Hello friends.
So here’s what is going on in my head: I love patterns. We
all do. I know that I’m not the only person that arranges M&Ms in a pattern
by color before eating them, right? Oh, I am? Whatever. You’re lying.
Anyway, an upside to my love of patterns is that patterns
make for good blogging. Patterns make things fun to read! And because, after
years of writing a daily healthy living blog (now defunct), I still think in
terms of blog posts, all I could think yesterday as I drove home from an awful
day of house hunting in Raleigh was how I could turn everything that happened
to me into a “12 Days of Christmas” themed blog post.
Let’s ignore the fact that it’s January.
So here is my "12 Events of House Hunting" song. I highly suggest
you sing this out loud. Highly.
On this Monday of house hunting Raleigh gave to me…
ONE guy peeing on his car at a gas station.
TWO “aggressive breeds” that I have no qualms about lying
about to get a house.
THREE house showings scheduled.
FOUR times I cried in my car.
FIVE times I told myself to pull it together.
SIX hours of driving.
SEVEN rooms, including the fenced in back yard, is all I’m
looking for.
EIGHT dollars spent on a bottle of wine as
soon as I got home.
NINE minutes notice the second real estate agent gave me
that pets aren’t allowed, “so do you even want to see the house anymore?”
TEN percent battery to get to the third house and then home.
ELEVEN wrong turns.
TWELVE hundred dollars apparently gets you a two bathroom,
one bath condo with no yard and appliances from the last century.
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| These two "aggressive breeds" are aggressively lazy. |
I fully realize that I’m being a drama queen about this
whole house-hunting thing and that these lines don’t really match the tune of
the song. Hopefully you’ll forgive me these two indiscretions.
On a very related note, can anyone recommend a book I can
read or beads I can carry or oils I can smell that will help me
with my control issues? It’s getting a little ridiculous.
Cheers, Kara.
House hunting is really tough! I went through it last year and looked at so many houses. It can be a little discouraging, but keep your head up. Before you know it the right house will be there for you. Also, I recommend lavender or warm vanilla scents to help keep you calm. They work for me!
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