Ever feel like you're in limbo?

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To make a long story very short, Chris and I are having some unexpected problems with the bank when it comes to refinancing the house we used to live in. The check has been delayed-- hopefully we'll get it this month, but we may not get it until March. Which means two more full house payments each month, not long after his paycheck went down due to me going onto his insurance.

We're going to use the house we used to live in as a rental, which will help with the finances, but before we can do that some things need to be fixed up. Where are we going to have to get the money to do that? The refinancing check. Yay.

And I just got the credit card statement and with publishing the book and having to buy the new computer both on there, just . . . nnnnnnnnn.

I tell myself that we're doing fine and if God forbid something really did go wrong, we have families who wouldn't let us starve on the street or anything, but I think it's the not-knowing that's getting to me right now.

It doesn't help that my stomach's felt weird all day-- just hollow, and I've eaten but that hasn't helped-- and I can't get my mind to focus on anything long enough to write. Or do anything else besides sit here uselessly and think of all the things I should be working on. My productivity level for the day = one load of laundry and an lj entry. Sad.

I think what's needed here is the movie Sabretooth. I can distract myself from the self-pitying limbo state by snickering at the special effects and staring at Josh Holloway. ;-)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

well, if it makes you feel any better, I know exactly how you feel. my advice is to be careful with those credit cards because they add up awfully awfully fast and then BAM! you cant believe theyre as high as they are. Hopefully that check will arrive soon. Have you thought about renting it out anyway? If you could get someone 'handy' in there and trustworthy maybe they could do the repairs in lieu of a free months rent or two. Something to think about. ANd, distraction is definitely good! Sabretooth was on the scifi channel the other night but I only caught one glimpse of JH and then when I checked back on it later he was no where to be seen. Im thinking that bodes well for the tiger but not for his character. ;-)

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No, from what I remember he lives through the movie. :-)

The only problem with finding someone we know is trustworthy to work on the house right now is, the people we know who can do the work 1) already have a place to live, and 2) are just as broke as we are, so they couldn't get supplies either. lol

And yeah, I'm beginning to fully understand how fast the credit card adds up. LOL But I can't really complain about it too much, because what's on there is 1) the book, 2) the computer, 3) a character portrait, and 4) groceries. None of which I regret getting, so. . .