September 25, 2016

 This morning I finished reading Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde. I was a little disappointed with it in the end. I didn't like how the main girl went from being mean and aggressive the whole book to immediately turning on a dime and being super nice. Or how there wasn't much of a conclusion. It felt like all this time was spent building up to something and then the something wasn't that revelatory and it was wrapped up in a hurry. Like the author got disinterested in the story or had to meet a deadline. I did enjoy the humorous writing, so I would definitely give Fforde's other books a chance.

I decided that I wanted to make an offer on the duplex by the nursing home but I wanted more information about the house and the HOA so I texted my realtor this afternoon. He went out of town this weekend and said they were still driving back to town but he would contact me when he got home. Which he did around nine o'clock tonight. He emailed me the seller's disclosure and information on what an inspector had found and what had been fixed based on that inspection. Tomorrow he's going to get information on the HOA. I wrote down the things that stood out to me and that I wanted to check on. The big one is the roof and siding potentially needing to be replaced. They got a bid from a company and sent it to the neighbor but I believe they have to agree to it before anything can be done. So I want to know the status of that. Along with a couple other small things that were mentioned but it wasn't said if they had been fixed. I added in the things we saw this weekend during the rain that weren't mentioned in the documents. I thought I remembered seeing the washer and dryer in the basement but it looks like they aren't included, which means I would need to buy my own. That is unfortunate but if I can get my offer in and it is accepted, this house is so much cheaper than the other two I like, so that would lessen the blow a little bit. I just need to get my offer in because it would suck to miss out after all the stress this has caused me in the past few weeks.

I didn't get my newspaper article written this weekend but I should have time in the next couple days at work to get it done, which is where I'm supposed to be writing it, so that works out. I'm going to write about hobbies and life-long learning and it will help to be at work because it seems like every article mentions books in our collection and I will be able to wander the shelves and pick random books that fit the topic.

I also need to prepare for my class on Tuesday. When I checked on Friday we had ten people registered, which would make for a strong turn out. And I don't want to screw things up. My practice class was pretty informal because it was just my boss and the assistant director. I would like the actual class to retain a bit of that informal nature, though. It doesn't need to be a super professional class presentation. I think being professional is important but taking a more laid back approach is acceptable. I'm also going to be teaching a relatively old group of individuals how to do things with technology, so informal and less intimidating would probably be appreciated.

It's now midnight and I am going to go to bed soon because I need to wake up for work in the morning. And I am hoping I can fall asleep with house stuff on my mind. I was worried about missing out on the one place I had been watching since June but now that I've actually gotten to the point of wanting to put an offer on a place, the stress level has increased considerably. Especially with the price dropping again recently. It feels like someone else is going to swoop in and make an offer before I'm able to look everything over and get my offer in. So that's going to be on my mind tonight when my head hits the pillow. Can't wait.