Working Like a Dog

Actually since I did more than shed and lick myself, I worked a hell of a lot harder.

I woke up this morning with a purpose. I want to make some major life changes. Not because I have to - I have spent the last 9 months doing that. But because I WANT to. I do not want to live in this house. I do not want to work in a job with little chance of earning a livable wage for another 2 -3 years.

So I called a local Real Estate chain - a fairly big one - and set up an appointment for 12:30. I dropped the kids off at Barnes and Nobles with our membership card. Then I went and talked to an agent about listing the house. I am having zero response to my sign, ad and flyers. He is going to come out Monday to take photos and have me sign the listing agreement. I also talked to him about what is involved in becoming an agent. It is something I think about pursuing every couple of years, but have always found a practical reason to put it off. Now I have a ton of practical reasons - all of them based on finances. But I keep thinking, it is now or never. And I know I have survived being broke before. Fairly recently. So I am number crunching and seeing if I have the finances to make a go for it.

After that meeting, the girls and I went grocery shopping, I haven't done more than picking up milk and produce for nearly a month. One hundred and eighty five dollars later we headed home.

S & A pooper scooped the yard, I weed-eatered it and J mowed it. Then I dug out the edger and cleaned up the sidewalk and driveway area. Throughout the day I managed to finish the laundry. I also cleaned out and reorganized the pantry. Found a pile of Mark's clothing that needed mending. Decided to trash them. Not the toughest decision I'll ever make. I made chicken teriyaki with broccoli, rice and left over quinoa. Yummmmmmy. After dinner I started a fire in the fire pit - (had some weird starter log thingie that really helped the process) and we roasted marshmellows on it.

Then I took a long bubble bath, loaded the dishwasher and made some gluten-free brownies. They taste different, but good. Sometime during the day we also took the dogs for a long walk around the neighborhood.

Tomorrow I have another long list of things to take care of before the listing appointment, but I made huge progress today. If the house sells quickly, I may ditch the real estate plans and head over to my home town. I think I can handle a dead end job if I am in a place that has happy memories for me. I found out the job I applied to a couple of weeks ago, still hasn't been filled, so there is a chance for that to pan out yet too.

I wish I could bottle the energy I had today and take a shot of it every day.