Music

I love this song by A Fine Frenzy...


And what's better than a funny Scotsman playing a banjo...

R-2 Appraisal Class

I made it through my second set of classes. Yeah! Now I just have two more to pass and then a final exam and on to the State exam. I'm noticing a lot of test in my future. That just means I'll be doing a lot more praying.

I hope to have some pictures of the finished house coming soon. (That is if I can get it finished-I need the money.)

What we know...things change

I would really love to move to Scotland and live on in a rural area or a farm. That sounds ideal to me at this moment in life. Anyone else think this sounds good? I have days when I wish I could up and move anywhere I wanted without a thought, but then there are always things you have to think about...money, family, job (not that I have one mind you), school, friends, and CHANGE. I'm easygoing, enjoy the outdoors and completely fell in love with Scotland while I vacationed there in 1998. The feeling of my soul being at home occurred in Braemar while walking into "town" and hasn't left. I still pull out the photos from that trip and think about going back. But as always that is a hope for the future, something to strive for.

My favorite band is The Corrs and since they decided to take time off for living life, Caroline, Sharon and Jim each began having children that left lead vocalist and tin whistle player, Andrea, to do a solo CD. Ten Feet High is to be released in the USA on the 31st of July. Here's a peek at the video for her single, Shame on You. Hope you like it!



Check out her website www.andreacorr.co.uk for another video This Is What It's All About. I especially love her voice in this one.

I made the first cut (Appraisal classes)

OK so I passed the first exam, now on to the second of three starting this Saturday. Continue to wish me good luck. I need every little bit and every little second to get this stuff ingrained in my brain. I really am enjoying it and all my friend in class made it too!
We got the house exterior painted today. YIPPEE!! Doing the happy dance! (Too bad you can't see this dance, it's definitely "So You Think You Can Dance?" material!--you know the ones that make you laugh and wonder why someone told them they could dance?!)
OK so back to the subject at hand...I may actually get this thing done. Who said it couldn't be done? I still have some interior painting and the laminated floors to get done but I really see the sign going up in the yard (House For Sale) next week. I hope it sells fast. (Send a prayer to the heavens.)
I haven't been writing-in the sense of fictional writing to sale a book- for awhile now. But I have been having the jitteriness (did I just make up a word?) to do so. I don't call dabbling writing. I mean serious sit your butt in the chair and crank out fifty pages. I have been writing a little here, a little on the back of receipts, on the Kleenex box before bed, and well you get the point. I have been excited about this "world" I'm creating and all the wonderful places I can go with it. Stay tuned!!

Remember school...

Well, I set myself up for this one. I started my Real Estate Appraisal classes this past weekend. (Saturday and Sunday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.) This is like boot camp for the appraisers. I'm getting flooded with new words and meanings as well as seeing into the world of appraisers. I am now bowing to the more knowledgeable society of practicing appraisers. Wow there is so much that goes into this job. Knowledge about the law, statistics, analyst, real estate terminology, and economics to name a few are part of this career choice. I'm going to have to get myself in gear and buckle down to make this my career. I love real estate and home improvements but having come from a background in retail and medical claims I'm having to push myself to learn all these things in a concise and concentrated period of time. My first exam is Sunday...Wish me luck!
Off to study!