New Year's Resolutions...

Alright... as we are heading towards the end of the year, here some of my 2010 new years resolutions:

 

•  I try to listen more and talk less (same goes for reading and posting)
• I try to keep more private (it seems, being an open person only gets me into trouble... no need for that in 2010)
• I try not to let people mess with my life (like: bank people, insurance people and government people)
• I try to stay calm and not get to angry at my dogs when they eat yet another sofa, some books, my beloved heels or anything else that's edible
• I try not to bitch about other people anymore, if someone is p***sing me off, I will just tell them into their face. (Am I too optimistic with "be honest"???)
• I try to have my house renovated in the next two months and sold before my b-day
• I wanna move to B'more before the summer
• I wish for world peace!!! (oh.. ok.. I am getting a bit carried away... lol and anyways.. it's not a n.y's r. but I can still wish for it...)
• I pray that I am going to have my Hallux Operation and my Breast Reduction in 2010
• I wanna lose another 20 pounds (don't was say that every year???... lol)
• I would love to run the NYC Marathon and some Sprint Triathlons to get closer to the Ironman (some time in the future)
• Should I add, that I would like to find a decent boyfriend once I moved? (or is that TOOO much of wishing again... boyfriend vs. world peace.. hmm.. ok.. I go for world peace, that's more important)
• I try to be a good dog and cat mommy
• I promise, I won't buy too many shoes in 2010 ... (I won't define "not too many") lol
• I try to visit my family (or whats left of them) in 2010 in Switzerland.. (haven't seen them for over 5 years!!!)
• I try to set up a class reunion (Business Studies).. haven't seen them for hmm... almost 15 years.. (gosh.. I AM old.. haha)
• I wish for myself to be brave and independent and not listen to those who are negative but embrace only words of encouragement
• I hope, that I am able to see a lot of Swim Meets next year (especially Cali... woohooo and meet up with loads of PP&P's... awesome girls!!!)

  Well I guess... that's about it... :) lol...

 

 Have a wonderful and happy New Year... and may 2010 be a GOOD year for once.. I had enough bad years... (I honestly think, I deserve a good one after all the sh*t I've been through the last few years.... )

 

Love you all... see you "next year"... keep smiling :o)

December 2009

Do you believe it's December already? Well, I don't, and yet, the year comes to an End and I am still in Israel. (Time just goes by too fast and I can't even catch my breath).


So, where do I actually stand with my move?

Concerning my house, nothing really has been done yet, other than packing. Boy did I pack and cleaned out. I surprised myself... lol ... Once I move, there will be only a few boxes, not the 350 boxes I took with me from Switzerland five years ago, when my mother passed away and I had to clean out her flat. My guess is, about 50 boxes all in all. The "good" thing is, that I won't have to schlepp any electric appliances with me. 110 Volt Baby!!! So.. I get everything new in the US. (Even though, I will be missing my fridge... but I get a cool new washer and dryer.. woohooo... Whirlpool.. here we go... )

The dogs and cats will get their own room and I can finally sleep in quiet. "Heaven on earth" I'd say.

When it comes to my Biz... well.. I have most suppliers I want, some I found by "accident" and some I knew for a long time, that I wanted to work with them. Others I am still waiting for an answer and I guess, I can only get the final answer, once I am in B'more and having a place.

So.... whats the next few steps? Simple.. first.. Ruth (my "adoptive" mom) is going to have pacemaker surgery next Sunday. Once she has recovered and the last pieces of furniture are sold (the antiques.. I am still working on selling them), we are going to renovate the house. Seriously.. nothing big.. just some paint... and some little things here and there. I do hope that sometime in January, the house will be on the market finally... and then.. only G-D knows... how long it will take to sell it. I honestly have no idea... it could go very fast.. it could take ages but the market in Yaffo is rather "hot" and people do like to buy there.. and a private house in the middle of it... well.. not too shabby... ;)

All in all, I might be on the move sooner than I hope or later than I fear... it's all a big game I guess... but the most important thing is, that I eventually will be on the move.

After visiting Berlin, I did realize, that I had enough of Israel and it honestly is time for a big change in my life. Work wise, Lifestyle wise, Health wise and Love wise. "We aren't getting any younger Missy".... so... if I do plan on meeting the man of my dreams (or as close as life can provide), I should rather "hurry" up... lol.. NOOO.. don't get me wrong.. no pressure here... lol.. I do enjoy my life as a single, but every now and then I do miss a hug from someone who actually cares.

Ah well, let the new year begin and show, what it holds for all of us, good and bad.. I am ready..

BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fina / Arena Swim Champ. Berlin 2009

Alright.. so.. not yet in Baltimore.. but.. half way... lol

Going to Berlin for the Swim Champ. in November 2009.... This is going to be so great and I honestly can't tell you how I feel right now.. loads of things have to be taken care of.. but I am pretty sure, I can manage it in time.

Friends in Berlin are getting the tickets... all I need to do, is show up and cheer for my Phelpsi... <3

So... another month.... to get in shape (I do think I should look as good as possible to impress.. lol).. and a month to pack... (yes.. usually I pack last minute... but this is serious.. so I guess... I have to start packing now.. at least my Pompoms... lol)

As soon as I know more.. I'll be updating you... but for now.. keep your fingers crossed, that nothing happens till November 13, 2009.... and that I'll be on my way... to see my Phlipper... crash Paul Biedermann.. lol

NO more patience...

Alright.... the big furniture are still not sold... and I just don't want to wait any longer. I'll be going to my bank next week to see, if I can raise the loan of my house a wee bit. After all, I don't need THAT much so I really hope, the bank will work with me.

Planning on going to Berlin Mid November for the Fina Swimchampionship... wooohooo... @Ellen, @Chaia & Joachim (Pina und Schlomi)... can't wait to see you all!!!!

So maybe I'll be able to open Biz in Dezember... just on time for X-Mas Shopping... would be great..

Keep your fingers crossed, after all.. in three weeks, we are heading into a new year... (Rosh Ha'Shanah .... love holidays.. haha).. and I'll mark a whole year since I decided to leave Israel... so it really is time to finally MOVE!!!

ok.. the more or less final trip is born.. ;)

• Israel
• Zuerich
• Toronto (Niagara Falls)
• Chicago
• Salt Lake City
• Idaho Falls (Yellowstone Park)
• Rapid City (Mount Rushmore)
• Seattle
• San Francisco
• Los Angeles
• Phoenix
• Flagstaff (Grand Canyon)
• Little Rock
• Memphis
• Orlando (Disneyland)
• Washington D.C
• Baltimore
• New York
• Toronto
• Zuerich
• Israel

Some more Vusa

So this trip would include:

Niagara Falls

Yellowstone Park

Grand Canyon

Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse

Disneyland & Pia's Bistro

and loads of fun :) (this really sounds like a plan.. rofls)

A Vusa "Testfly"

Disneyland and my Boss

Ok... Disneyland in FL should for sure be on the list... oh and I would love to visit Pia.. and have some gooood italian food...


and.. my Boss.. the Best...

just told me about... VUSA

http://www.usairways.com/awa/content/specials/traveldiscountprograms/vusa.aspx

Some more Ideas...

• Yellowstone Park

• Chicago

• Toronto

Travel Plans

Yes... I know it is still a wee bit early... but after all, a good trip will be planned quite ahead of time... ;) lol...

So... My plan is to visit following cities:

• LA



• San Francisco



• Seattle



• Phoenix



• New York



• Little Rock (AR)



• DC

Now I am looking for "beautiful" Nature around it...

I would love to see

Mount Rushmore

Grand Canyon

but.. what else...

Any Ideas my dear Blogger Friends?? :)

Selling selling selling

Wooohooo.. the IKEA Chairs are gone.. and it seems, some more stuff will be gone by the end of the week.. wow.. it finally is happening... and I tell you what... I am starting to feel butterflies... yup... I can feel.. that my time here in Israel is coming to an end...


Lets hope.... that the renovations go over fast (and without me having a stroke or other attacks) ... and that the house will be sold very soon... :) So far.. only positive reactions towards my house.... and I am very positive.. that I find someone who will just fall in love.. and pay... lol.. :)

something's happening...

So.. the house is almost "empty".. well lets say.. the things I wanna sell are in one room.. the things I gonna take with me in another one.. and the things I still need till I leave are all around...

Now I hope, that I am going to sell my stuff soon... and can start renovating... woohoooo...

The dogs are happy, that the living room is almost empty... more space to run around... ufff.. the cats are of course only annoyed... hahaha... "who messed up with out empire" hahaha... the fish don't care...

I do hope, that I am getting a lot of phone calls this weekend... and loads of "visitor"... to take my stuff...

Still have to check out the Antiques.. but... that will be ok.. :)

Keep you posted.. but... I would say.. the "pre-hot-phase" has surely started...

And another weekend....

Gosh.. I can't believe how much STUFF you can have in a house..... gosh.. I am STILL cleaning out... but... I see the light at the end of the tunnel..... this next weekend (Shavuot)... I hope, I'll finish cleaning out... and can finally sell my things.. to make room for the Renovation Team... and then finally sell the house :)

Oh wonderful may???

Or MAYbe not... lol

Yes.. I am still cleaning out.. but.... it looks so much better already... and I just prefer to have everything really sorted out, so in the US, I can only unpack and thats it.... I won't have time to sort out stuff there.. and I don't want to actually...

Other than that.... working... but I won't do overtime anymore... so I have more time in the evenings... woohooo... I hope, that I'll be soon ready to sell my furniture and then I have the money to renovate the house...

Working on a lot of ideas for my Boutique of course and I really can't wait anymore.. to get moving... to go overthere.. check things out and start a new life. :)

But till then... I have to stay strong.. and clean out.. lol

Pessah Cleaning

So, now that Pessah is over, I have to say, I did myself proud. I really cleaned out stuff. I packed things and I sorted things out. Another week or so and I am finally ready to renovate the house and sell it.

During the Pessah Holidays, my neighbor came over to have a "chat".... trying to tell me, that my house is not worth, what I am asking for... and that she offers me a certain amount. (Well her offer was less, than I paid five years ago) I just laughed in her face and told her, if she makes that offer into Dollars (Same numbers but instead of Shekels she puts Dollars) we have a deal, otherwise.. "don't bother".

Then she started telling me about this Realtor who was here and told her, that I am asking for way too much. WOOOOOW.. I want to talk to that Realtor.. maybe she can give me also the Numbers for the next Lottery Jackpot... rofls... how can someone say such a stupid thing, without knowing the house? Very interesting.

Anyways... I am very optimistic.. and I am pretty sure.. I get what I want for the house.. Or I just won't sell just now. :)

So.. lets see, how I do till end of the month... and yup.. still no laptop... which is good, so I actually do something in the house. :)

Another week

Another week has passed and I am cleaning out, like there is no tomorrow... lol

I finally found my long missed Sewing Machine... well the one I actually took with me from Switzerland is ready for the museum.... I wonder, why I even packed it. haha

I am going to open a Blog just for things I wanna sell or give away. (Link will be posted soon)

So as the house gets emptier, I am getting happier and the dogs and cats crazier. They really aren't that amused about all the changes in the house, but once the house is empty, they will have more space to run around, when I am at work. lol ;)

Another week and a half and I'm going to have some days off for Pass Over... after those holidays, the house HAS TO BE empty and the "shipuznikim" will do some work in and around the house so that I'll be able to put it on the market, so G-D will, end of April.

I am discovering more and more pictures and books and old memories as I clean out, quite exciting actually.... ah well, what shall I say... it's nice to see through old stuff but nicer to get rid of it. lol

Ah and yes, I am still without a laptop... so Inet only at work... which makes my researches a bit more difficult, but I am getting there.

Progressssssss..... yesssss.....

Alright....

The last few weeks have been very busy and about a week ago, my laptop fell on the floor and finally died... yes... perfect timing... NOT!!!

Anyway, I have been in touch with several big suppliers and got a lot of positive feedback and already a few biz meetings. Some in Israel and some all around in Maryland.

First I will go to see the factory of one of my favorite suppliers in Netanya. He is specialised on big dogs (which in my opinion are really left out when it comes to nice accessories).

Lets see what kind of deal I can get through him.

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The house.... well, ever since the laptop died and I am cut off the world during the weekends, things really get moving and I hope that the house will soon be empty enough to paint and be put on the market.

Good thing, it's Pessah soon and I have a few days off and time to arrange everything. My guess is, end of April, the house will be up for sale. Please cross your fingers, that I find someone to buy and close the deal till mid June.

Then I could go to B'more beginning of July and finally move mid August.

Ah yup.. I am very optimistic... maybe a wee bit too much.. but.. I have to, don't I?

I'll keep you posted (well, that is.. when I find a computer and Inet... hahahaha)

So for now...

Have a great weekend...

Another House.... and I I have to say.. I really like it

   

This might be my future home... or lets say.... I would like something like that.. in this area... (Canton/ Fell's Point)

3bedr, 2ba, basement, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Breakfast Room, Patio

Well.. we shall see.. but this is actually the style I really like... and Fleet Street... perfect... close to the dog park, close to where I want to open my shop AND.. (most important.. rofls..) close to MP... ;) hahahaha

Progress...

Finally some progress.... I got an offer for my shop's website and online shopping. Going to work with Focaltechnology (Thanks Shahin, can't wait to work with you and finally meet you). So first thing I can cross off my list.

Some more progress, regarding the print/copy things I need, like Biz Cards, Letterhead, Magnets and those kind of things. I got in touch with a few companies in Baltimore and will be getting quotations and / or will meet with them, once in B'more (good thing to warn them that I'll be going on their nerves) rofls.. ;) 

So you see, somehow (don't ask me how) I am managing to get things going and work my way towards my E2. 

The house should be on the market in May/ June and hopefully sold very soon after... (please keep your fingers crossed and send a little prayer up to heaven for that) ;) 

My Dear Friends

Yes, it's been quite.... I know.. but... for now.. I just take it slow.. I won't be able to sell the house during this time of war anyway (or to a very bad price that I am not willing to settle). But that's ok, I still have so much to do and I am busy with work and the zoo and swimming and yup, cleaning out.

But.... 2009 is the year... so stay tuned.... I'll keep you posted on my process toward BALTIMORE, MD 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o)