Half Way There...

I was looking through my external hard drive, and I found something that I thought you guys might be interested in.

Usually when people look at the Old House they can't understand why I'm so in love with it. They just think that it's a falling down, creepy old house that will never be as beautiful as I keep insisting it will be. I though maybe if other people could see how far we've come already, they might be able to understand why I have so much hope in the potential of this house.

So I found some photos of the Old House before we really started working on the inside. I thought I would share them. Unfortunately I don't exactly have "before and after" pictures, but I do have some in which you can see similar parts of the house. Check it out.

                                                         Before

Living Room

Kitchen/backdoor

Bedroom

Bedroom

Living Room

Like I said, I don't have photos from the same angles, but you can still definitely see the difference.

After

Living Room

Kitchen

Living Room

Bedroom

So there you have it. Just a glimpse at the changes that we've already made. Of course once I get the real "after" photos (when the house is all done) I'll definitely be sharing them with you as well.

How to stay updated..

So I know I haven't posted in a couple of days. Obviously the reason for this is because I'm working two jobs right now, and barely have enough time to sleep. My last day as an insurance agent is February 6th, at which point I will go back down to one job, and have much more time for writing, and photographing, and working on the Old House. (All of which I will share with you here)

In the meantime though, since I'm unable to write very much, feel free to follow me on Twitter, and for little snippets of my day, check me out on Instagram. (Links to both are located on the right side bar)
And of course, if you're addicted to Pinterest I have one of those as well.

Sleep? What?

Since I'm going to be working two jobs over the next week, I am literally going to get almost no sleep at all. This is how my week is looking:
Monday night, I get home at 10pm from job#1, and the next morning (Tuesday) I have to leave my house by 5:20 in order to get to job#2 by 6am. I work there until 10am, then drive back to job#1 in order to work 12:30-9pm again. Wednesday I work at job#2 from 7am until 11am. Then back to job#1 for another 12:30-9pm.
Fortunately, Tuesday and Wednesday are the only days when I have to do both jobs, but still. I pretty much require 9-10 hours of sleep a night.(crazy I know) Not to mention it's a good 3 1/2-4 hours of driving each of those days since my jobs are in opposite directions.

But oh well. It's only for a week. After this week, I'll only have Mon-Wed at job#1 before leaving for good, and only having to work at my new job.
And I'm still excited about how short my drive will be once I'm living at the Old House.
Things are finally moving in the right direction.

And on that lovely note. Time for bed.

Goodnight :)

Never Ending

Winter is never going to end. I'm done being freezing cold. Where is the sunshine?
Not to mention, I haven't seen pavement under my tires in forever. For some reason the plows think this is what a plowed road looks like. (although now that I think about it, I don't think I've seen a plow come down my road once this winter. lol)

The only thing I love about winter is how beautiful and peaceful it makes everything look. Especially when there's snow on the pine trees in our yard.

But at the same time, you have to admit that in the middle of all this cold weather, this sure does look inviting.

Goodbye Insurance

So I officially put in my two weeks at work today. Goodbye insurance, hello next step to my new life.

I went for a job interview this morning, and they hired me. My interview was only 15 minutes long, and the hiring manager told me that I was the only person he's ever hired on the spot like that. (The only reason I mention this is because it made me feel pretty awesome. lol)

So I put in my two weeks, and I'm starting my new job this Saturday. I'm obviously going to have limited hours at my new job during that two week period. It would be pretty difficult to work two full time jobs at the same time when they're over an hour away from each other.

But this new job is only 10 minutes away from the Old House, so once I live there it'll be pretty convenient.

I am so, so ready for a change in my life.

And now on a similar note, a little something for us all to keep in mind.

My poor kitty is sick :(

                                                    Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty
                                                         Little Ball of Fur

Happy Kitty, Sleepy Kitty

Purr Purr Purr