Stressball

I am feeling like a total stressball lately. It is over the house, of course. Something I can't control, and usually I do not condone stressing over situations such as these, but without any control, well, all there is to do is stress.

The (current) house has not sold yet. No one has come to see the house in over a week, and even that was only 1 appointment. It is deadsville around here, and frankly, difficult to keep in showroom quality when you never have anyone to show. Anyway, there is no Plan B if this house does not sell. I am not sure what happens. I assume we don't get the mortgage, cos God knows we cannot afford two houses. Chad and I need to talk through a Plan B.

Yesterday was our pre-sheetrock walk-through. It was really cool to see, but we also got The Date. The completion date. September 19th. A week earlier than we had expected. STRESS. And the field manager, Brandon, went into details about what happens next, and it was just too much. My stomach was rolling, and I don't think it has stopped since. It is even giving me insomnia.

Meanwhile, I cannot stop spending money on the new house. Granted, they have been sale items (really good sale priced items) but STILL. I feel like if I stop the spending, a buyer will appear out of nowhere. But then something else pops up, and I HAVE to have it. The price is SO GOOD, and it something we were planning to get before we move in, so why not??? Ugh. The worst yet was a duvet cover. I really over-spent on that one. It was probably not something we would get right away. Ooops. But it was pottery barn, it was clearanced, it was gorgeous, and it was going away. What could I do? And no, of course I didn't tell Chad. If you think I seem stressed, you should see him.

Ok, well, now I feel a little bit better. The King size duvet cover is GONE people! So, it really wasn't going to be there long. I would have been sad. Anyway, here it is:
http://ww2.potterybarn.com/cat/pip.cfm?src=shpcsalbdg%7Crshop%2Fshpcsalbdg%7Crshop%2Fshpcsalbdg%7Crshop%2Fshpcsal%7Crshop&pkey=csalbdg&gids=p5094

Hmm, that was my first attempt at a link. Wonder if it will work. (edited to add: YAH!! It worked!)

Anyway, if we don't get this house sold, I am starting to wonder what I will do with all of my new stuff. I could sell it on eBay (maybe not this duvet cover, tho......I am really feeling warm and fuzzy about it), or just re-use it in this house. Actually, if, for some reason, we lose the new house, I would think that we will leave this on the market and just wait a sale out. And then find a new house. Sound good?

Ok, I know this is jumbled, but that is just how I am right now. Anyway, my mother is not helping matters much right now. Sometimes, she can be a steamroller, and sometimes that is good. But right now, she is really driving the stress factor UP. I CANNOT MAKE SOMEONE BUY THIS HOUSE!!!!!!! She is really pushing things, and not hearing us. She just called, and talked to some realtor guy about this house, and was just about to tell me what HE thinks (some bloody stranger, who has never seen this house, may not know the area, and does not know that my mother often gets facts WRONG!!!) when, thankfully, her other line rang. I did hear enough to know that she TOTALLY got wrong how long this has been on the market. Even though I told her last night. Even though she tried to ARGUE WITH ME ABOUT IT. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. See, stressball.