I don’t understand something. Why the hell do we go through years of college, spend thousands of dollars and countless nights studying, if they don’t plan to give us any insight into the real world? It makes no effing sense. Never once in college was I told, “Hey, if you’re a business owner of an LLC, you’ll have to pay quarterlies.” Thank the lawd I figured that out early because of my mother. Never once in college was I told, “Hey, credit is bullish*t. You need to pay all of your balances in full, on time, perfectly, and you’ll still be doing something wrong.” Never once in college was I told, “Buying a house is the most stressful thing ever. Understanding all the paperwork will be close to impossible. So good luck!” College taught me the USDA guildelines to diet (which is obviously all bullsh*t), it taught me how to calculate BMI (which is obviously all bullsh*t) and I had a teacher who taught me to never cry at work. I think that one is a good idea, but I work from home so I cry at my work all the time. So her tip was obviously all bullsh*t.
I also had a class that we talked about rotting food. Then we had to smell different kinds of rotting food. Yeah. That course was paid for. Ridiculous.
It’s so frustrating that none of the really important sh*t that we need to understand is ever taught to us. Right now, I’m in the process of closing on my first home. OMGI’MSOFREAKINGEXCITED!!! But being a small business owner, there are about a million hoops to jump through first. I’m continuously getting calls from different people asking for different paperwork with different words I’ve never even used before. I just wish I would have had classes on how to create a website, or be a business owner, or all about credit, or about a mortgage, or how to manage money, or all the damn insurance I need. All these things would have been helpful the day I graduated. Thankfully, most of this I have figured out on my own…because I hire people to help me figure it out. But fuuuuu, I’m still annoyed about my whole college experience.
Except for the partying. That all was awesome.
But let’s get back to the news. We are buying our first house!! I’ve been looking for houses since summer, pretty much all around Denver, but I always had one neighborhood in mind that I REALLY hoped we could find a house in. After months and months and months of looking, I found a house on Redfin that barely had any pictures of it because it was in the process of fixing-and-flipping. But since the house was in the neighborhood we loved so much, I went over there right away. It was hard to visualize the final product because it was being painted and no appliances or anything had been put it yet. But I loved it. So I forced Brian to come see the house with me. He had a harder time visualizing the place. BUT the house was under our budget, it fit all the requirements we had, AND if our offer was accepted early enough, we would be able to pick all of our finishes for the kitchen. Pretty much the house became our blank slate. Never once did I think I would be able to create my own kitchen with my own vision and it was finally possible. So we put down an offer still questioning if it was the right house and it was accepted the next day!! I about died. It all happened so fast. Before we knew it, we were signing paperwork after paperwork, picking out granite, choosing our cabinets, thinking about backsplash. It’s all pretty amazing.
And pretty effing stressful.
After going through this process, I firmly believe they should institute a college course entitled, “How to not have a complete panic attack on the floor of your bathroom while in the process of purchasing your first home”.
30 Minute Shrimp Asian Stir Fry
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter, ghee or coconut oil (divided)
- 1 pound shrimp, deveined and peeled
- 1 cup coconut aminos
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup sliced button mushrooms
- 12–15 asparagus spears (ends removed), cut into 1 inch pieces
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place a large pan over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter to melt. Once pan is hot, add shrimp to the pan (making sure not to overcrowd) along with a pinch of salt, and cook on both sides for just a couple minutes, until the shrimp turn pink and begin to curl up. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In the same pan over medium heat, add coconut aminos, fish sauce and red pepper flakes. Bring to a low boil then reduce heat to thicken the sauce. This will take about 10+ minutes. By the end, the sauce should coat the back of a spoon.
- While the sauce is simmering, place another medium-large pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms to pan, making sure not to overcrowd them. Cook on both sides for about 5 minutes, until a nice brown appears.
- Lastly, add the asparagus spears to the pan and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Once sauce has thickened, pour it on top of the veggies and toss with shrimp and sesame seeds.
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OMG, we just went under contract on our first house yesterday! I also love in Denver- we are buying a fixer upper in Barnum. I have never been so stressed out in my life! But you and I are both so lucky to find something in this market- congrats!
We also bought a house right around the time we were planning a wedding! Talk about stressful. House was 73829374839 times more stressful than wedding was though. It’s a lot more money! Everything works out and is worth it in the end!
CONGRATS on the house!
I couldn’t agree more! I was literally just talking about this. I think they should have a class in HS about student loans and what that actually means. I feel like the kids going into college have no idea that they will be paying their loans off for years… and that the salary in their field may not even cover their payments. Just saying!
Also think you should learn about health insurance, the stock market, 401K, etc! Gen eds are stupid!
so delicious & easy- I can’t wait to try this!
Congratulations on your house! It is a great milestone, and in the end you laugh over the stress.
And thank you for having the courage to tell it like it is regarding the state of modern education.
This is dead on and I say the same thing all the time – why don’t we tool people with life skills they need when they graduate? Having moved several times, I can tell you the only thing more stressful than buying a house is selling one!!! Hopefully, you don’ t plan on moving!
Thanks for all the great recipes and humor, it is always so appreciated!
i hope i don’t have to do that for a while!!
I was cracking up while reading what you wrote about what we didn’t learn in college because I’m always saying the same thing! The first and only time I was taught to write a check was in the 2nd grade. Do you know how many years it took to actually use that skill??? Thank goodness for Google, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have basic survival skills in this world. I thought I would learn a lot about the purchasing process for homes, cars, etc in a class we all had to take in high school but instead it was learning how to pick a car off Craigslist that’s was within our imaginary budget. We also learned credit cards are evil. Yeah, super helpful class haha
Congrats on the new home! I think it’s awesome you get to design your own kitchen. I’m pretty jealous right now 😉
College is a crock, especially these days when EVERYONE and their grandmother has a degree. My husband and I both have masters degrees and are going to be heading back to school for a trade, something useful in which we can actually get a job!!!
Congrats on the house! You will now officially always have a project. LOL.
College is a crock! Congrats on the house!
Can’t wait to try this recipe! Looks easy and delish!
Congrats on the house – I work in Littleton, live in aurora and my hubby works in Johnstown (near Loveland). We have been looking at houses in Westminster & Arvada for over 4 months now! I’ve been beaten out of contracts 2 other times now and am on my 3rd try… (find out tonight – pins & needles)
Very effing stressful!!!
I got beat out for the 3rd time… dried my tears going hunting again this weekend…. meditating for peace & patience…