Reluctant Adulting Blog

Holy adultiness, Batman! Let's talk about this for a second. Building. A house. How did we get here?? Is this actually happening? Am I even breathing?! Want to add a caption to this image? Click the Settings icon. We ACTUALLY have a fully-executed purchase agreement on our new abode as of last week. We still have to drop off the 2nd half of our earnest money (3% down to the builder) but otherwise, this thing is official. Officially official. When we started talking about a potential move last year, we never (ever, ever, EVER) would have guessed that this is where we'd land. Our first meeting with our new realtor was at the beginning of January and we honestly thought we'd just get the answers to our questions, learn what updates would be needed to sell our current house, and then take some time to process everything. Boy, were we wrong. Well, not completely wrong. Mostly just about that whole "taking some time" thing. ...

Ok, it's time to get this thing rolling. My posting might continue to be sporadic for a while until I really find a groove for writing that fits into my daily schedule, but I didn't want to make the mistake of waiting forever to start posting. So this is what we get for now, until I level up in the game of adulthood. Let's talk about some goals I've been setting; both blog-related and personal. If you know anything about SMART goal-setting , you'll realize that these are pretty terrible goals. They meet practically none of the criteria of a SMART goal. Buuuut pretty much everything in my life is hazy right now, so it's just par for the course. This adulting thing is hard, man. Want to add a caption to this image? Click the Settings icon. 1. Reduce frivolous spending In the adultiest moment of my life to-date, the husband and I have decided to build a house! Well, we're like 97% sure that's what we're gonna do. We...