Ahhhh....August

Recap: Jewish July was hard...but I made it.  It's so hard NOT to spend money when you're building a friggin house!  I did well, though, and therefore I call Jewish July a success!

August...oh August.  You're finally here.  You're the gateway to fall and football and the first page of the next chapter of my life.

August, so far you're also the biggest pain in my butt.  I've had the most difficult weeks of work in August so far that have caused me so much stress and anxiety - anxiety that I thought I had under control.  Add building a house on top of 10+ hour work days and this white girl is TIRED!

So, my August resolution is very simple: just make it thru the dang month.  No catchy headline, just make it thru the dang month - without freaking out.

I've made it thru almost two weeks now and I've done pretty well.  My boyfriend, bless his heart, has been my rock and my ear every afternoon when I'm about to murder someone from work.  My mother and Stepfather have been there thru the entire building process for me and have had to take on some of my responsibilities while I cannot be present.  Mind you, my poor mother had hip surgery 8 weeks ago and back surgery last week.  She's an angel and a trooper!  I don't know what I would do with out her!  So, when I say "I" have made it thru two weeks, I mean my support team has helped me thru two weeks.  I couldn't do any of this without them!

Coming up in this crazy month...

5 days from now I'll be back in Charleston volunteering for Habitat for Humanity with my boyfriend.  I've always wanted to work on a Habitat project and give back and I'm so excited to get to do this!

11 days from now I'll be closing on my house.  I never in a million (28) years thought that I would ever own a house by myself.  I count my blessings everyday and am so very thankful for the gifts that God has given me.  This far into the process, I can only pray for him to guide me thru the rest of the month and bless those who have helped me along the way.

12 days from now I'll be moving into my new house.  This is the stuff that keeps me up at night: "how will we get the washer and dryer up the stairs" or "should I get Direct TV or Dish".  Seriously, I've been taking herbal sleeping meds to keep my brain from thinking and I think my body is getting used to them.  Great.

19 days from now I'll be moving out of Rock Hill and into my new home for good.  Reading what I just typed brought a huge smile to my face!

22 days from now I'll be starting to work from my home office with a team that I'm so proud to be a part of and look forward to what we can do with our talents.

So, yea, I've got a busy couple of weeks coming up.  I can make it - I know I can!  Gotta start looking for that light at the end of the tunnel and stop worrying about all the bumps along the way.

Cheers y'all!