House Hunting

Although I'm only in the beginning phases of my househunting, i'm starting to stress over it. I obsessively check realtor.com to see what's new and affordable in the areas I'm interested in. I search the internet for any information about the neighborhoods (good or bad) just to have a real idea of what I'm in for. I really have to make a conscious effort to move forward with this. It should be easier than I'm making it out to be but I guess my situation is a bit different since:

A. I'm mobile- I've moved several times in the past few years mainly because of work and school. I think it's a great idea to be flexible when it comes to finishing one's education and developing a career. It makes it harder to buy a home under those conditions but I'm trying to not let that stop me. Afterall, I can work anywhere, but it would be nice to have my own home to come home to.

B. I keep second guessing my choices! I'm a great decision maker  (usually) but I keep changing my list of 'wants' and 'needs' so I'm not exactly sure if the 'perfect' place is out there for me. I'm keeping in mind that the more I trim off my list, the more choices I open myself up to. I just want to make sure I'm happy with it. I'm limiting myself to a townhome but if I can find a nice single family in a safe place, I'll take that. FYI- I'm still keeping these must haves: 2 stories, balcony or porch, 3 bedrooms, at least 1 kitchen window, roman or garden tub and at least 1 car garage. I think that's reasonable ;)

Anyway, good thing I'm not alone in this. I know at least 3 people who are on the hunt right now. Hope it works out for everyone. I'm officially giving myself 3 months to figure out, location wise, where I really want to be. Obviously, my job is one of the biggest influences on that decision so I'll see how it goes...

Man Hits Father of Autistic Child

So.....is this what they mean by "candidate for anger management"?


http://www.wpbf.com/news/24556710/detail.html

Backyard Tourism

I'm a fan of backyard tourism.... especially if you live somewhere (marginally) tropical. It's important to keep in mind that people from far and wide spend years saving their pennies just so they can enjoy the scenery that I'm fortunate enough to wake up to everyday. So rather than look elsewhere to spend my time, I've been taking lots of weekend trips lately. Sometimes all you need is a few hours to escape, unwind, soak up the sun and enjoy the breeze. When Monday rolls around, you feel completely refreshed! The first picture (the tree-lined street) is Royal Poinciana Way, which is the main street entering Palm Beach, Fla. The other pics are of Juno Beach and Ocean Blvd.

Four Score and 7 years ago....

That title doesn't really mean much- I was just thinking of something random, yet patriotic, to start this blog entry off right. Well it's the 4th of July (or Independence Day as it were) and I'm home, relaxing. Had a nice family day- that was great and I'm looking forward to hours of sheer lazines to start my week off. Monday was an optional day off at my company. Can't believe people actually chose to work tomorrow. Silly people. I for one will be sleeping until mid morning- early afternoon. No other plans for tomorrow except, perhaps, doing some much needed bonding with my TV. Yes, unapologetically lazy is what I will be tomorrow.

I think I put off getting a new phone for the sheer fact that I don't have time to LEARN how to use it! The fact is, the more I put it off, the more advance these phones have become. But I gave in and I'm retiring my old EnV (I never liked that phone, anyway) and I'm getting this one I'll give myself at least a month to figure it all out.

Change...

...it's not always easy at first. But it sure feels good when you've finally gotten used to it!

Motivation...You can do it!

I did join the gym afterall. It's great to get back into a routine again. After a week of 'pumping iron' :), I feel so much more refreshed and alert. I haven't been feeling particularly tired or stressed, just feeling a little 'lazy'. And lazy is never good! Speaking of the gym- that reminds me...I really hate those keycard memberships. Just this week, I had 3 people tell me that they also work out at the same gym. It took me a second to figure out how they knew which gym I went to...Anyway, I'm off to flatten my abs. This should be fun.