Good morning! 
Sorry that I didn’t fit in an afternoon post yesterday. Mal and I have been up to our eyeballs with house hunting stuff. We’ve decided to dive right into it, so we can take advantage of the government’s $8k credit. Plus, it’s just a good time to buy!
So, last night, we met with our realtor to check out a few houses. We saw a lot of houses that we liked, but nothing that we fell in love with. We’re seeing a few more homes on Wednesday, so maybe we’ll find our “dream house” then! Wouldn’t that be nice?!
After house hunting, Mal and I chatted over reheated leftovers from our Family Dinner and then stayed up late to get pre-approved for a mortgage (eek!) and talk with a loan officer. Sometime being a “grown-up” is hard work (and stressful)!
The scene from last night…
Breakfast
I ate pumpkin oats for breakfast again this morning. This batch was particularly creamy.
In the mix:
- 1/2 cup oats
- 2 tbsp wheat bran
- 3/4 cup vanilla hemp milk
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
I topped my oats with raisins, Honey Roasted Almond Accents, and Barney Butter (not pictured).
Of course, oats with iced coffee…
Question of the Day
At what point in your life did you realize that you were a “grown-up”?
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I used to have pumpkin oats every morning. Delicious.
I would answer your question, but I have yet to reach adulthood. I have matured a lot though thanks to the tumultuous events that have occurred recently in my life and just realized it not long ago.
Good luck finding your dream house,
take care!
<3
I remember our first house. We were lucky enough to be able to build a house to our specs. It was an amazing experience. We have an entire album of pictures of the construction process. I wish you and Mal the best of luck in your search.
I’m 31 and I still don’t feel like an adult.
being an adult is overrated
Still waiting to feel like a grown up! Right now I feel like I’m just pretending
especially when I do silly things like get drunk (hardly ever happens, but still) or spend an entire day on the couch in my PJs watching movies or trashy reality TV. (and sometimes those two go hand in hand, right?)
being grown up is crazy! I think once I started paying my own bills, I felt like a grown up! love love love those pumpkin oats!
Great-lookin’ oats!
I first officially felt like an adult when John and I were living in Houston and Hurricane Ike swept in… we had just bought a beautiful house, and a tree fell through the roof during the hurricane. Instead of freaking out, we composed ourselves and dealt with it. About half way through the reconstruction, we found out John’s job was moving him back to Boston – great news, but a bit stressful giving the timing!
Fingers crossed nothing like that happens after you and Mal buy a house
. I’m excited to live vicariously through you guys – house hunting can be a headache, but it sure is fun! I can’t wait until we’re in a position to buy a house around Boston.
Who says I’m a grown up?
I don’t know that there was a defining moment. Perhaps when I started having to pay rent/bills/buy groceries/do my own laundry.
Hope that your house buying adventure goes well. I would love to get into the housing market, but alas, it’s never been the right time when I’ve wanted to.
After graduating college. I actually didn’t care for being a kid and being dependent on my parents and always having someone be an authority figure over me. I couldn’t wait to be an adult! And I love it and couldn’t imagine saying, “Oh I wish I was in HS again or college again.” Forget that! Adult living is so much more fun and freeing!
I have a feeling I’ll start to feel like a grown up when I feel settled in my job, I’m seriously considering having children and/or when I own a home. Either that, or I’m going to wake up on my birthday next month and decide 28 is my year to become a grown up!
Good luck with the house hunting!
Im only 21 so the process is still going but I would have to be when I told my mom I was only coming home for 2 weeks of the 4 week winter break. (I realized last summer I couldn;t live at home for along time anymore) Between that and all my friend’s weddings and babyshowers it seems to be catapolting faster!
Tina – have a discovered/tried North Trail nut clusters? They are a yummy treat!
i think that i felt “grown up” when i had to buy a fridge. such a grown up thing to spend money on… not so much fun, but a necessity… and i was really proud of it! my husband and i are in the process of buying a house and we are definitely learning a ton! good luck on find a house you love and congratulations on deciding to take this step!
im 15 so i guess im not really “grown-up” lol im gonna hold onto it while it lasts!
When I was 16 yrs. I’ve always felt older than my age (I just don’t look it). I’m 29 and wish I was 39 so I would at least feel my age… I’m always waiting to catch up to the age I feel. When people make comments about how “young” I am, I secretly wish “if only they knew.”
At 17 when my sis and I lived by ourselves in my moms house!! It only took two years and I was in my OWN home working full time and going to college full time too! Still am actually
Some things don’t change soon enough!
The oats look delish!
Congrats Teen! Get ready for LOTSA paperwork. I realized I was all grown up at the age of 25.
It was then when I moved to Texas with my hus and our two cats and we bought our first house. Sigh!
Hi Tina!
I realized I was a grown up last November/December when my boyfriend lost his five year battle Ulcerative Colitis. (he’s alive, don’t worry–he had a major surgical procedure done and the recovery turned into a nightmare) It’s just the two of us out here so it was a slap in the face when I realized we were dealing with a situation that people in their 50s, 60s and even 70s don’t have to deal with. Yeah, that was a real eye opener for me!
Also, where are you looking to buy? What area are you looking? just being nosey
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