A bit of a pessimist I guess...

House inspection today. Here's hoping everything turns out okay, because if they find something hugely wrong with it, things may not be going on as planned. I'll be meeting the guy at 430 with my dad so someone will be there who speaks "fix-it" will be there. He'll know the severity of all the problems, because apparently the inspector is a very thorough one. I also have to call ASCP today about my certification exam, because something may prevent me from taking it as planned next Wednesday, though I'm still not ready and I work this week, so I'm bound to freak out a bit. I'm hoping I can get it done already, and that I won't have to reapply and pay another 200 bucks. And I still have to pick a company to go with for home insurance. This is proving to be more stressful than I like. Coverage, liability coverage, deductible, how far your house is to a hydrant and a fire station... There are a million questions and decisions to make. And they don't make it easy to get a quote. The internet is evil, and I don't think I like my auto insurance agent enough to go through her for my house. So I've got to deal with that, and an appraisal, but I think my financial guy has everything else he needs just about. Hopefully this will produce a speedy closing, because if it doesn't happen before the 25th of August, I'm in trouble. It has to happen on or before the 31st contractually, and I'll be in New York the 25th through 31st. I really thought the stress would be over when I found the house and had an offer accepted. And I just remembered, I need to have my car inspected this month. Shoot.

On a bright note, I went to an auction with my mom on friday. My parents find amazing deals, and these auctions can actually be a lot of fun. We got a couple of huge pallets of random and not so random furniture, and I've spent the weekend (between all the babysitting I was coerced into) putting them all together. It was a returns auction, so some of the pieces were missing, or didn't come with all of the nuts and bolt, but with the help of my dad we fixed all the ones I wanted and I'm feeling pretty good and handy. I've been watching the DIY channel, so I'm definitely in the mood to make a home. And now I have leftover wood and stuff from what I didn't use to make many magical household objects with. Not to mention patio/porch furniture, a desk, coffee tables, living room chairs, kitchen chairs... Mainly I just need a satisfactory kitchen table, and possibly a couch? I don't think I need one right away, but whatever. I do need a fridge sooner than later, and a tv eventually, though the latter can wait indefinitely as far as I'm concerned. The only reason I can see to have one is to entertain guests. And by the way, if any guests injure themselves on my property and incur damages to their person that exceed 100,000 dollars, I will not be inviting them over again.