Feel Good
We've been over this, but I thrive in chaos, and apparently that continues... I was having a 'normal', somewhat quiet week where I was able to get a lot of 'thinking' work done (in combination with a few small coding projects), and then it spiraled on Sunday into suddenly finding a new house to move into, seeing it, putting an offer in, and getting said offer accepted... within the span of 36 hours.
I'm not sure why I do this stuff to myself.
It's a gorgeous, 100-year-old house downtown in one of the small downtowns a few minutes from my current one with a ton of solid character, a large, landscaped yard, real wood floors, high ceilings, moulding, wraparound porches, a newly redone kitchen; it needs cosmetic work and updated bathrooms, but as long as all of the inspections check out, it should be livable almost immediately. It was shockingly cheap for the area (not necessarily this downtown as it's being revitalized, but this area in general) and is far less than I could afford to buy otherwise, even if I downsized substantially.
I'm mildly terrified, and it's coming with a ton of other emotions right now of new eras and leaving a house I do like (that is totally different) and uncertainty, and I don't know how I'm going to logistically pull this together other than by my systematic way of freaking out from being overwhelmed, taking a step back, making a list, and attacking (I know this is what I need to do and I am capable of it, this is round four of doing so). It's still daunting though.
I'm trying to take the attitude of if it's meant to be, it'll work out... and if something comes up and it's too much to handle, it's the right move to back away.
(Sneak peak of what it's like inside... it needs cosmetic work, but there is so much potential.)
Steps 1-x right now are basically get through the inspections (and hope they check out without anything major, I'm most concerned about something like having to rewire everything), get this current house staged and on the market as quickly as possible so I can time closings (it should, hopefully, sell quickly if priced right because of the time of year etc), and then I'll worry about actually packing. Removing all the photos and things that make the house 'mine' to stage it is so hard though; my current one feels totally devoid of character at the moment.
(Luckily the kitchen was recently redone, so while the bathrooms do need updated at some point, I actually kind of like the vintage feel form the moment.)
Do Good
Not a ton happened otherwise this week; the kids had their (currently) normal busy Saturday where Charlie (and Hailey) did great at soccer (at one point, Charlie pulled off a legitimate give-and-go maneuver) and swimming lessons, and it was sunny and lovely on Saturday and cold and rainy on Sunday.
I did take them to a very small circus on Sunday afternoon, and it was... an experience. I had us leave halfway because it was just a bit too much for me, and we can probably cross that off the list of things we need to do again that at least they can say they experienced.
The end of school is rapidly approaching though, and I'm now even more unsure of how to handle the few weeks they're off between actual school and summer camp, but recently I hired a few-days-a-week after school babysitter (who is a delight and brings her 4-year-old, and the kids have a blast) and put them in after school care for summer and next year, so I'm hoping all of that makes it a bit easier to handle.
Taylor's also coming for some of that period, so I'm glad I'll have her around too while I presumably frantically try to pull over this move.
Look Good
The weather continues to waffle between seasons, and I'm sticking myself on a spending hiatus for the foreseeable future, so the capsule wardrobe will continue. I need to do a massive closet cleanout I think while packing.
