I haven’t blogged for quite awhile. I want to say that I’ve been really busy, but that’s not really the whole picture. Yes, I’ve been a bit more busy. Arp is working all the time on the web design business, at least on his days off from the main job, so I’ve been with the kids 24/7. No breaks for blogging.
I’ve also been doing some home improvements. Painting the bedroom, clearing the clutter, etc. All in preparation for getting the house on the market.
But probably the biggest reason why I haven’t been blogging is due to stress. In the last month, I think I’ve been more stressed than I’ve been since before I was married, when I was stuck in a job that I hated. Read more »
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I’ve always wondered about people who blog daily. I certainly can’t do it - at least not now with my current workload. Maybe when we’re in Costa Rica, but I really hope I spend less time at the computer when we’re there.
In the past month I built a social network site for unschoolers, which is now in the testing phase. Sometimes you have to run with an idea while the inspiration is there, and it had to be done. I’ve had a couple of NYT articles on my mind, one on how discoveries & advancements occur thanks to incremental knowledge & improvements over time, and another article that posited that innovation was more important than perfection. The first made me develop the site, allowing me to make something I cared about while increasing my knowledge, while the second convinced to make the site live as soon as possible as my anal retentive streak could keep it on ice for weeks while I tinkered.
There’s also the issue of selling the house that’s hanging over our heads. Spring is coming and doing stuff with 2 active kids is near impossible. We caught a nice break when a carpenter/contractor we requested an estimate from was open to bartering for a website. Looks like he might be down with becoming a duck owner too - he was very interested in them and I’m waiting to hear what he thinks of the eggs we gave him.
This whole time Costa Rica has been in our minds. Cold weather made it easy to think of the warm weather there. The empty trees inspired visions of the greenest of green leaves. We’ve made it to March after a milder than usual winter and will see about getting the house on the market next month. After that, we cross our fingers & wait.
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That first realtor interview was not all that. I interviewed the guy who had sold us the house, not because we liked him but because we realized that he had done a good job of smoothing things over. I didn’t like him then, and I still don’t like him much now. If the house doesn’t sell after a year with another realtor, I might consider him as a last resort, but he seems keen on listing as many houses as possible (listing 84% more properties than ‘any other realtor’ in the county doesn’t sound good to me) and making as many sales as possible. Plus, he has the shining personality of a wet sock and I get this feeling that he doesn’t wash his hands after peeing. I don’t have any proof, but that’s what my gut tells me. (I washed my hands right after he left.) Read more »
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I’m interviewing our first realtor today. Frankly, the whole idea of selling the house is the hardest part about moving. I kinda wish we were renting and we could just pick up and leave whenever. The thought of the cosmetic stuff we have to do to sell - painting, etc. - is daunting. We thought about interviewing them after the house was ready to sell but I think that 1) I’d like to focus on what’s really necessary to sell and 2) the housing market is freaky. I think the longer we wait, the lower the selling price will be.
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