REPOST from former blog My Type 2 Diabetic Life ©
November 17, 2020
It was not my intention to not post for so long, but life happened. We’ve just been swamped with moving, establishing utilities, cable, address changes, not to mention boxes galore.
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| Just a fraction of the boxes that are all over the house! Image: My Type 2 Diabetic Life © |
If you’ve ever moved, you know that it can take forever to get back into a normal groove. It consumes your life! I’ve been trying to organize and get things put away in places that make sense. Then when I try to find them again, it’s like going on an Easter egg hunt!
In July, we decided to bite the bullet and put our house on the market. We had a couple of “almost” contracts that didn’t work out, took it off the market and put it back on and within 3 days, we had a contract. Life was changing.
Those of you who have ever bought and sold homes know that the process isn’t fast. We had to wait on inspections, and appraisals, then on all the paperwork that has to be done through the buyer’s mortgage and title companies. In all, it took about 8 weeks – but seemed more like 8 months.
During that time, we were looking at so many houses, and it became overwhelming. So thankful that we had an amazing realtor (and friend), Vanessa Thompson, from NAN Properties, in Houston.
She helped to guide us through the process of selling our old home, and finding the new one. In fact, we talked, texted, and emailed so much during that time, that after it was all completed, it was like having withdrawals because we weren’t talking as often. Ha! But we are so glad that Vanessa is a forever friend in our lives.
We found a beautiful home in League City, Texas, which is not quite 30 miles from downtown Houston – about a 30 minute drive straight up the freeway. And we are about 20 minutes away from Galveston Island, Texas.
We have both said this will be our LAST move. EVER!
Now, if we can get through a small construction job, we’ll be set. We’re going to be enclosing the formal dining room and turning it into a home office. I’m excited, because that’s where I’ll be writing and posting my future blog posts.
I now have a FABULOUS kitchen where I’ll be cooking and trying out new healthy recipes. I excited to start really using it.
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| I’m in love with my new kitchen! Image: My Type 2 Diabetic Life © |
And now for my confessions. Because of the old house being on the market, and then the move, I’ve not been able to work out as frequently as I would have liked. We had to take the treadmill apart to even get it out of the room at the old house, then get the parts up a very steep flight of stairs – we did part of this ourselves.
The movers moved the bottom part with the belt, but my husband and I moved the top part to the new house, and then up the stairs. This thing weighs about 175 lbs and is very wide – so we had to carry it sideways, and even then, it barely fit up the narrow stairwell.
We carried it about four steps at a time, until we got it upstairs. Then it took us another two weeks before we even had time to put it back together. Let’s just say that it was somewhat of a Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz scenario – or maybe Lucy & Ricky. But we figured it out and got it done.
Now, the upstairs game room is now a workout room, too. We’ve got the treadmill set up, a bosu ball, and some hand weights. We’ve got on order from Amazon, some weighted bars, as well. So excited to have this space to be able to continue this life journey of health and fitness.
Confessions continued… I’ve not been as diligent with my diet as I have been. Out of necessity, we had to eat out more than we normally do, and I’ve even resorted to fast food a few times.
The good news is that my fasting blood sugar has been in the 80’s and 90’s throughout this whole time. There have been a couple of weird days where I woke up to a fasting blood sugar over 100 – which was weird and I have not quite figured out the reason for that yet.
We think that maybe those high fasting levels could have been caused because I’ve had trouble sleeping since we initially put the old house on the market. I’ve felt sleep-deprived most of the time since then.
Even though I’ve not been on the treadmill as much, I’ve still been active. Constantly walking around the new house putting things away, then looking for them again, and going up and down the stairs. Definitely active – but just not like I normally was.
I’m gradually getting back into my pre-house-selling/moving routine. I’m working on a cooking idea for one of my next posts, and I’m also going to write about the home gym that we are gradually putting together.
And since COVID started, we’ve been blessed with not one but TWO grand babies! Our son had a baby girl in April, and in August, on my husband’s birthday, our daughter gave birth to our grandson! We are so excited for our family. The circle of life is continuing.
These two precious ones have been the highlight of the year for me and my husband. They'll be calling us Baba & D. At least, that's the plan for now. You know how sometimes those names get changed by the grands, as they learn to talk. 😁
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