Positivity is the only way
Thanks to my dictionary that I randomly had sitting in my office, I looked up the word positive before I started this post. Pos-i-tive adjective : thinking that a good result will happen : hopeful or optimistic. Of course we all have our own little definitions that come to mind when we hear that word. Today... I am latching on the optimistic and hopeful part...that good results will happen.
I like to think I'm a positive person. I love finding the silver linings or the pro to the cons on any list I make or am given. I can hand out positivity like it is no one's business but there are times when I struggle to give myself some of it when I need it most. And to be honest, today I need all of it I can get.
A few weeks back, I wrote a post about why not to buy a house. I was kind of kidding around but writing that particular post was sparked by an issue Michael and I found when we returned home from our Thanksgiving trip to his parents. For some reason, our shower curtains had fallen and we found a door that had a small gap in the top of it between the frame and the door. We couldn't really remember it being like that before we left, but didn't think too much of it.
That is until a few weeks ago. We started to see cracks. Ok, yes, our house is quite an older home and I know that cracks are going to happen, but the lack of knowledge about it has been eating away at us. It's scary to not know about something that could end up being a big deal, especially to our bank accounts. Owning a home is so exciting. Nothing makes me happier than coming home to a house that we have made our home and sitting around knowing it belongs to us. But with that comes the burden of the upkeep and taking care of what needs to be done when it needs to be done. So today, we have a man coming to look at our foundation and break the news to us. I can't help but try to be hopeful...positive if you will...that it's something smaller than what we have built up in our heads. Then that little stinker on the other side of my shoulder is preparing us for the worse.
I spent this weekend relaxing, then checking out cracks, then relaxing, and rechecking cracks, and then cleaning the house because I wasn't sure what else to do. So to kick this positivity gear into drive, I decided last night to make a list of things that I'm thankful for and things that could happen as a result of these results.
1. We could have no home at all. I feel very fortunate that we both worked and saved to buy this beautiful home that we have.
2. We could be living in the house we did before we bought this one...the one that turned my hair orange and made me go get it professionally cleaned once a week.
3. If they have to go Shay style, then I could get new floors and maybe the popcorn ceiling will magically fall off. (hey, a girl can hope).
4. My front door that currently has an eagle on it, with one brown side and one white side may just HAVE to be replaced... I mean, I wouldn't hate that part of this. I may have already found 2 different doors that could be the replacement.
5. We will feel safer and better about making other upgrades that we have been wanting to do before this came up. If this is something we have to do, I will be thankful we didn't do anything too major to renovate the house before now.
I know that we will not be handed more than we can handle and that it could always be far worse that what it really is. It reminds me of my favorite quote "Nobody trips over the mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you'll find you have crossed the mountain." Plus, I've got my penny on for good luck thanks to my beautiful friend. Surely that means something to the foundation guy right?! Happy Monday sweet friends. Stay warm and be happy. And send lots of happy vibes our way if you think about it.
A few weeks back, I wrote a post about why not to buy a house. I was kind of kidding around but writing that particular post was sparked by an issue Michael and I found when we returned home from our Thanksgiving trip to his parents. For some reason, our shower curtains had fallen and we found a door that had a small gap in the top of it between the frame and the door. We couldn't really remember it being like that before we left, but didn't think too much of it.
That is until a few weeks ago. We started to see cracks. Ok, yes, our house is quite an older home and I know that cracks are going to happen, but the lack of knowledge about it has been eating away at us. It's scary to not know about something that could end up being a big deal, especially to our bank accounts. Owning a home is so exciting. Nothing makes me happier than coming home to a house that we have made our home and sitting around knowing it belongs to us. But with that comes the burden of the upkeep and taking care of what needs to be done when it needs to be done. So today, we have a man coming to look at our foundation and break the news to us. I can't help but try to be hopeful...positive if you will...that it's something smaller than what we have built up in our heads. Then that little stinker on the other side of my shoulder is preparing us for the worse.
I spent this weekend relaxing, then checking out cracks, then relaxing, and rechecking cracks, and then cleaning the house because I wasn't sure what else to do. So to kick this positivity gear into drive, I decided last night to make a list of things that I'm thankful for and things that could happen as a result of these results.
1. We could have no home at all. I feel very fortunate that we both worked and saved to buy this beautiful home that we have.
2. We could be living in the house we did before we bought this one...the one that turned my hair orange and made me go get it professionally cleaned once a week.
3. If they have to go Shay style, then I could get new floors and maybe the popcorn ceiling will magically fall off. (hey, a girl can hope).
4. My front door that currently has an eagle on it, with one brown side and one white side may just HAVE to be replaced... I mean, I wouldn't hate that part of this. I may have already found 2 different doors that could be the replacement.
5. We will feel safer and better about making other upgrades that we have been wanting to do before this came up. If this is something we have to do, I will be thankful we didn't do anything too major to renovate the house before now.
I know that we will not be handed more than we can handle and that it could always be far worse that what it really is. It reminds me of my favorite quote "Nobody trips over the mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you'll find you have crossed the mountain." Plus, I've got my penny on for good luck thanks to my beautiful friend. Surely that means something to the foundation guy right?! Happy Monday sweet friends. Stay warm and be happy. And send lots of happy vibes our way if you think about it.
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