starting again to thing of some new content for this blog (flashback to 2 years ago?) Any advice?

The obsession continues

We have not found the one, or sold our house, but I am visiting my in-laws, at a coffee shop "working" on their wi-fi and house-stalking. This is what passes for taking the weekend off from thinking about the move.

we may have found the one

We saw a house Sunday. I dont' want to speak too soon and call it "our house," but it will be ours. It's amazing. It's everything we could want from a city house and more. We can see our family growing and loving our life there.

The reaction to just walking in the front door was legendary. I didn't even make it past the front door for a couple of minutes. DeuceDad stood in the foyer turning in circles just trying to take it all in. I had to tell myself "pick your jaw up off the floor before the agent sees you."

As we walked through the house, we were so struck by it that DeuceDad forgot to look in the attic or the garage! He did make it down to the basement, so he wasn't completely possessed.

In the meantime, our realtor was having open house at our place. She had quite a crowd, and there are some follow up viewings today (and she's expecting an offer this afternoon). So my idea of coming to work and having a day completely focused on working is not really going to pan out.

3 Showings and an offer

Yeah, it's like 3 weddings and a funeral.

No, no I'm just being dramatic.

The house went on the market Wednesday, we had 2 showings Friday and one Saturday (today) and got an offer this afternoon (Saturday). It was less than we want, and of course after only being on the market for 4 days we're not jumping to accept a lowball offer. And we have an open house tomorrow.

But considering we don't have a place to go yet, I'm not worried.