So we're building a house...

So there is only one reason I am writing this post and that's because I need you guys to help me choose what color cabinets we go with, but then I realized I owe quite a bit of explanation as to how I got to the point where I am picking out cabinet colors so let me re-wind slightly and get you sort of up to speed on what is going on....

So yeah. We decided to move. We had a location in mind, and upon looking at all of our options we decided to build a house. It's crazy exciting and crazy expensive. (Damn... where are the emojis, Blogger???)

Why are you moving?
1. Location. My 25 mile commute will now be 10 miles. Unfortunately, Joey's will still be really (really) long. But hey, at least one of us will have a short commute amirite?

2. Location. The school district in our new place is highly rated and much more so than the schools in our current location.

3. Location. It's a little less river and a little more mountain (and low flying airplane), but we'll be surrounded by wineries, horse country, and all kinds of new and fun things to explore.

There are other reasons too but this is a public blog so I don't want to go talking about my house when I'm trying to sell it!!!

What are you sad about leaving behind?
1. Being able to walk to Nana's house.

2. Abby's daycare. I LOVE it. I will be writing rave reviews and recommending it to everyone and I will probably cry on her last day.

3. Our doctors offices, favorite local haunts, uber rides, etc.

Getting the house ready to sell has been an eye-opening experience in itself. Polishing up the old girl made me realize how nice she really is. And how we've been neglecting her. We vowed to never make this mistake again. Advice: Every 6 months or so (heck, at least once per year), you should take a look at your house and think what you would need to do in order to sell it. Do you need to fix that broken drywall? Get rid of that nasty old carpet? Re-decorate the living room? AND DO IT. Trust me, you won't regret it.

Joey has also become extremely handy over the years. He has become quite the skilled carpenter/plumber/electrician. Definitely going to keep him around for a while ;) He has been doing a great job getting us ship shape and I have been struggling with clearing out 5 years of junk and staging our rooms so they are Pinterest-worthy.

So enough about the old house, what about the new one?

Well I honestly don't want to get into crazy specifics yet.  There is this whole thing that I haven't really talked about where if we don't sell the old house, we don't get the new house. That's the most terrifying thing about this whole process.  Besides potentially losing money, the embarrassment will probably kill me. "So, I thought you were moving? You did a gigantic Facebook post about it." "Uhh... it didn't work out............"  But hey, you don't get anywhere in life by not taking risks. This was a huge one and I will admit, it has been kind of fun. Mostly a pain in the ass, though. ;)

So, back to the main purpose of the post:

In order for the builders to break ground on the new house, they need to know what color cabinets we want. (OK, they need to know a lot of other things too.) But I am having a serious dilemma because which direction do I want to go??? White cabinets are super trendy right now, they are gorgeous, clean, and look beautiful with the contrast of a dark wood floor.  Dark cabinets also look classy, they are timeless, and look expensive next to a nice granite counter top. There are also other options like light browns, black, etc. SO, WHAT DO I DO?? Dearest blog-readers...... now I get to find out just how many of you there still are........ please take my poll located at the top right of my blog!!!

Thank you all and have a lovely day.

~SG

Nobody Blogs Anymore

I was just glancing down my list on The Old Reader, and I counted over 30 blogs that have gone inactive. I enjoy reading people's thoughts and ideas and it makes me sad that nobody really takes the time (or has the time!) to write anymore. And who am I to blame them? Half of my posts start off with "I haven't written for a while..."

In the age of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (which I still do not understand), the need for instant gratification, constantly refreshing information, and being able to provide real-time updates on our lives has pretty much killed the blog.

I started off with my own blog to keep my family up to date with what I was doing. It also became useful when I was pregnant with Abby and during her first year to write down weekly/monthly updates which I'm sure I will look back on in the future. I hope to continue writing, however sporadically, because I think it's fun and it will be cool to look back on in the years to come.

I don't know the future of my blog, or anyone else's. But if you are still out there, HI! And thanks for following along!!

This concludes my random thought for the day.

~SG