Tuesday, April 29, 2008

To move or not to move?

How ironic life can be. I had all but given up hope on finding a new house. We can't seem to get financing because of our bankruptcy last year. One mortgage company said to try again in May. Now we haven't actually tried again, but the loan officer called today to see if we were still interested. Just when I had resolved myself to living in this old house and climbing these old stairs (it's not nearly as painful now that I'm not pregnant), something comes along to give me renewed hope. Or does it? Spring is here. We have been planting flowers, like we do every year, but this year our work seems to be paying off. All of the previously planted bulbs and shrubs and such are growing and blooming. Our front yard looks wonderful. R put in a new front path with pave stones that really bring it all together. We bought patio furniture for the back deck and a play gym for the babies. Plus that really big and doesn't fit anywhere trampoline for the teenagers. I thought this had to be home for a while. And R was talking about finding land to build an Earthship in about three years.

So what is the Universe saying?

I guess we can try to get financing for a new house. All they can do is say no. And we should try to refinance the house we are in if we have to stay here. It might be good to see if either of those things could happen.

And, with teenage girl's horrendous attitude, maybe a move is in order. Maybe that would give her a new start and the opportunity to meet people who might be less influential on her. Right.

And the chaos continues in my house of babies...

1 comment:

Miranda said...

We have a lot in common: I'm about to have two little ones, added to the posse of teenagers. Our house is on the market. We tried to sell last year; no go. Put the house on again this past March, after doing some upgrading. No sale yet. I'm not sure what's going to happen when the new baby needs to move out of our room (or when *I* need him to move out of our room, more aptly put), probably by the end of the summer. We'll have to reshuffle the whole house, and I probably still won't have an office to speak of. The teenage boys may need to bunk up. (THAT will go over well.)

The uncertainty is difficult. Living in limbo isn't any fun, is it? I'm not sure how to get closer to being satisfied with the moment in hand, when the future prospects COULD be so much better. But you can't control getting a mortgage, or getting a buyer, or even finding a great house in your price range. Meanwhile, you want to save a few iotas of your energy for being creative, not fretting about the future. I look forward to hearing how things move forward for you. Please share any wisdom you glean along the way. Good luck!