Category: Life

I find myself with very little Christmas Spirit this year.  It’s not like I”m all “Bah Humbug!” about it.  There was no cookie baking.  I have little interest in Christmas decorations beyond the requisite tree.  But, I understand why.  I am emotionally distancing myself from this house as home.  I’m still enjoying the process of shopping for gifts.  I’m looking forward to my Birthday dinner and our New Years Eve party.  But, this is no longer my home.  Right now, I don’t really have a home.  It’s awkward.  I find peace of mind in having two or three potential homes in mind.  So, I am putting some time and effort in to that.

A Potential Buyer has requested to see my property for the third time today. I don’t like having Daisy at home when that happens. She couldn’t come to work with me because our Accountant was at my office today, so she spent the day at Augusta Day Care. I think she liked it! I never figured to see the day I took my Dog to Day Care.
But, at this point in my life, Doggie Day Care makes way more sense than having a second dog.  We enjoyed The Marsh’s holiday party with Terry and Tony.

TechnoGym Wave:  55:02, 8.09 miles, HR=118.  My body is adapting to the TechnoGym Wave and I’m beginning to see a decline in average heart rate.  Daisy spent the morning in Doggy Day Care at Pampered Pooch Playground.  She did just fine!  While Pampered Pooch Playground is a really nice place, I still prefer Top Dog Country Club for boarding.  That being the case, it’s hard to justify driving to St. Louis Park for Day Care when Augusta is right in Wayzata.  Given today’s positive experience, I think Daisy can handle going to two different places.  I have to admit; I’m not sure who suffers more from separation anxiety, Daisy or me.  It was disturbingly quiet at home without her.

TechnoGym Wave:  59:21, 9.0 miles, HR=121.

I need to think about this and this.

Our Accountant spent most of the day with us, working on our plan for Year End.  Time flies.

TechnoGym Wave:  1:00:37, 9.0 miles, HR-117.  The nail is missing from the second toe of my right foot.  That must have hurt, so why can’t I remember how/when I did that?  I spent the afternoon at Kare11 Studios shooting a commercial for CobornsDelivers.  Way more difficult than I expected.

Pancake breakfast before Mass.  Another round of Open Houses.  At this point, looking at houses makes me cranky.  I think I’ve established a general location.  A specific “Plan A” and “Plan B”.  I’m good to go.  I need to focus on decluttering.

While my X5 was being serviced at Minnetonka BMW, I met with my Financial Planner.  We needed to talk about the affect some of my upcoming decisions are going to have on my financial future.  In his opinion, I can spend a little more on a house than I am planning to.  While I don’t think I’ll be raising my home budget, it’s good to know I could.  I’ve renamed my Airstream Trailer Fund; it’s now the Airstream/TimeShare/FloridaCondo Fund.  It’s nice to have options.

Who knew?   My Realtor on my caller ID is every bit as gut wrenching as my Father.