Hello again, just checking in. This has been a busy week and a little crazy too, what with my oldest being back to school and adjusting to our new routine. So far, waking up early has not been so bad. I've even been sort of enjoying it! I know, GASP! We'll see how I feel several weeks/months in, though, ha! So far, so good, and my daughter seems to be liking school. She's definitely been tired when she comes home, as evidenced by her being a little whiny and overreacting a little bit to things. But, I know that will get better as time goes on and she gets used to the new schedule/routine. All in all, her first week back has been a success, yay!
In other news, my hubby and I recently had a great discussion about our plans for moving. Yes, we are planning to move ASAP. If you know me in real life, you know I have talked about wanting to move for YEARS! You're probably thinking 'would you just move already, geez'. Believe me, if it were that simple, we would have done it long ago. We have lived in our current home, a two level townhouse-style condo for 10 years. We rented it for the first few years and then decided to buy (at the height of the market, unfortunately) when I was pregnant with our first daughter. At the time, nothing that we looked at in our price range was better than the home we were renting, so we decided to approach our landlord to see if we could buy from him. I guess it was the fact that I was pregnant with our first baby and "nesting", but I really wanted to put down roots and have a place that we could really call ours to bring our baby home to. And, who am I kidding, I wanted to decorate her nursery, damn it! We thought that we would own this home for several years and then sell and move on. However, we all know what happened to the housing market after that. Yep, crash! So, we have been stuck here several years longer than we had planned, unfortunately. Now, I can't complain too much because we do live in a very nice community with great amenities. We especially love the pool in the summertime. What we really miss about living here, though, is having some outside space. Especially now that our girls are 4 and 6 (soon to be 7) and love being outdoors so much. We want them to have their own swing set and trees to climb and a place to play and let their imaginations run wild. We do have a community playground here, but I dislike that I have to drop what I am doing to take them outside whenever they want to go. Or, I hate that in order for me to do house cleaning or whatever needs to be done inside they have to be inside, too. Which usually leads to far too much TV watching and giant messes for me to clean up later. So, while I know that having a yard isn't going to solve all of life's problems, I feel it will greatly reduce some of my stress and it will enhance our family's well-being. I just dream about us having a garden and being able to spend time doing things outside together in our own space. So, that brings me back to my discussion with my husband recently. We are definitely planning to buy a new house; however, we are thinking about just selling our condo first and possibly renting for a while. We feel like selling a house is stressful enough, we don't need the added stress of trying to buy a new one at the same time. Plus, getting stuck under our current mortgage has scared us somewhat from rushing into an even bigger one the next time around. We want to be able to take our time and find the right home for us and our family. Even though it will mean moving twice for our girls, I think it will be a smart decision for us in the long run. We are also planning to move to a different area within our same county, so we will more than likely rent in this new area, just so we can get to know it a little bit and test the waters, so to speak. Also, that will also reduce the chances that the girls will have to change schools again. So, that is the plan for now. The next step is to talk to a realtor and have them come to our home and tell us what needs to be done in order to put the home on the market. We know that, even though we have already put in granite countertops and new carpet, there are several other projects that need to be done. Many of our friends who live in units similar to ours were able to sell in about a month's time, so I am hopeful that when we are ready it will sell quickly! Now, our only conundrum will be deciding exactly when we want to do this (probably after the first of the year) and deciding if it would be a good idea or not for my oldest to switch elementary schools in the middle of the year. If not, we would have to wait until May/June to put the house on the market and I am not sure I want to wait that long. Or, it would mean renting in our same neighborhood (but a single family home) so that she could remain at her current school. *sigh* Being a parent is tough sometimes. If any of you have any advice, I would greatly appreciate it! I certainly don't want to scar her for life by making the wrong decision! Although, my husband and I were saying that the benefits of moving to a larger home and having outside space would probably thrill both of our daughters and they probably could care less about the school situation! We shall see! Wish us luck in this new journey!
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