The home.

It has been a few months since my last post.  I've had so much building up in my head, so it's time to do another post!  I'm not sure where to begin.  There still isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about why I'm where I'm at....I still miss her a lot.  I still have her dog, Goose.  So much of her personality comes though in him!  I really like having him around and try to give him the best life a dog can have!

I've been working and saving so I can build a new house at my lot in Lumberton.  I've hit a small dead end for now.  I really need to sell my current house so I can use the equity towards a new one.  I still could keep my current house and rent it, but then I would have to finance a good chunk of the new one.  That would put me back living paycheck to paycheck and that is something I never want to do again.  The problem with selling my current home is the market.  There are so many homes similar to mine that have sat for months, or they have taken quite a bit lower than what it is worth.  So, my other option is taking a little money from savings and adding on a new master bedroom and master bath with a new garage on to my current home.  That would turn it into a 3/2/2 and the garage apartment instead of just a 2/1 with a 1/1/2 garage apartment.  Tough choices, but I'll get it figured out.  I think I would be fine staying in my current home as long as I had a new master bedroom...

I'm handling work a little better than I used to.  They are really piling the work on us lately, and not getting any extra help.  The work I do is a little dangerous, so extra help is scheduled.  You have to rush and hurry to get a lot of the work done, but then you run the risk of hurting yourself or others.  They want you to rush to get the work done, but then preach to you not to hurry.  Kind of a catch 22.  So now, I'm just taking my time, doing what I can do.

I guess the home situation is what is sitting on my mind the most right now... I really need to do something.

Anyway, I have started dating something that I really like spending time with.  We live a little way apart, so I think that has really helped my situation too.  I'm glad she has been patient with me and can understand where I'm coming from.

Well, it has been a long day.  I'm really looking forward to the weekend.  I bought a cheapie $50 pool and can't wait to fill it up and just relax and do nothing all weekend!  I need to get back in the habit to posting more to get all the thoughts out of my head.  As I write all this, I can tell my thoughts are already slowing down in my head...