It is Friday.

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• eilis1228 member

  

  March 2016

  @Swazzle Oh no! That sucks that you're still sick. I really hope you're able to go out tomorrow and see your cousin. 
  @southernpeach89 You and @labro should seriously start a home decorating/reno blog. You guys are so stylish and crafty. 
  @caseface5 Enjoy your party tonight! Also, let us know how Escape the Room is!
  @lavenderfields13 Oh my gosh, H and I have inadvertently stayed up late looking at houses quite a few times. It's ridiculous because like you guys, we also aren't ready to buy a home. We get so caught up in mortgages and savings plans, and then suddenly it's midnight. My advice is to step away from Zillow and Trulia for a while. Just like with BSC newbies here, I suggest finding another hobby for a while. You know what your budget is, you know what your saving plan is, and that's all you can do at this point. 
  @Hummingbird125 OH MY GOD HELLO!
  
  I am so happy to see you posting again. We miss you 'round these parts!
  @CocoBellaF I love all your ideas for K's room. I can't wait to see everything once it's finished. What books did you order?
  @TwoDimes Sending you all the vibes for a giant refund! I hope your Friday ends up like this
  
  @minskat30 Last weekend of the bathroom reno you say?
  
  @speakeasy14 I need your BF's motivation to be that consistently productive on a weeknight. He is a haus! 
  @labro Ugh, your post reminded me that I lose an hour of sleep this weekend. Boooooooooo.
  @beanbot2002 YAY Bean! I'm so glad he's flourishing in soccer! Also, pics of tile?
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  Re: Map-- I live in the blue area and say "catty corner." I can attest to the map's veracity. 
  
  Not much to report on my end. I spent all day yesterday cleaning up my coworker's huge mess. He's on vacation until Monday, and every time he leaves, all hell breaks loose. I went home with a huge headache and ordered Chinese food. After yesterday's UO/II thread, I was craving veggies, so I totally requested extra veggies on my chicken teriyaki. It was delicious! Mmmm broccoli. 
  
  I am so glad it's Friday. This week has sucked. I'm ready to relax a bit and sleep in and cuddle with  my husband and my dog. 
  
  Tonight we're going out to celebrate a friend's birthday. I'm not 100% looking forward to it because it's supposed to storm all night, and he wants to go bar hopping. 
  
  Tomorrow we'll (hopefully) start C25K (if the weather holds... the skies just opened up again as I typed that sentence, and allegedly the rain will be here until Sunday). At the very least, I'll go to the gym tomorrow morning. We'll spend the rest of the day unpacking. Sunday is for errands, and at some point I need to finish cutting fabric for a couple of quilts. I'm also really behind on a scarf I'm knitting for my cousin. So essentially this weekend will be a mix of working out, unpacking, and being an 80-year-old lady. 

  
  
  

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• jenna8984 member

  

  March 2016

  Could not read past the first page because I'm hours deep into my job documentation, but just wanted to wish everyone an awesome weekend!!

                                                                   

  
  

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• AlPacina member

  

  March 2016

  @swazzle – I’m getting sushi for lunch! YEA!!!

  @caseface5 – I watched Conan try an escape room once, and the entire time I was just like “Let me in there! I know how to do that puzzle! I could totally win this!” haha. Hopefully we’ll schedule a time for our local one soon.

  @speakeasy14 – So if your BF is on a roll and wants to get a ton of shit done, does he get upset if you don’t do anything? If I want to clean and my BF doesn’t, I don’t really care. If he has something he wants to get done, and I’m not up and helping, he gets upset. I’m like, woah buddy, just because you found a sudden surge of energy doesn’t mean I felt the same surge.

  @untouchablets – Future conversations are so fun…. If you’re on the same page!

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  I'm back! I went MIA because of a combination of allergies killing my head and simultaneously trying to get all my reports done, which I finished at 8 this morning! Yaaaay!

  Yesterday I had the meeting with my boss to talk about why I didn't get a promotion. I am comparing it to the Michigan Primary, with myself being Bernie Sanders and him being Hillary. I wasn't supposed to win, and I may not win overall, but I sure as hell won THAT conversation. He's such a dick. I was one of his "favorites" before, but I don't care if I am anymore.

  My parents are arriving tonight, so I need to do a rush job of cleaning and wash the guest bedroom bedding. Tomorrow my mom is going to be my date to The Wizard of Oz, the musical, and then my BF and dad are meeting us after for FONDUE!!!! Omg, cheese, meat, and chocolate. I don't even care that I'm going to look bloated as fuck in my new dress. I'll bring back pictures!

  

  

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• lavenderfields13 member

  

  March 2016

  @speakeasy14 My cat destroyed all the blinds in the house because she needs to see what's going on outside. I end up having to leave them pulled up enough so she can sit in the window without touching them. 
  
  @eilis1228 Our goal is to buy a house within the next 5 months so we need to be checking this stuff out now lol. 

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• labro member

  

  March 2016 edited March 2016

  @lavenderfields13 Re: house buying - in 5 months do you mean you want to CLOSE on a house? Or just start looking at that time? Curious about more details in your timeline because now may be the time to start interviewing realtors and getting a pre-approval letter from your bank.
  
  ETA: I also got a LOT of value out of House Buying for Dummies.

  
  

  
  

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• beanbot2002 member

  

  March 2016 edited March 2016

  @ everyone who asked about the tile: We're just doing a straight light grey subway tile. Nothing fancy. Just wanted to keep it simple and clean. I had thought about doing a mint or robin's egg blue tile, and then backed off that idea. I don't want to grow tired of it, you know? So we'll do grey tile and then I'll do something lively with the paint since that's easier to change if I get bored with it.
  
  ETA: This is the tile, but it looks way darker in the picture. It should be lighter in real life...I hope!
  
  
  

  "Stuart was scared, but he loved Margalo, Mommy. And there is nothing bigger than love." -The Bean
   "His farts smell like Satan's asshole mixed with a skunk's vagina. But it's okay, because I love him." -CSousa

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• lavenderfields13 member

  

  March 2016 edited March 2016

  @labro Yeah if possible we'd like to close since our lease is up Aug 31st. When I was replying to @eilis1228 I realized it's literally only 5 months away. Scary!! We are planning on getting a pre approval letter very very soon- I was trying to narrow down a bank that we should work with. There are so many options and it's really overwhelming. I think we'll go with a credit union where H is a member. I honestly have no idea on how to go about finding a realtor- I looked at some on realtor.com that are based in the areas where we think we want to buy- but I'm so lost on what the next step is. People generally interview realtors?
  
  eta: I will definitely check out that book! We need all the help we can get. 

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• beanbot2002 member

  

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  "Stuart was scared, but he loved Margalo, Mommy. And there is nothing bigger than love." -The Bean
   "His farts smell like Satan's asshole mixed with a skunk's vagina. But it's okay, because I love him." -CSousa

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• lavenderfields13 member

  

  March 2016 edited March 2016

  @beanbot2002 I can't see your pics but I really like subway tile- it's classic so you can't go wrong!

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• speakeasy14 member

  

  March 2016

  @AlPacina sometimes he gets pissy and is like "can you come help?"  Last night he was like that a little, until he realized how tired I was and then left me alone.  But honestly I'm home by myself all weekend, and do all the laundry, dishes, cooking (well that's every night), and cleaning so I really DGAF if he gets an urge to be productive during the week.  

  

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• labro member

  

  March 2016

  @lavenderfields13 So different realtors will charge different fee percentages (not to you directly, but it's part of the closing costs) and I think you want someone who is experienced and a good negotiator, not someone who follows the same method for every single buyer regardless of their circumstances. I've encountered one realtor who would show you a fantastic house outside your budget, then she'd take you to a dumpy house, and then a mediocre house as a way to push you into spending more money. It's important to find someone you jive with and who cares about your priorities and who will stick to your budget but advise you as well. I would try to get personal recommendations from friends and family if you can, but yeah, you should absolutely interview different people to make sure you LIKE who you are working with and that you feel like you can trust them.

  
  

  
  

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• eilis1228 member

  

  March 2016

  labro said:

  @lavenderfields13 So different realtors will charge different fee percentages (not to you directly, but it's part of the closing costs) and I think you want someone who is experienced and a good negotiator, not someone who follows the same method for every single buyer regardless of their circumstances. I've encountered one realtor who would show you a fantastic house outside your budget, then she'd take you to a dumpy house, and then a mediocre house as a way to push you into spending more money. It's important to find someone you jive with and who cares about your priorities and who will stick to your budget but advise you as well. I would try to get personal recommendations from friends and family if you can, but yeah, you should absolutely interview different people to make sure you LIKE who you are working with and that you feel like you can trust them.

  Sounds like she thinks she's on HGTV. 

  
  
  

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• labro member

  

  March 2016

  @eilis1228 @TwoDimes Omg you quote tree violators!!!
  
  This particular realtor was when I was living in SD. She was a total slum lord too! My roommates and I rented from her for part of college and she was so icky! She would reduce your rent by hiring you to come clean out one of the homes she rented, or to help her move all her shit to another of her shitty renty homes. But the rent reduction was kind of nice....

  
  

  
  

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• lavenderfields13 member

  

  March 2016 edited March 2016

  TwoDimes said:

  eilis1228 said:

  labro said:

  @lavenderfields13 So different realtors will charge different fee percentages (not to you directly, but it's part of the closing costs) and I think you want someone who is experienced and a good negotiator, not someone who follows the same method for every single buyer regardless of their circumstances. I've encountered one realtor who would show you a fantastic house outside your budget, then she'd take you to a dumpy house, and then a mediocre house as a way to push you into spending more money. It's important to find someone you jive with and who cares about your priorities and who will stick to your budget but advise you as well. I would try to get personal recommendations from friends and family if you can, but yeah, you should absolutely interview different people to make sure you LIKE who you are working with and that you feel like you can trust them.

  Sounds like she thinks she's on HGTV. 

  I was just going to say this! It sounds like an episode of Property Brothers or that Fix It or Leave It show!

  haha I was thinking the same thing! Sorry for the additional quote tree violation
  
  @labro Thanks for the tip! I didn't know they all charged different fees. I only have 1 friend that bought a house recently and she hated her realtor - he was really pushy. Maybe it's time to make a FB status requesting recs lol. I think I'm going to order that book on Amazon too. 
  
  Would you recommend getting the pre approval letter before you even find a realtor? I know they're only good for so many days (60 or 90 usually, right?) and I'm afraid if we don't find something in that time frame we're goign to have to keep getting our credit run over and over. 
  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• labro member

  

  March 2016

  @lavenderfields Ummm I feel like our pre-approval was good for at least 90 days. Plus it was helpful to have it in case we walked in a house and were like YES WE WANT TO BID! It would have slowed down the process to go back and get the pre-approval letter. But anyway, yeah, get it when you're ready to go out and start physically looking at homes with your realtor (so not righthissecond). They'll run your credit again anyway when your bid is accepted and you go into the financing stage. A pre-approval credit run won't look bad on your report unless you're getting like...tons of them.

  
  

  
  

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• LizzyTish88 member

  

  March 2016

  @lavenderfields13 YGPM

  

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• Hummingbird125 member

  

  March 2016

  Dammit @Labro - those colors sold perfect and I wish I thought of that!!!

  
  

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• Swazzle member

  

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• minskat30 member

  

  March 2016

  I didn't take lunch today and got in super early so that justifies a shopping excursion right?  Hopefully so...I'm off to TJ Maxx.  
  
  
  

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• labro member

  

  March 2016

  TwoDimes said:

  Swazzle said:

  

  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• LizzyTish88 member

  

  March 2016

  Let's play a game! I have to stop at the packie on the way home; tell me your favorite red wine!

  

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• labro member

  

  March 2016

  caseface5 said:

  Let's play a game! I have to stop at the packie on the way home; tell me your favorite red wine!

  All of them. Just buy all of them.

  
  

  
  

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• Swazzle member

  

  March 2016

  caseface5 said:

  Let's play a game! I have to stop at the packie on the way home; tell me your favorite red wine!

  The one with alcohol in it!

  
  
  

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• labro member

  

  March 2016

  TwoDimes said:

  Swazzle said:

  caseface5 said:

  Let's play a game! I have to stop at the packie on the way home; tell me your favorite red wine!

  The one with alcohol in it!

  Do they make alcohol-less wine?! Who would do that?!

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Swazzle member

  

  March 2016

  TwoDimes said:

  Swazzle said:

  caseface5 said:

  Let's play a game! I have to stop at the packie on the way home; tell me your favorite red wine!

  The one with alcohol in it!

  Do they make alcohol-less wine?! Who would do that?!

  
  

  
  
  

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• speakeasy14 member

  

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• Swazzle member

  

  March 2016

  What's your favorite pair of pants? 
  
  Favorite temperature? 
  
  You have to move to another state that you've never lived in before, which do you choose? 
  
  Would you rather give up cheese or chocolate? 
  
  Do you wear a bra and/or jeans around the house like a freak? 
  
  Would you rather travel by train, plane, or automobile? 
  
  How do you feel about Shamrock Shakes? 
  
  Do you have a favorite pair of undapants? 
  
  You have to wear one color from head to toe for the rest of your life, what color do you pick?
  
  Gimme a fun gif. 

  
  
  

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• Swazzle member

  

  March 2016

  What's your favorite pair of pants? 
  Any pair of yogs. 
  
  Favorite temperature? 
  72 degrees fahrenheit. 
  
  You have to move to another state that you've never lived in before, which do you choose? 
  I've never been to California but I'm picking that because I hear the weather in San Diego is the year-round weather I've been looking for my whole life. 
  
  Would you rather give up cheese or chocolate? 
  I would give up chocolate. 
  
  Do you wear a bra and/or jeans around the house like a freak? 
  HELL NO. I'm practically removing my bra and pants as I walk through the door and I sure as hell wouldn't put on either just to sit in my house all day like some people!
  
  Would you rather travel by train, plane, or automobile? 
  Depends on where I'm going. I'll almost always choose anything over automobile because I can't handle traffic but I do love a good roadtrip. 
  
  How do you feel about Shamrock Shakes? 
  Yes please! I haven't had one yet. I want to try to make my own. 
  
  Do you have a favorite pair of undapants? 
  I have a pair of solid black bikinis that I loooove to wear so much.
  
  You have to wear one color from head to toe for the rest of your life, what color do you pick?
  Black on black on black, obviously. 
  
  Gimme a fun gif. 
  Sit yo ass down, son! 
  
  

  
  
  

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