Guess who's freaking out right now?

About a month or so ago I mentioned that my husband and I found a house we might be interested in buying. Well, we put an offer in on it, and the seller accepted! But of course, it couldn't be that simple. The property is a short sale, so the seller's bank has to approve our offer, which was originally submitted almost 4 weeks ago.

Nothing is definite yet, but things are moving along and it's looking good. Of course, there's still a chance that it won't work out, that either the bank won't approve our offer or a better offer will come in at the last second. Very frustrating.

So now I keep going back and forth between being really happy and optimistic, to being terrified that either someone will make a better offer or the bank will reject our offer or we won't get approved for a mortgage, to worrying about whether we'll have trouble keeping up with our expenses if we DO get the house. My thoughts alternate among these 3 scenerios about every 30 seconds. Right now all we can do is sit tight while we wait to hear something and hope for the best.

I usually read my horoscope each day, even though I don't really believe it most of the time. Once in awhile, however, it really hits the nail on the head. Yesterday I was feeling particularly overwhelmed by the house situation, as well as taking lots of extra hours at the library lately and trying to keep up with housework and getting ready for the holidays. Here's what my horoscope had to say:

"If you are feeling overwhelmed right now, you need to let some things go. These things could be hopes, work projects, relationships, or even goals. The fact is that you are only one person -- you can only do so much. So you cannot beat yourself up if things do not go according to your master plan or if you feel like it's your fault things aren't happening the way you think they should. Admitting you are powerless isn't always fun, but right now it may be necessary."

I hate being powerless!