Lately there have been a lot of decisions to make.
What house should we buy?
How much should we offer?
How long should we wait for a response?
Where should we live while we wait for a response?
How can I focus more on school?
Is it worth losing my job over?
Should I take a break from working and finish school more quickly?
When should we start our family?
So far, we put an offer on the yellow house. We offered an amount that had been previously bank approved. Still no response. Our plan now is to move into my grandparents house if we don't hear back in the next two weeks. I know, I know. That sounds terrible. No one wants to get married and then move in with family, but it's much better than it sounds. They have a great house that they aren't even living in for the time being. We are hoping that this will ensure that we have sub-leasers in our apartment, and save us some money. See, not too bed, eh?
How am I handling all of these decisions? Haha well funny you should ask. The Mister would probably tell you not so well. Last week I was a raging combination of hormones, stress, and starvation (I guess I picked the perfect week to start weight watchers). He was amazingly patient with my mess-of-a-self. And I actually pulled it together and was my normal nurturing self on Thursday when he had laser eye surgery. On a side note I am pretty excited that I get to see his sparkling blue eyes every day now.
So...two more weeks and then I will be without a job. I'm trying to look at this as a blessing in disguise, but that of course raises even more questions. Should I try to find a new job? What city should I look in? Should I take a break from working and focus solely on finishing my degree? If so, can I increase my course load and finish more quickly?? I think I am leaning towards the last option- finishing my degree as quickly and effectively as possible- but this may mean giving up my new found shopping habit. Things will be a little tight with only one income.
Enough of my rambling. Any of you who know me have probably heard all about this stuff at least three times, anyway. Sorry about that, by the way. Remarkably I am feeling much more at peace this week. And while I'm still hungry 97% of the time, feelings of anxiety and tension are giving way to thankfulness and humility.
Thanks to my friends for being patient with me when I make a mountain into a molehill. And thanks especially to my blue-eyed Mikey Moo for being my comfort even when I am a scary mess.
Monday, January 11, 2010
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I am learning (slowly but surely) to worry less about the future and focus on today and what I can do now... I tend to worry a lot about all of the things that could go wrong or all the wrong decisions I could make, and forget to enjoy the here and now, so I feel you on being overwhelmed by decisions. I almost destroyed the people around me while I tried to decide whether or not I was going to try and be a mom at whatever lengths... poor friends! I argued with them no matter what their oppinions were! And I loved your story about the Indian girl; sounds exactly like something that would happen to me!
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