Wednesday, March 21, 2007

I *heart* the Enneagram

Main Type
Overall Self
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Scale (|||||||%) results:
Enneagram Test Results
Type 1 Perfectionism |||||||||| 38%
Type 2 Helpfulness |||||||||||||||| 66%
Type 3 Image Focus |||||||||||| 50%
Type 4 Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||| 62%
Type 5 Detachment |||||||||||||||| 62%
Type 6 Anxiety |||||||||||||||| 70%
Type 7 Adventurousness |||||| 22%
Type 8 Aggressiveness |||||| 22%
Type 9 Calmness |||||||||||||||||| 78%
Your main type is 9
Your variant is self pres
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Monday, March 19, 2007

hooray for eBay

I am preparing for an upcoming, yet-to-be-scheduled move to a condo or something and decided I should go through my stuff that I haven't used since I moved to Portland. So I have a million books, and a bunch are old textbooks I don't really need. So I decided to sell/donate some to Powells City of Books (largest bookstore in the world, maybe) and then I had a bunch their website said they wouldn't accept, so I though, huh, maybe I should try to sell them on half.com. If you are not a current college student or haven't been in recent years, you probably don't know that this is a fabulous website where people sell books and stuff for cheap. So I posted 10 books on the site (the only 10 that would make the walk to the Post Office and the purchase of a box and postage worth). I already sold 1 !! It may be the only one I sell, but I listed it at $15 and I'll get most of that to me. So I would highly recommend trying to sell stuff online. I'm trying to post a floppy drive on eBay (half.com's parent company) but can't seem to make it work. Still, I am thinking this is a great way to make some cash on things that are worth more than a drop-off at Goodwill.

If anyone needs any books on Christian Ed, theology, or any Shakespeare books, I can't sell them to any stores and I'd give them to you for free. Just ask me what they are and I'll send you a list. If you want any, I'll send them your way (I'll even pay postage if it means I get them off my hands and don't have to move them!).

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Real Adulthood

I was reading a friend's blog and realized I have been neglecting again. Fortunately, I actually have something happening in life to blog!

A few months ago, one of my students started coaching me during our meetings on home ownership. I had mentioned that I was toying with the idea of buying a condo or something, so every time we met, after we checked in on his "Action Items" from the week before and chatted, he eventually switched roles with me and coached me. He kept telling me to just get preapproved so that I knew what I could look for. So, finally, I decided to do it. I was scared, but I did it. So last weekend, since I knew my budget, I went with Brad, Bill & Joy and checked out a couple of places. I fell in love with one and ended up putting an offer on it Tuesday night. Sadly, they accepted someone else's offer, but the good news is I am working with a realtor to find something that will work for what I want and my budget. I met with my potential lender today who had preapproved me and learned some more of my options and how I could increase my loan amount to get something nicer possibly. So I'll keep y'all posted here if/when I find something. The good news is, I'm becoming a "Real Adult", as one of my old RAs used to say.

I also have started attending a Home Community through Imago Dei church. I don't actually attend the church, but I started going to the group because of Bill & Joy's continual invitation. I'm enjoying it so far. I'm not sure if I'll actually start attending Imago...I may go to a different church instead...but I don't think that will make a difference for me attending the group.

Well, I'm off to make some dinner and watch The Office (best show ever).