Tuesday - our "dream house" was pending. I called the realtor, and she said that probably means someone made an offer, and they aren't accepting any others. we'll need to move on to something else (or wait it out)
Wednesday - the house was off the market. I suspect the owners received another unsatisfactory offer and took the listing down.
Thursday - we chose new listings (Mike and Ana stole a bunch of mine) and planned for another trip to Frazier Park.
Saturday - back up to Lebec & Frazier Park.. we saw 4 houses by ourselves (from the outside)..
1st house - cute mobile, simple.. yard would need some work. but had lots of potential.
2nd house - another cute mobile.. owners were there. he showed us around. very cute double-wide with an addition.. it's a "double double-wide".. lots of potential lots of possibilities.
3rd house - another cute house but teeny tiny rooms.. asking more than seems likely. crossed that off the list.
then met the realtor in Pine Mountain Club - a drive through a loooooooooooooooooong mountain road.
1st house.. a mobile.. cute, but needs work.. also in Pine Mtn Club so would have an HOA fee -- so not worth it for the condition of the house. crossed that off the list.
2nd house.. huge.. owners are divorced, and the house is in shambles. they started construction but has a long way to go. vacation home so they are not there consistently working on it. they also refuse to go down in price. once the renovations are complete, the price will go up. crossed that off the list.
back into Frazier Park:
3rd house.. 2-in-1 package deal. not easy to see as house is still occupied. looks better than listing showed. could be a possibility with upgrades and progress.
4th house.. cute but very close to road. street parking unless you have a teeny-tiny itty-bitty car. also has the most interesting neighbors. we heard the strangest sound when out on the deck. turns out the neighbors have a sheep - a black sheep. they also have chickens (eggs for $3/dozen)
5th house.. long dusty road.. downhill, steep, narrow. once we got to the house.. it's 7 lots !! cute & cozy house.. beautiful artwork detail. 3 sheds on the land. even comes with a tractor.
6th house.. a mobile.. a bit dated but also has charm. on a corner lot, making it bigger. has excellent potential.
so now we wait. the realtor is going to set us up with her finance guy.. to see what is required for a mobile.
more studying today - 20% down still required? still a 30-year loan?
still need to get loan approval - need to get to the bank on time.
also there is a law based on when the home was built.. we know it was built in 1976.. but was it built before June (pre-law) or after June (post-law).
only time will tell ..
Monday, September 29, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
well, I think I'm getting better.. right? aren't I?
last week was usual.. not much to tell. cleaned house, did laundry, walked every morning.. the usual.
Wednesday, I got a call back on a job opening in Valencia that I applied to. Thursday morning I called her back (I hadn't answered the phone as it was an "unknown" number, and she left a message). the HR lady called me back a little while later and we spoke. she wanted to find out my background, go over my resume and work experience. then she said she will forward my resume to finance and if they see something of interest they will call me in for an interview - - how long do I wait before calling her back and bugging her ??
Friday, met my parents for lunch. Dad had a follow-up appointment and scan with his cancer doctor. the scan was at 11, and I thought his followup appointment was at 11:30.. reread the text, and his f/u was at 1:30 :( my mom texted me at 2:05 that they were back at the house.. I jumped in the car and drove to meet them for "lunch".. hour later, was finally at the house.. 40 minutes later, I was eating my taco and enchilada at El Torito.. man-o-man, was I starving! had a piece of toast at 7:45am - nothing since! hung around the house until about 6:30, then came home.. snails pace on 10.. snails pace on 405 overpass.. then flying by, until the 101.. again, snails pace from 101 to 118.. then flying by on the 118.. got home at 7:52 :P
Saturday, we went to Frazier Park !! saw several houses (some for us, some for our friends).
1st house - iffy.. didn't even go in because the people live there and the place was a mess (from the OUTSIDE)
2nd house was weird.. the inside was kinda cute, but the house was on these stone "stilts" and was just a maze of doors and stairs.. and stairs and doors.. had potential but would require lots of work to make it "normal". I'm not looking for "work", I need a place away from work (when I find a job that is)..
3rd house was cute.. kitchen was awesome.. breakfast nook was awesome.. the stairs were steep and shallow, and the upstairs was kind of strange.. almost seemed unfinished (?) wasn't comfortable flow that you look for in houses.
4th house was nice.. also had potential but not much yard.. the house itself was huge and "bass-ackwards".. the upstairs was down and the downstairs was up.. the Nona would be confused because there's no regular access door. I'd have to take her out, and bring her back in.. the upstairs living room & kitchen -- all HUGE.. then the downstairs bedrooms were teeny.. not very relaxing.
5th house was awesome.. just what we wanted.. exactly what we wanted.. so perfectly what we wanted.. rooms forever and lots of potential.. laundry room inside.. awesome garage.. bigger yard than Nona's known in 8 years..
6th house was a 'go-between'.. just a look from the outside. noisy dogs, nosey neighbors - um.. no.. besides, close to friends I used to know.. a little awkward, that would be!
7th house was nice.. AWESOME yard !! awesome sauna inside !! the house was skinny though.. skinny halls.. skinny rooms.. a move-in nightmare !! great view, on top of a hill.. no one to bug you.. a great big garage, & RV parking as well.
came home and stewed.. talked about it.. what we'd do.. what we should do..
went to Mike & Ana's for BBQ - - more talking and planning.. getting more and more tired (the day wore.us.out!!)
that night (Saturday night) I couldn't sleep !! my brain was going and going, thinking of all the things we could do with house 5. I was up until about 2am wide-awake with wonder.
Sunday morning - Ron was started to feel against it. "can't do it unless you find a job.. can't stay here unless you find a job either.. it is what it is". I started to worry.. and stress.. he's been SO stressed about me being unemployed. I still have severance, and I still have unemployment.. but that all will eventually end. we had no life when I was working.. no pleasures.. no fun trips.. now would be even worse.
Monday he went back to work, and I didn't bug him about anything - - but Mike did.. they put an offer on house 7. they talked to their insurance guy and figured out how much their mortgage would be. we're about a million steps behind them. I need to get Ronnie added to my account (for "asset" purposes - that's our down payment!). we need to get pre-approved with his credit union (or with mine..). BUT last night, he was back to being psyched about the whole thing.
I applied on another job - Account Clerk with the City of Santa Clarita
I'm really hoping that something will pan out.. I NEED a job, and I'd prefer it not to be Motel 6 or Carl's Jr.
I don't like this house anymore (haven't liked it for a very very very long time) and we need to figure something out for the future.
Wednesday, I got a call back on a job opening in Valencia that I applied to. Thursday morning I called her back (I hadn't answered the phone as it was an "unknown" number, and she left a message). the HR lady called me back a little while later and we spoke. she wanted to find out my background, go over my resume and work experience. then she said she will forward my resume to finance and if they see something of interest they will call me in for an interview - - how long do I wait before calling her back and bugging her ??
Friday, met my parents for lunch. Dad had a follow-up appointment and scan with his cancer doctor. the scan was at 11, and I thought his followup appointment was at 11:30.. reread the text, and his f/u was at 1:30 :( my mom texted me at 2:05 that they were back at the house.. I jumped in the car and drove to meet them for "lunch".. hour later, was finally at the house.. 40 minutes later, I was eating my taco and enchilada at El Torito.. man-o-man, was I starving! had a piece of toast at 7:45am - nothing since! hung around the house until about 6:30, then came home.. snails pace on 10.. snails pace on 405 overpass.. then flying by, until the 101.. again, snails pace from 101 to 118.. then flying by on the 118.. got home at 7:52 :P
Saturday, we went to Frazier Park !! saw several houses (some for us, some for our friends).
1st house - iffy.. didn't even go in because the people live there and the place was a mess (from the OUTSIDE)
2nd house was weird.. the inside was kinda cute, but the house was on these stone "stilts" and was just a maze of doors and stairs.. and stairs and doors.. had potential but would require lots of work to make it "normal". I'm not looking for "work", I need a place away from work (when I find a job that is)..
3rd house was cute.. kitchen was awesome.. breakfast nook was awesome.. the stairs were steep and shallow, and the upstairs was kind of strange.. almost seemed unfinished (?) wasn't comfortable flow that you look for in houses.
4th house was nice.. also had potential but not much yard.. the house itself was huge and "bass-ackwards".. the upstairs was down and the downstairs was up.. the Nona would be confused because there's no regular access door. I'd have to take her out, and bring her back in.. the upstairs living room & kitchen -- all HUGE.. then the downstairs bedrooms were teeny.. not very relaxing.
5th house was awesome.. just what we wanted.. exactly what we wanted.. so perfectly what we wanted.. rooms forever and lots of potential.. laundry room inside.. awesome garage.. bigger yard than Nona's known in 8 years..
6th house was a 'go-between'.. just a look from the outside. noisy dogs, nosey neighbors - um.. no.. besides, close to friends I used to know.. a little awkward, that would be!
7th house was nice.. AWESOME yard !! awesome sauna inside !! the house was skinny though.. skinny halls.. skinny rooms.. a move-in nightmare !! great view, on top of a hill.. no one to bug you.. a great big garage, & RV parking as well.
came home and stewed.. talked about it.. what we'd do.. what we should do..
went to Mike & Ana's for BBQ - - more talking and planning.. getting more and more tired (the day wore.us.out!!)
that night (Saturday night) I couldn't sleep !! my brain was going and going, thinking of all the things we could do with house 5. I was up until about 2am wide-awake with wonder.
Sunday morning - Ron was started to feel against it. "can't do it unless you find a job.. can't stay here unless you find a job either.. it is what it is". I started to worry.. and stress.. he's been SO stressed about me being unemployed. I still have severance, and I still have unemployment.. but that all will eventually end. we had no life when I was working.. no pleasures.. no fun trips.. now would be even worse.
Monday he went back to work, and I didn't bug him about anything - - but Mike did.. they put an offer on house 7. they talked to their insurance guy and figured out how much their mortgage would be. we're about a million steps behind them. I need to get Ronnie added to my account (for "asset" purposes - that's our down payment!). we need to get pre-approved with his credit union (or with mine..). BUT last night, he was back to being psyched about the whole thing.
I applied on another job - Account Clerk with the City of Santa Clarita
I'm really hoping that something will pan out.. I NEED a job, and I'd prefer it not to be Motel 6 or Carl's Jr.
I don't like this house anymore (haven't liked it for a very very very long time) and we need to figure something out for the future.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
I'm loony.. like, totally.. fer shure
my plan was to update weekly.. not that my life is all that interesting.
but it makes me do stuff, so I have something to talk about..
force a social life.. to write about your social life.
so after that fun-filled, non-holiday weekend.. we needed to have a fun-filled HOLIDAY weekend.
and what happened?? nothing !! like totally, fer shure..
Friday was a lay-low night.. good thing cuz I wasn't all there. that night was spent in the bathroom every 5 minutes for a whole lot of nothing.. got about 2 hours sleep, and was up since 1 am..
Saturday.. still sort of in the bathroom, didn't want to go anywhere.. need to stay local.. at least I was in the bathroom every 20 minutes, instead of every 5.. woo-hoo! that's progress!
Sunday.. went to our friends' apartment.. they live about 10 minutes away, so it's do-able. yummy bbq-d grubbing.. music & conversation.. life's good.
Monday.. lay low, enjoy the last free day before Ron had to go back to work
besides it's been hotter than hell - like, literally.. so needed to hide from the sun for one more day.
Tuesday, went for my morning run.. changed clothes, and went walking with my friend. came home and felt SO lazy.. oh well, maybe still on weekend-mode. no big whoop (especially after Friday night, think I was still recovering from the lack of sleep). started having cramps.. which turned into stomach pains. by later afternoon, I was in miserable pain. took a gas-ex pill hoping to satisfy the pain.. by bedtime (10pm..) the pain was really annoying and I was too tired to care.
Wednesday, woke up okay, wasn't in the mood for a run though.. went walking with my friend, and when I came home I felt SO lazy again.. took a nap for about 4 hours! :P got up and finished accomplishing something for the day..
Thursday.. same. woke up okay but wasn't in the mood for a run.. went walking and came home tired.. took a 6-hour nap.. then got up and accomplished something for the day.
Friday.. same.. woke up okay.. no run.. went walking and came home and took a nap.. 7 hours.. got up and moved from couch to bed.. slept 4 more hours.. got up and socialized with the neighbors. had my gatorade, my ginger ale, and sat listening to them all talk.. got fresh air (out of the stuffy house) and sat in the dark where there was no sun (still warm, but not hotter than hell)
Saturday.. woke up 1am to throw up, dry-heaves (NO FUN !!) - painful.. back to bed and slept.. spent the whole day on the couch.. ate a smidge of breakfast about 2pm.. not in the mood for food, not in the mood for anything.. listened to the TV (hurt my eyes to "watch").. in and out of naps all day long.. throw up again 9pm.. not dry heaves this time (thankful for that..).. in bed usual time.. slept thru the night.
Sunday.. woke up normal time.. felt a little better.. had some real food.. still not in the mood for food.. another day on the couch.. not 100% though. parentals came to pick up their foo-foo midget dog "Misty".. once they were gone, THEN I could sleep and be lazy..
back to normal grind.. Ron leaves for work, I get up to silence the squawking pigeon. still haven't gone running. hard to get back into routine after being out of it for so long.. and this heat is just insane.. by 7:30 it's already too hot.. running would just make that so much worse. still walking with my friend 8:15.. 4 days a week (haven't seemed to get a whole week in there.. maybe next week?)
once I'm home from my walk.. turn on the a/c.. sit at the computer job-hunting.. yeah.. loads of fun, I know. can't find a job if I don't apply.. now, if they would just call me back for interviews, I'd be one step closer to 'gainfully employed'.
had 1 interview my first day home.. my sister-in-law.. job paid $7 less than I was making, and would have been a major financial struggle to make ends meet (although job would have been AWESOME otherwise).
had 1 interview exactly 1 month later.. former BAC employee.. new company.. would be new job (they still haven't had an opening yet..) hot muggy Woodland Hills.. no talk of pay.. only talk of what position would be. we went over my past experience, my skills.. what the job 'would' entail.. but, again, no job opening yet.
been sending my resume on anywhere from 6 to 9 job openings a day (except for the week from hell above).. not one call back. received some 'decline' emails, but even then, most give no response.
this Saturday, we are looking at houses in Frazier Park. our shrinky-dink shoebox house is going to be outside our price range.. even WHEN I do find a job, it won't be the pay I was making, we won't be able to pay rent, let alone other expenses. we have to find something cheaper. I can't buy a house (since I'm job-less) but getting something under $160K, with the downpayment in my savings account(s), our mortgage payment will be cheaper than rent we pay now.. leaving more money for the gas we'll spend commuting :P
as it stands now, I will probably still be unemployed in Frazier Park.. my severance will end at some point.. so will my unemployment income.. but all that is banked up for living off of until I FINALLY find a J.O.B. !!!!!!!! which of course, doesn't account for the medical insurace :(
oh, please, help me..
let that perfect job come along..
fingers crossed..
but it makes me do stuff, so I have something to talk about..
force a social life.. to write about your social life.
so after that fun-filled, non-holiday weekend.. we needed to have a fun-filled HOLIDAY weekend.
and what happened?? nothing !! like totally, fer shure..
Friday was a lay-low night.. good thing cuz I wasn't all there. that night was spent in the bathroom every 5 minutes for a whole lot of nothing.. got about 2 hours sleep, and was up since 1 am..
Saturday.. still sort of in the bathroom, didn't want to go anywhere.. need to stay local.. at least I was in the bathroom every 20 minutes, instead of every 5.. woo-hoo! that's progress!
Sunday.. went to our friends' apartment.. they live about 10 minutes away, so it's do-able. yummy bbq-d grubbing.. music & conversation.. life's good.
Monday.. lay low, enjoy the last free day before Ron had to go back to work
besides it's been hotter than hell - like, literally.. so needed to hide from the sun for one more day.
Tuesday, went for my morning run.. changed clothes, and went walking with my friend. came home and felt SO lazy.. oh well, maybe still on weekend-mode. no big whoop (especially after Friday night, think I was still recovering from the lack of sleep). started having cramps.. which turned into stomach pains. by later afternoon, I was in miserable pain. took a gas-ex pill hoping to satisfy the pain.. by bedtime (10pm..) the pain was really annoying and I was too tired to care.
Wednesday, woke up okay, wasn't in the mood for a run though.. went walking with my friend, and when I came home I felt SO lazy again.. took a nap for about 4 hours! :P got up and finished accomplishing something for the day..
Thursday.. same. woke up okay but wasn't in the mood for a run.. went walking and came home tired.. took a 6-hour nap.. then got up and accomplished something for the day.
Friday.. same.. woke up okay.. no run.. went walking and came home and took a nap.. 7 hours.. got up and moved from couch to bed.. slept 4 more hours.. got up and socialized with the neighbors. had my gatorade, my ginger ale, and sat listening to them all talk.. got fresh air (out of the stuffy house) and sat in the dark where there was no sun (still warm, but not hotter than hell)
Saturday.. woke up 1am to throw up, dry-heaves (NO FUN !!) - painful.. back to bed and slept.. spent the whole day on the couch.. ate a smidge of breakfast about 2pm.. not in the mood for food, not in the mood for anything.. listened to the TV (hurt my eyes to "watch").. in and out of naps all day long.. throw up again 9pm.. not dry heaves this time (thankful for that..).. in bed usual time.. slept thru the night.
Sunday.. woke up normal time.. felt a little better.. had some real food.. still not in the mood for food.. another day on the couch.. not 100% though. parentals came to pick up their foo-foo midget dog "Misty".. once they were gone, THEN I could sleep and be lazy..
back to normal grind.. Ron leaves for work, I get up to silence the squawking pigeon. still haven't gone running. hard to get back into routine after being out of it for so long.. and this heat is just insane.. by 7:30 it's already too hot.. running would just make that so much worse. still walking with my friend 8:15.. 4 days a week (haven't seemed to get a whole week in there.. maybe next week?)
once I'm home from my walk.. turn on the a/c.. sit at the computer job-hunting.. yeah.. loads of fun, I know. can't find a job if I don't apply.. now, if they would just call me back for interviews, I'd be one step closer to 'gainfully employed'.
had 1 interview my first day home.. my sister-in-law.. job paid $7 less than I was making, and would have been a major financial struggle to make ends meet (although job would have been AWESOME otherwise).
had 1 interview exactly 1 month later.. former BAC employee.. new company.. would be new job (they still haven't had an opening yet..) hot muggy Woodland Hills.. no talk of pay.. only talk of what position would be. we went over my past experience, my skills.. what the job 'would' entail.. but, again, no job opening yet.
been sending my resume on anywhere from 6 to 9 job openings a day (except for the week from hell above).. not one call back. received some 'decline' emails, but even then, most give no response.
this Saturday, we are looking at houses in Frazier Park. our shrinky-dink shoebox house is going to be outside our price range.. even WHEN I do find a job, it won't be the pay I was making, we won't be able to pay rent, let alone other expenses. we have to find something cheaper. I can't buy a house (since I'm job-less) but getting something under $160K, with the downpayment in my savings account(s), our mortgage payment will be cheaper than rent we pay now.. leaving more money for the gas we'll spend commuting :P
as it stands now, I will probably still be unemployed in Frazier Park.. my severance will end at some point.. so will my unemployment income.. but all that is banked up for living off of until I FINALLY find a J.O.B. !!!!!!!! which of course, doesn't account for the medical insurace :(
oh, please, help me..
let that perfect job come along..
fingers crossed..
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