Still Kicking

Oh boy.

We have a lot of ground to cover. Where to start?

Well. I got one of these.




Or, actually, Andrew got one of those, and I claimed it. Doris promised to teach me how to use it, right after making me swear to never again flash my flip phone in public which forced her to hear about all of the times that I've dropped it in the washing machine and the bathtub and the mouth of a Tyrannosaurus rex and the effing thing kept right. on. ticking.

That's called loyalty, kids.

Let's see. What else?

We still haven't found a house, and we've let our new tenants extend their move in date again until September. There's been quite a stall in the market down here, primarily because of the legal holds that were put on foreclosures, and there's hardly any new inventory in the two areas that we're looking in. Things are supposed to loosen up in August and we're keeping our fingers crossed for a barrage of new listings.

Which probably explains why there's been a lot of this.





(That's my version of an insanely good Bacon Wrapped Scallop recipe that I hacked apart and reassembled from Men's Health. It's already after midnight, but I'll share it later, maybe? Any interest? I dunno.)

I've been trying to squeeze in some summer cooking, and I'm starting to realize how much I'll miss our new kitchen and all of it's perks. Like, you know running water. Electricity. FLOORING.

*sigh*

Speaking of the kitchen, Country Living emailed me. I had a couple more items featured on the front page of Etsy, and they wanted to know if I'd be interested in doing an upcoming photo shoot featuring pieces from the shop.

Um, yes.

So that was kind of random and neat-ola, but then they found the blog and she called me back and was all, Your home this, your home that, can I send your kitchen to our Style Director?

And I was like, of course. Have her leave a message on my flip phone.

(KIDDING, Doris, kidding!)

So. Anyway. I sent them some shizzle for their shoot and we'll see if anything happens with the other. Fun fun fun.

What else?

Oh. I forgot about the bad stuff. Issues. Lots of issues. Exhibit A.



Don't worry I fixed it. Well, mostly. By the way, I have a new favorite paint color. Glidden Polished Limestone. See?



Anyway, there was more, like the bathrooms, WE WILL NOT EVEN DISCUSS THE STATE THAT THEY LEFT THE BATHROOMS IN. And the refrigerator. Don't mention the word refrigerator. Ever. And the carpets. And the oven.

Also?

I had two other tenants skip out on a lease, and another one who I'm chasing down two months of rent from. And. AND.

I just found out that one of my properties never had several major permits closed out when I purchased it (a few years ago). It was actually brought to my attention in May, but apparently the severity was majorly downplayed. Did I say majorly? Because I meant MAJORLY. Like, I'm losing sleep over it. I should find out in the next week or so if I'm going to have to sell a kidney to pay for the electrical upgrades and such. So there's that.

But I guess that's why they give you two, though, right?

To end on a positive note, Andrew and I have been plotting the details of the next part of this year's travel adventures. There may or may not be seven hundred pound bears involved. Watch out, world!!!