Moved In, Sorta

Greetings from NC! The husband, daughter, dog and I have been living in our new rental since Sunday! Slowly but surely I'm getting things put away and set up just how I like them. We won't be officially moved in until June, because we still have to go back to NY and get our furniture and a few other things. Right now we're making due with the back seat of the Yukon as a couch, some blow-up mattresses and a couple of outdoor folding chairs. The TV's on the floor, and I've been cooking out of the same skillet for every meal (washing it in between, of course!). So far I've learned that our kitchen is lacking storage and counter space, and our computer room is TINY. But it's home, so I'm happy. I'll be putting pictures up as soon as we get all settled in.

Store front error

Hey, guys, recently I've noticed that my store front on Etsy isn't showing up. I get the error page every time I go there. I have a ticket in with Etsy's help team, but it's been two days and I've gotten nothing but the auto-response acknowledging that my email was received. I don't know if this will interfere with my plans to begin selling things at the beginning of July. I certainly hope the issue will be resolved by then.

Moving-In Time!

Hey, howdy, hey, we got the call today! The keys have been turned in and await us at the rental company. My car is packed up with all the boxes I had been storing at my mom's and tomorrow I make the trip to drop them off at the house. Woot! Pictures of our new place will be arriving soon!

Woohoo!

I made a phone call this morning that resulted in good news! The current tenant at the place we were waiting for is moving out this weekend. Niel is getting off work tomorrow to sign the lease, and we could be able to move in as soon as next week. I don't think I have to say how thrilled I am about all of this. Soon I'll be able to decorate my new place, gather my crafting supplies, and start building inventory for my Etsy shop. Yay for getting on with life! I promise to post pictures of our new place as soon as we get situated.

Sigh

Well, it looks like for now we're stuck waiting until June to move to NC. My husband went to scope out a potential rental yesterday, and was not impressed at all. I thought he may have been too discriminating, until he emailed me some pictures of the place. Yikes! It didn't seem to be a very well maintained property. It's a shame too, since the neighborhood was very nice. Oh well. I guess I'll be calling next week for an update on our potential home's currant tenant and his loan status.

I just wish we could all be together again. The thing I want more than anything for Mother's Day is for us to go out for a family dinner somewhere like Olive Garden. It looks like my husband might have to work this weekend though, so that may be a no-go. Ever feel like you're just straining against the universe? Yeah, that's how I feel right now.

On the other hand, I've decided to not put off my diet any longer. I've made a couple of posts about it on my Weight Loss Journey blog. Stop by and check it out, if you like.

Rental Recon

Well, we are still playing the housing waiting game. Apparently the tenant in the house we were waiting has decided to go ahead and stay another month while his home loan processes, which leaves us out in the cold, so to speak.

I have been doing some looking around, keeping that place as a backup plan, but nothing was coming up positive until today. I made a call and got in touch with a man who has a 3/2 for rent that's $50 cheaper a month and 10 minutes closer to work for my husband. He's says he's not keen on pets, but he would make an exception if we paid a pet deposit and our animals weren't destructive. I'm sending my husband out to look at the place tomorrow, and I've got my fingers crossed that he loves it. I'm so anxious to move so that we can be a family again, and so we stop wearing out our welcome. I'm sure everyone will be glad to have their lives back once we get settled in. I know I will be ecstatic.