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There's so many things going on right now in my life, home, family and extended family, and work, it feels like I'm on a Merry Go Round and not able to jump off. This time, I'm going to try to just enjoy, or at least accept the ride, and not feel like it will never stop going in circles. This time around, I'm going to breath deeply, and not let any chaos, and there will be chaos, leave me still shaking when it settles.
Covid and Travel
I wasn't keen on my daughter going to Costa Rica this month, with the risk of not being allowed back without either a negative test or verification of recovery in 90 days. She's hoping sending her test results, plus a video appointment will be enough to get the letter from the doctor to verify recovery. Since it's possible to still test positive long after, she needs this recovery verification. Otherwise, she might be stuck in an expensive hotel room and have to book a different flight home.
She also applied and was accepted for a credit card so she has that for at least airports and emergency. She got some local currency ordered, just a small amount in case there's small businesses that won't take dollars, though much of the country takes American currency. She's got breakfast covered and three lunches with activities paid for already so hoping she doesn't need a lot more money. Other than Covid throwing another wrench, she's set.
Home Buying
Perhaps my daughter should have kept at it last year, but she got so frustrated with the bidding wars and cash above appraisal offers she couldn't match, she stopped. Her rental situation has deteriorated. She's sandwiched between the neighbors above that are incredibly loud and let pets (which supposedly weren't allowed) run all night and the creepy guy below who sends text complaints for the slightest noise, like my daughter talking on the telephone. I'm not capturing it right or the extent, but she doesn't feel comfortable in her home right now, walking on egg shells waiting for bottom guy to complain, or top people intentionally being raucous.
She's connecting today to both get prequalified again, and a new realtor that hopefully will work with her better. Last year, the realty company bounced her to 3 different realtors, none who did anything but set her up in a portal to see houses as they came up. She's casting a wider geographic net this time, which might give more options in her price range that will work long term even when some thing's change in her life. It sucks that interest rates went up, but maybe that will offset a bit with homes selling at list and not thousands upon thousands more. She may end up storing her things and crashing here if the timing doesn't work right. But with us all using the cabin weekends, other summer activities, being able to be outside, summer is a good time frame to do that wihtout us all being in each others spaces. That takes a timing pressure off her too and she can give notice earlier on her place.
Park Clean up, Graduation, Lake Opening
Once the weekend is over, we should be out of isolation and my soft quarantine. Then every weekend is full leading up to summer. I personally feel like I've got nothing going on other than work crazy, but all the stuff rotating around me certainly will leek my way. Maybe I'm not on the merry-go-round, but am standing in the middle while others go around and around, so I can't get out without dodging and weaving. I've scheduled the adopt a park clean up for May 22, the day after a nephews grad party I'm helping with, which is the day after my daughter gets home after midnight. Another extended family is moving so we'll tackle everything at the lake memorial day weekend. I took that as a six day weekend actually, Thursday through Tuesday, using a flex day, vacation day, and my floating holiday, which is use it or lose it by June 30th.
Work is calling as is my coffee. I plan to clean and get my daughters bedding washed and dried outside before packing up until January. I want to get a picture today of the changing green as it has been a month since I snapped those pictures of the lilac bush and the area around the pond. I'll have to change to weekly now on the lilacs as they will finally start to bloom as we've had some beautiful sunny days. It's the Kentucky Derby tomorrow and I enjoy watching that. I've hope you all have a terrific weekend.
I hope your daughter is able to find a home this time. I know the market has not softened here, and there are still people who have sold and are now stuck with no house (affordable house that is) to move into.
ReplyDeleteWhat's scary is she'll need to move quick and with something as expensive as a house, quick isn't likely the best way to make a decision.
DeleteI think the market is going to fall here soon. I am seeing more houses reasonably priced. I hope she can find something soon.
ReplyDeleteThere were two in new neighborhoods that she like but they'll be sold this weekend I'm sure. She'll watch what they end up going for as a sort of gauge to the market.
DeleteI feel so bad for younger people with the state of the world. It's hard enough to start their adult life without everything we have going on now. The price of everything is outrageous. I hope your daughter finds something before interest rates continue to rise.
ReplyDeleteThere's always some state of the world. Hopefully she'll find what she wants at her price point.
DeleteIt's been raining here for days and days. I need a good window of dry weather for the contractor to have the septic system put in. I am still hoping for a June move, but it may be pushed to July, which may assure better weather. There's a saying that summer comes to the North Sound on the Fifth of July! I do want, however, to get this house on the market before the market falls--oh well, what happens will happen.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your plans. I couldn't build twice in such a short period of time. I'm just not good at so much so frequently.
DeleteI think your daughter moving to your house and storing her things is a good idea. If she does not find a house, she can find a better rental. She can do both at the same time. At least she will save money on rent.
ReplyDeleteShe likely won't get a new rental- she's aiming to buy, and hopefully sooner than later. We're not even considering it moving in, but temporary accomodations if she has a few months in transition.
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