Inspection

The home inspection is tomorrow! I got the name of this guy from my real estate agent and he seems really nice. He actually prefers to do home inspections on the weekends because he works long hours in Toledo during the week. So he's coming tomorrow at 11:30 and assured me that he will do a thorough inspection of the house, including the crawl space and sump pump for all who are concerned. I'm anxious about this inspection, because I really really really want things to work out. I guess I will find out by tomorrow afternoon if there is anything I need to be concerned about.

I worked my first Saturday alone today and survived. Actually, our rehab director came in for a couple of hours in case I had any questions or needed any help with anything, which was really nice of her to do. Saturdays are pretty quiet around that place. It's actually a nice change of pace. I'm sure it would be a lot nicer if they were all like this one since I got to leave early, but I don't work another Saturday until the 31st and I'm sure that one will be busier.

I have no other news to report at the moment. I'm just going to relax and take it easy for the rest of the day today. I really wish I had a yard to sit in! But for now, I'll just lay inside in the A/C and watch mindless television.

busy busy

The paperwork is signed! The sales contract for my house is on its way to the bank for my loan officer. Exciting! Tomorrow I have to call and schedule a house inspector to come in. If all goes well, then I will meet with the bank and then wait for them to get an appraiser sent over. Then (if all goes well with the inspection and appraisal) it's more waiting until the closing and then it's time to paint and make this house my own! It's probably going to take 30-45 days for this whole process of closing, especially with me trying to coordinate with work when I can get all these meetings set up with the home inspector and the bank. In the meantime, I'll just sit and dream about what paint colors I'm going to choose and what new furniture I can afford.

Tomorrow I'm working my first Saturday alone! Well, I won't technically be alone. One of the PTAs from the outpatient department is working and one of the COTAs. Plus our rehab director said she would stop in in case I had any questions or needed help with something. It's still exciting to know that I'm starting to really get into the swing of things and working as a real PT! It feels good. I am absolutely loving it. No studying. Real paychecks. Life is good. I've been blessed for sure.

Woohoo!

I am officially in the process of purchasing a house! As I've been saying over and over again, I'm trying not to get too excited about it until everything is official and I have gone through the whole closing process. However, I have come to an agreement with the sellers on a purchase price and we are all signing the paperwork tomorrow! After that, I just go to the bank and resign all the forms I signed for my pre-approval (with the official purchase price) and then have an appraisal and inspection done and if all goes well I will be closing in a few weeks and will officially be a home owner! Ahhhhh I am so looking forward to it! I'm already picking out paint colors and deciding what I'm going to do to decorate. I'm really happy. I can't wait to make it my own.

Work is still going well also. Of course, no job is perfect, and I got another little dose of that today, but I really can't complain. I am just so thankful to have a job and to wake up in the morning and NOT be miserable. I actually look forward to talking with my coworkers every day and it's so rewarding at the end of the day to know that you made a positive difference in the lives of the patients. I absolutely love what I do and am so grateful for all that I have been blessed with.

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Day off

I am very much enjoying my day off today :) As much as I don't want to work on a Saturday, it's nice to have a day off during the week every now and then. I got some errands taken care of this morning and now I'm just relaxing inside in the A/C all day long.

I also just found out today that the greatest book series of all time is becoming a movie. I don't know who's going to be willing to go with me, but SOMEONE out there is going to get dragged along to go with me and see the new Ramona & Beezus movie. I'm so pathetically excited! I read those books all the time as a kid. I can't wait to see the movie. I don't care if it's me and a bunch of 8 year olds. I'm going to see that movie no matter what.

I'm still waiting to hear back on the offer I made on the house. The sellers have until tomorrow at 5pm to respond. I'm getting nervous. I really want this house. Right now I'm just waiting..not so patiently..and watching too much HGTV.

House

I made an offer on the house today that I have been looking at. Everyone keep your fingers crossed! I'm really excited, but a little nervous, because you never know if the people selling the house will think it's a decent offer or not. I'm anticipating that they will probably counter-offer, but even so, I'd like to think that in another month or so I will have a different place to live that I actually own and can design and style for myself. I should find out by Thursday at 5pm. That is how long the sellers have to respond to my offer.

Work is still going good. I have tomorrow off actually, because I work on Saturday. It's going at a decent pace right now, but I'm anticipating that it will get super busy very fast. One of the PTs is going to have a baby any day now and will be on maternity leave and another PT is going on a 2 week vacation at the end of this month. I think the rest of July just might be super busy in general. That's ok though, it's still a million times better than studying every night and not having a life!

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July :) I have no special plans, just sitting inside in the A/C all day. Since I have no pool and it's 95 degrees outside, I think this is pretty much my only option for the day. I just made an iced coffee with lots of whipped cream to cheer myself up.

Not that I really need cheering up at the moment. Things are actually going pretty good right now. I'm enjoying the end of a long weekend that was very relaxing. I found out at the bank on Friday that I am pre-approved for a home loan :) That was very good news! I am going to make an offer on a house on Tuesday. However, I am trying not to get too excited about it, because something could still happen that it may not work out. I'd like to think that this is the house for me, but you never know. Whatever is meant to be will be I guess.

Tomorrow it's back to work. Weekends always go by so fast. But thank goodness I'm finally working and making money and not going to back to another clinical day and paying to be there! This week I'll be working my first Saturday alone. That's a little nerve-wracking, but someone out there must think I am capable!

Running

I guess life is coming at me too fast to update very often! But, I'm enjoying the beginning of a long weekend, so a bit of a break feels good. I really can't complain. We're getting pretty busy at work, which makes the days go by faster, but it's also a lot more hectic. I'm really enjoying it. I am so thankful for my job and the people I work with. I have been so blessed. No job is ever perfect, but this is by far the most enjoyable job I have ever had. It's so rewarding. I feel like I'm finally where I was meant to be and am fulfilling my purpose here on this earth.

I have tomorrow off work as my "4th of July" holiday, so this is actually a long weekend for me. I'll be glad for some time to sleep in and relax! I also have Wednesday off work next week, because I work Saturday, so I'm already getting what feels like vacation time, without even taking any!

Other than work, I've just made the decision to run either a half marathon or a full marathon this October in Columbus. It's for a good cause. Our church is having a meeting this week to see how we can tie in running or walking it to raising money for a fundraiser for a boy in our town who has leukemia. I'm not sure exactly yet how we're going to tie in running or walking the marathon or half marathon into raising money for him, but I'm assuming we will just try to get sponsors for it and then go run or walk. I really want to run the full marathon if I can. It's for such a good cause. I think I could raise a lot more money if it was for my first full marathon. I'm pretty sure I can do it if I really put my mind to it and start training. Wish me luck. I'm going to have to stop being so lazy, that's for sure. I'm going to set a big goal (the full marathon) so that if I don't make it quite to that point, I can still make it to my smaller goal (the half marathon). It's going to be brutal either way, but I have faith that I can do it!