On The Brink
August 26, 2007
The stress level in my chest right now is so high I feel like I might explode. I’m being pulled in every goddamn direction. Honest to God, how the fuck do people do this?
Things on the massive shitlist include selling our house, which by the way, was put on the market a month too late to be sold in a week like every other house in this neighbourhood. I’m literally cleaning, straightening, sucking up dust bunnies and crumbs and wiping floors 24 hours a day. Thomas is right behind me like a dirty Pigpen of a shadow, wreaking havoc on anything he can and I’m running like a dog chasing it’s tail trying to keep this place looking gorgeous. Not that it matters because we haven’t had one offer - not one, in three weeks. This is a great house, but everyone is either on vacation or gearing up for school and ignoring the housing market.
Take that stress, and add buying a house to it. We put a sizable deposit on a new house and now have a few weeks to offload this house in order to keep the new one. Pictures are here, but I can’t even look at them because I feel as though the mere glances at those oak floors and big backyard will jinx us further. Doesn’t stop me from wanting to lick those floors though. Mmmmm woody goodness. That sounded kinda rude.
On top of going insane with real estate, there’s Dylan’s attitude and Thomas’ defiance. I feel like I’m losing control of my ability to parent and I’m yelling more often than I need to be, often giving up mid-day and shutting them out. I know it’s terrible to say, but I need a break from my kids. Hi I’m YellyMom, pleased to meet you. CAN I GET YOU A DRINK FROM MOMMY’S JUICE BOX?
Swank needs me back early, and the very little time I don’t spend cleaning and running my two kids and dog outta the house for showings and open houses, is spent designing. I love it, and wish I had more time for it.
There’s also a wonderful opportunity for bloggers to make money with Photrade that I’ve been consulting for, and in a few days, they will be launching their newest CMS to offer to us. I’m ready to make the leap from Flickr to Photrade and make some money there. They are looking for feedback once you sign up, so if you’re interested in providing it, giving things a test run, email me and I’ll forward it on to the pretty boy at the helm. He’s going to kill me for writing that. Sorry, puppy.
If all that stress hasn’t got your heart in your throat or your chest weighed down on my behalf, add a sick dog. Ruffy got kennel cough from the groomers and the poor thing is coughing and making me nervous. I know it has to run it’s course, but seeing as she sounds like when Dylan had croup, it’s unsettling. She is my only daughter, you know.
Is that not enough? Okay then, add to the fact that I’m doing most of this alone. Daren is working a million hours a week, and being a single mom during this chaotic time? Well I’m surprised I haven’t shaved my head and hit the bars, leaving my two boys with a manny.
Now there’s a thought.
August 26th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Heh. Love your juicebox. I’d love to try Photrade!
Sorry to hear about the housing market. The same thing happened to our neighbour. September always picks up though!
August 26th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
I hope that your house sells soon! We will be in that situation within the next year. I’m not looking forward to it.
I will give Photrade a try. I set up an account but, from what I can see, there is no way to set up Friends like on Flickr where you can see photos from your Contacts. Is this right or am I missing something?
August 26th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
ha ha ha - way to bring whats-her-face back into the memory banks.
Don’t take enough photos to justify even flickr, let alone some other people - mind you, yahoo have apparently advised that they are flicking their online albums to flickr soon so might have to investigate…
Good luck on house sales.
August 26th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
hey that looks like my juicebox! I hope your house sells soon.
August 26th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Don’t forget you’re supposed to flash the va-jay-jay before you shave your head.
Sorry friend. I’m exhausted just reading it.
August 26th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
One question WHEN THE HELL DOES SCHOOL START???
You DO need a break. I think trying to sell a house is one of the most underrated stressors in the book.
Also, at least here, summer is a really slow time fro real estate. It will probably pick up soon, hopefully soon enough that you can still get that lovely house that I’m totally coveting.
August 27th, 2007 at 8:19 am
Mommy’s juice box! LOL
Heck, where do you live? I love the house!
August 27th, 2007 at 8:42 am
I really liked Andrew of Phototrade at BlogHer. There was just something about this cutie business guy hanging out with the Mommybloggers that made me smile.
I keep OJ on hand for my drink mixings, that way, don’t have to buy extra for kids. Also! Calcium for everyone!
August 27th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Ummmm would you be wearing underwear while your shaving your head and hitting the bars?
August 27th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
This sounds like me last summer.
I’m sorry you are doing this mostly by yourself. Is there anyone who can take the kids out to the playground for a couple of hours?
The kids are probably stressed out with the potential move too, this may sound corny, but it sounds to me like it’s family meeting time. Maybe have Daren do a lot of the talking so they’ll hear it from somebody different for a change.
August 27th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Mommy’s juicebox. *snort* That’s awesome.
I was in the same position when we sold our house. It sucked. I totally feel for you. Hang in there.
August 27th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
I know exactly how you feel. I have spent the weekend cleaning out our house in order to make it more appealing to buyers. It has been on the market for nearly 3 months and we have not had any offers at all. If we had been able to get it ready 5 months ago, it would have been no problem. Life sucks like this though.
I wish you all the best. Relocating sucks, but mommy-juice makes things all better.
August 27th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Mommy’s juicebox? Love it. I need one of those. I promise, I’ll share.
August 28th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
I am right there with you. Our home is on the market (*SOB*) because we can’t afford it anymore. We’re movin’ on down.
Plus, my son starts fourth grade tomorrow and I don’t know where his backpack is, my daughter’s pre-school orientation is tomorrow and I can’t fucking afford the registration fee plus I don’t have the paperwork ready (where is her birth certificate?), I’ve committed to co-chair the fundraising auction for her school ONLY because otherwise she wouldn’t get in, and this run-on sentence is long enough.
September 1st, 2007 at 2:45 am
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