Bumps and Blessings

It’s been an awesome week, and just today, I was thinking how extremely lucky I am to get to have a job like this. I mean – really, really lucky. Yes, it can be stressful at times but hey, it wouldn’t be a job if it wasn’t, and most times I don’t even feel like I’m working.

I’ve had a child in tow for pretty much the entire week, as Max happened to land on his head on Monday morning, on his way to school. The bad parent – me – sent the child to school as I had a meeting, and emailed his teacher to let me know if there were any concerns. About half way through my meeting the school nurse called, and I left to pick up the kid and to take him to the pediatrician. Ever since, he has been following me. It’s called brain rest. No reading, writing, studying, tv or gaming, but he is allowed to walk, and he is allowed to listen to an audiobook, so there he is. My little assistant.

My little assistant has been there this week for meetings with clients, for showings, for inspections and for brokers opens. In the office, out of the office, at home and back in the office. At some point of the day he has asked me; how many more... three, two, five? I have been there for him in between, and during all those doctor’s appointments, and during the night when he has slept right next to me, so that mom can hear every single thing. Moms can, trust me. Every mom knows this, moms sleep but can still hear every single thing going on in the house, like my daughter taking her baths in the middle of the night. We call her the night bather – yökylpijä. I have been blessed by my self created extended family though as I keep getting offers to help, and finally yesterday, Auntie Cake called and told me she would come and get Max for an hour or so, she only needed to know where to pick him up. As she would not take my no for an answer, she picked up the little patient from Hoffman's bakery a few minutes prior to my meeting. 

This week, I got my first ever flower delivery from a happy client. Love the flowers, super cute, but more than anything I am happy that she is pleased with her new home and our time spent together.

I’ve had an inspection party, you know, several inspections going on at the same time, at the same house. The more the merrier as we are living in the era of pre-inspections. By the way, I always encourage an inspection, even though I understand the current trend of having everything waived and buying homes AS-IS. But at very least, it does give one some sense of what they are getting into and what needs to be done potentially.

This afternoon I went to a Brokers Open at an upscale new construction home in Enatai. We enjoyed the catered lunch with Max, and we took a peek at a home that most of us dream about. Never before, have I actually seen a Restoration Hardware bathroom in a home. In their catalog and in their showroom yes, and in my dreams, but never in a real home. This home was perfect in every single way. All the finishes, the beautiful kitchen, the flow and the floorplan.

Right now, I’m sitting with my fingers crossed as my clients submitted an offer for a home they really like. A good offer too, making smart decisions on how to present themselves as a solid buyer. However, I’m sure there were several rock-solid offers and as we are where we are, there is always the option that they will get outbid by a foreign cash investor if nothing else. Buying a home is like playing poker, and I’m hoping we had the right hand. Maybe some day I will no longer have the same combination of excitement and anxiety while waiting to hear back, but I do love having a role in the battle, and even though it’s not my offer or my home, I really hope they will get it!

Tomorrow is Friday again. I will be working with clients this weekend, but tomorrow is reserved mostly for Max, his head and Seattle Children’s.