Overwhelmed? Nope.

It's time to post an update to our renovations. I was hoping to have some more pictures to share, however I haven't been out to the house in a couple of weeks. I do have some pictures to share of the digging! The builder and his crew started digging for the addition on November 9th.

Since then, the foundation has been poured, and the block has been put in place for the new crawl space. This week the framing will go up. Our builder has also told us to start picking out bathroom fixtures, vanities, and sinks. Did I mention that we are going to get a farm sink with an apron front? Oh yes. Oh yes we are. There are so many options out there, and I'm not particularly good at picking what goes with what. If you show me a picture of something already put together, I can say, "Oh, that vanity, with that vanity top and that sink, and faucet. Yep. That's what I want!" Having to pick out individual pieces is something I have never done before, and I'm trying to enjoy the excitement of it rather than get crazy about it. Because I do that sometimes, you know. I get crazy. My therapist says that I need to give my "crazy" a name. You know, like an alter ego. I've decided to name her Nina. So, when I start to get a little overwhelmed or agitated or...crazy...I can just say, "Nina. Settle down girl. I've got this." Even my therapist has an alter ego named Edna. Seems to work for her.

We met with our realtor yesterday. We are blessed because we have worked with her twice before. She gave us some projects to do to get our home, "show ready". We were ready for that. I think that it really stinks that we have put things off. You know...like updating the kitchen. Why the heck didn't we do that a year ago, when we could have a little time to enjoy it? Oh yeah....we had other things going on. That's how life is, isn't it? Things happen, you get sidetracked and/or priorities get shifted, and then those that are way down on the list suddenly become immensely important and you suddenly "find" the money to get them done, basically because you have to. I want to say that I'm not complaining, but....I kinda am. We have to get our home "show ready". Oh, and we have to get our new home ready to move in to. And then we have holidays, and family visiting. Gotta squeeze in the homeschooling too. As Shaggy once said to Scooby..."ZOINKS!!!" But...I'm not overwhelmed. Simmer down, Nina. Simmer down.