want to make it better, better so bad

So, this weekend was a real stinker.

Saturday, I spent the morning feeling like crap and looking at houses that were (for the most part) disappointments.

Let me take a moment here to digress... househunting sucks. I can't afford to live where I want to, and I can't afford the kind of house that I really want (which, seriously, I don't need bells and whistles - I need 3 bedrooms (or 2 with a bonus room/office), 2 bathrooms, that's been relatively taken care of and not in need of any major system overhaul), and I had to deal with an agent who wouldn't listen to me. I finally feel like all of my ties to the crappy agent are severed and am going to work with someone who comes with a personal recommendation, so I hope things turn out better. There just have to be some deals out there...

Okay, back to Saturday - I started feeling worse as the morning went on and had to pull out of a shopping trip only to collapse, with a mild fever, into a HARD sleep. One of those where you wake up forgetting where you are. Ugh.

Sunday morning was spent doing house drive-bys of about 6 houses, none of which I loved but a few might have potential. They still aren't in the area I want to live, so I feel like I should hold out - why should I settle? Nothing says I can't rent longer and save up some more money - there's no pressure for me to move, but I am SO TIRED of renting. I want to be building equity. (I'm not even going to START a discussion about my financial situation...)

After looking at houses, I went to a townhome community a little further south than I want to be. I'm still not sold on the condo/townhome idea, but I feel like I should keep the option open. Why? I don't know.

That made me a few minutes late for work. Work that involved loading cars in TORRENTIAL rain. Work that lasted an hour and a half longer than expected, giving me a headache from not eating in so long. So I made a sandwich and I think it sat like a brick in my tummy because I ate so late. Which resulted in my not sleeping well.

And this week is going to be crazy - I am going to be out of the state on vacation with the parents next week and the preparations for my parents staying at my place combined with work combined with the zillions of errands I need to run this week (including taking all 3 cats to the vet at the same time - a feat never attempted before) may kill me.

Needless to say, the dates will have to wait until I get back from vacation. Maybe I can fit in a haircut...