Good-bye, farewell, adios.


This is it. The last blog for traveling.
This is the re-entry blog. We spent the weekend in California with family, and the week with family in Utah. Trying to settle down was a suspenseful feat. I thought about writing a whole blog about the insanity of trying to find a place to live in a city that has a housing shortage. At least 2 of the property management places we went to said they had nothing available. In a town of 31,000 people.
I visited all of my friends, and we spent $25 a day driving around looking. We followed every lead from our good friends. Nothing. I was starting to sweat in my sleep, wondering how we were going to figure this out. I arrived on Monday. The next Monday I was going to start work.
We ended up going to a place that said they would show us some places, but for immediate move in, forget about it. The very first place we saw we applied for. They said they would have answers maybe the next day. Phooey for getting my hopes up. $70 in application fees, and this rental company had the most strict requirements I've ever seen. We got an answer at 2pm on Friday. The relief washed over me like a steaming hot shower on a cold morning after a long run. If I was the kind of person who actually exercised, but you get the picture.
I have to re-grow my nails after that nail biting experience. The fun part? We can't pick up the keys until Monday morning, so it's another week in a hotel. The best part? We pick up keys at 9am and my new job training starts at 3pm. What a day that will be. The hefty deposit left us cringing, with a real hurt on the bank account. We don't have any furniture to fill a 2 story house with 2 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. I guess that means it's time to throw a dance party or two. Learning how to dance is on my bucket list anyway. Plus, I enjoy empty spaces and hate clutter. At least we have a few kitchen things left in storage, and we are working on a bed. Wish me luck!
The new house is beautiful! We are having one of our kids move in since renting a bigger house will be cheaper for all of us than renting 2 small apartments. Plus we have a garage. I have a big corner bathtub. I know you wanted to know this. It's on a quiet street on the way out of town. The whole town is only 3 highway exits big. The back yard has a loaded apple tree. I'm stoked. I'm excited. I'm going to practice my yodeling in the big empty spaces. The carpet is blue. I've been so hyper since we found out. I feel so blessed. I've spent the last 2 years avoiding collecting things. Now I have a whole lot of empty to fill.
It was nuts though. I prayed about it, knowing we didn't want to pay too much but so little was available. I got a good feeling about it. But then I doubted and drove myself nuts for 2 days. If I'm going to doubt, next time I'll be better at it and I will doubt my doubts. Go all out on the doubt and get back to the faith. It was scary though, to tell people I prayed about it, then it felt like forever not getting an answer. If I had enough faith to pray, and to feel like I received an answer, then why would I then waste my energy doubting?? I'm making progress. Progress in manifesting things, in the law of attraction, and in my faith. They all equal advancement in happiness.
I've decided to start a new blog after this. About mastering emotions. About how emotions affect everything. How my emotions interfere with reality. This housing issue was a big example of it. Well, I didn't call the rental company repeatedly in a sense of desperation. That could have impacted my reality of getting the house. Showing I was a pain and full of anxiety as a tenant. There are always 2 realities right? The one out there, and the one in my head. I want to explore this. I also want to delve into what Truth is. And my efforts to be a super honest person in all ways. Like not being in denial, for example. Being honest with others is pretty black and white, usually. Being honest with yourself? There is also the part where telling the truth means you have to know the truth. First, how do I get to the truth? Well, that's another blog.

Good luck and God bless, my friends.


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