3 steps forward…..

my horoscope today reads thus:

a bit of permanence and stability is about to find its way into that game plan you’ve been working on forever. and just in the nick of time, too. one more day of this and who knows what you might have decided?

interesting – very interesting… not that i think daily horoscopes are anything more than general advice giving – but since i just came back from my house inspection (which went well), this seems well-timed. as far as it all goes things are moving ahead inch by inch on the house purchase – the home is in good shape (albeit needing minor work done, most of which i can do myself), the bank approved the mortgage yesterday (with stipulations that i have met this morning) and i am basically now awaiting cmhc to approve and insure the mortgage the bank has agreed to. i have an appointment with the bank on monday at 9:30 to finalize that end of things and if all goes well, i will be able to remove the subjects and move to close by tuesday of next week.

the only thing that could go wrong now is if the bank doesn’t think i have met the stipulations (which included proof of having paid off my creditors, which i believe i have supplied to the best of my ability), or if cmhc doesn’t want to risk insuring it (though with guarantors who own property outright, i don’t see why they wouldn’t). i am still fairly tense, and having to remind myself hourly to breathe – just breathe….. but am not climbing the walls at this moment which is big plus. i could have never imagined how intense buying a place to live would be…. but i’m almost there. once i get the mortgage/cmhc stuff worked out and have signed the paperwork i will be breathing much easier.

i’m off for the weekend to victoria, will try to blog while i’m gone….