I can finally tell you why I have been so off-track and out of routine lately! My boyfriend and I finally bought a house. We’ve been looking for a long time, and we never even hinted to the kids that we were shopping. We wanted it to be a complete surprise.
I didn’t want to write about it here because I am not 100% convinced my stalker, Psycho, doesn’t secretly read this blog, or doesn’t have someone else read it for her. It’s the kind of ploy and strategy she has relied upon in the past, and I don’t put it past her to do the same now. I didn’t want anything to ruin the surprise for the kids, so I just didn’t talk about the house on facebook, my blog, anywhere that Psycho might be camped out, starving for a tidbit of information.
It paid off: when we picked up the kids on Friday, we made up a story about having to stop by someone’s house. It was so exciting, waiting to see when they would catch on! My younger stepson commented that these people had the same flag that we did, and I smiled. Suddenly he stopped and said “Wait a minute…”
When they put two and two together, they were so excited and happy. They ran around the house, checking out the rooms, laughing and calling to each other as they discovered their own bathroom, the fireplace, the huge back yard. My youngest stepdaughter actually screamed when she saw her bedroom and the purple canopy over her bed!
Finding the house, going through the inspections and negotiations, the hold-ups and delays, were all stressful and aggravating. Living among boxes and chaos was stressful. I couldn’t work out at home at the old place because of all of the boxes, and it took some time to get the new place set up for me to work out. I didn’t want to work out in the living room because of the gorgeous wood floors. I pictured weights banging against the floor, or sweat dripping on it, or my step scuffing the floor. Nope! Not happening.
But this past weekend, we finally set up the desk and computer in the office/workout room, and it’s not 100% finished but it’s functional as my workout room. This evening after work, I will do my first workout in there.
It’s been a long journey to get to this point. I won’t bore anyone with details, but my boyfriend and I have struggled and been through a lot.
We love our new house, and the kids loved it too. I’m sure when they went back to Psycho on Sunday evening, they got in trouble for saying anything nice about our house, and it’s a shame she won’t care how excited they were all weekend about our new home. All she will care about is voicing her jealousy and pettiness. But I can’t fix what is wrong with that woman, and I sure as hell won’t let it ruin the joy and excitement of our first house!
Sweat & Sparkle 