Invader Be Gone

So the invader has been removed and the result is that it was benign. It's formal name is fibroid adenoma. Common in women 15-30 (I of course don't fall into that age bracket now do I?) and they believe they arise due to hormonal changes. It is unpredictable as to whether this will ever come back but the doc says that it is not likely to come back in the same spot if at all. These little adenomas are thankfully never cancerous. So some may say that this was a whole lot of worry for nothing but I for one am grateful at how much the doctors I have seen pushed to do all the necessary tests and routines and surgeries to make sure it was indeed nothing. I have heard too many horror stories of doctors who did not insist on further testing, sure it was nothing when in fact it was something. I will happily go for my annual mammograms and not complain one little bit when my boob is turned into pancake.

On the other side of the stress-meter, we are all moved into our new abode. I love the house and already feel "at home". The dogs were somewhat confused and Ozzie definitely did a lot more investigating than Minnie. The cats are completely comfortable and were not as traumatized as I feared. In fact, the move has seemed to make all the animals a little more tolerant of each other - possibly due to the fact that no one could claim they were there first. Rooms are slowly getting painted and new pictures are being hung on the walls. There is definitely a lot more space to cover! I was emotional about leaving the old house - after all I had worked so hard to get myself to a place where I could actually buy a home. I am proud of that house and even prouder now that I have been able to take the next step into the single family home. I am sure I will be even more sentimental about the old house when it actually sells. For now it is still there and I can go there whenever I want. To let it go completely will be somewhat heart wrenching. Of course having my summer and winter homes so close together is just delightful!! We have hired a new realtor and Kelly can attest that she is a very interesting lady. She certainly has the credentials (which she makes sure to present to you when you meet her) and her marketing strategy is very good. She even clued us in to a lot of things that my old realtor did not which is really unfortunate. I hate thinking that this house could have been sold already if we went with this current realtor from day one. But you live and you learn. So now the competition is on to see which house sells first - the lovely townhome in Aurora near all the great hotspots that Naperville has to offer or the designer home in Crest Hill near the Hookah Cafe :)

So 2 stresses down and 1 to go. I am surprisingly calm and positive. However check back with me on April 1st when I have to officially make 2 mortgage payments!!