Art of House Persuasion
Hey hey 😀 How are you? Hope you’ve had a lovely day! Thank you so much for your sweet words about the job sitch. It’s not usually fun when things change unexpectedly –especially when you’re Type A- but I’m that it will all work out. PS. Loved your “put the lemons in your bra” quote- cracked me up 🙂
We spent a majority of our day looking at houses:
Oh hey 🙂
(That house had TWO walk-in closets for the master bedroom. And was also way out of our budget. Haha)
Per your persuasion tips, I suggested some houses that are TOTALLY wrong, just to make the one I love look more appealing 😉 I think it may be working?
Since we passed by Frost, which is a lovely gelato place, we decided to make a little stop during our house hunt.
Stracciatella for the Pilot in a waffle cone
and strawberry-champagne sorbet for me 🙂
SOOOO delish.
We looked at a few more houses, stopped at home to grab a snack:
(Spicy hummus on brown rice toast for me, grilled goat cheese and prosciutto sandwich for him)
and then met with some friends to see the MJ show at Breakout.
It was just as awesome as the last one 🙂
It’s dinnertime over here, and I’m going to work on blog ideas for this week (recipes, workouts, new playlist). We’re most likely going to do our little Q&A video tomorrow, so if you have any questions you’d like to add, please let us know *here*.
Have a great night and I’ll see ya bright and early <3
xoxo
Gina
Something to think:
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
-Maya Angelou
Today’s workout jam: “Ruby” Kaiser Chiefs (perfect for heavy climbs or hills)
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TWO walk in closets would be my pick for a house! 😉 Love your sorbet pick- yummmmy! Can’t wait to see the posts for the week-have a good one
Ohhhh my gosh those houses are stunning!! All of your pictures show ones with so much light – muy importante. I hope you get the one you want 🙂
Wowwww that house looked gorgeous!! But I think I’m more in love with your sorbet…especially with the little wafer cookie. Aren’t those little teeny spoons the BEST? I wish I could buy them in bulk and attempt to eat my daily yogurt with ’em. 😉
yes, i love them! maybe we could order a bulk thing online and split it? 🙂
MJ show?! That is so awesome 😉
strawberry champagne sorbet sounds amazing! I used to love going house hunting and imagining my life in each house. I even used to draw up floor plans of where I would put everything in my room if we moved there! Have a good night 🙂
hahah i totally want to do that- what a great idea 🙂
Awww, I was all set to read that you’d convinced him to buy the house you love! You’ll wear him down eventually. 😉 We’ll be going on a house-hunting trip over Easter…we should find out our posting within the next week. I. Can’t. Wait.
Were all those pictures from the same house? How amazing would it be to live there? I hope to have a humungous house like that one day.
yes! you and me both girl. it WILL happen 🙂
Haha love the matching sunglasses!
for the record, he copied ME. hahah
can’t wait to see the Q&A, it will be fun!
i love those pictures of the houses, i want something like that so bad, with a beautiful big kitchen. thats a must.
good luck on the persuasion, keep at ‘er, it’ll work 😉
I can’t wait till you have a house and a table to hot fab dinner partiesss!
i miss hosting dinner parties like you wouldn’t believe
That house is baller and that gelatto looks tdf! Where are your sunglasses from? I love ’em.
thanks! target 🙂
House shopping is fun! Hope you decide and love the one you choose. 🙂
Sorbet sounds so good right now! So refreshing. Yummy!
That house is gorgeous! Also loved the dress you’re wearing… where’s it from?
That house is ginormous! The kitchen especially.
PLEASE let me know how you don’t overeat when you are with the Pilot! I feel like he’d eat a LOT lol my friend has that problem with her partner. He’s a machine.
2 walk in closets? swoon.
And I love Ruby. Such a great song.
I love that quote! I know Oprah always says of her show that it’s the experience people remember, not the things they get! Sooo true!
I’m jealous of the Tucson sunshine! 🙂
Good luck house hunting!
the houses look awesome!! Why is it that houses that are out of one’s budget, even my 25k or so or whatever that magic dollar amount is, just any amount over what you’re supposed to be spending or can afford to spend…they always look SO MUCH better! At least that is my history with house hunting 🙂
Glad to know your strategy is working. And basically, I would just tell Pilot that you are the Queen of the House, and if the Queen isnt happy and doesnt get what she wants, it will be a very unhappy house to live in. The expression, if Mama Aint Happy, Ain’t No One Happy. That comes to mind. With houses, I always get my way or Scott knows he will be miserable living with me who will be miserable. God I sound like such a diva. Promise, Im not 🙂
Gina, I’m really lovin’ the recent posts of the Pilot’s eats! As long as the Pilot doesn’t mind, you have (at least) one fan right here!
Good lord that house looks awesome! I can’t wait until I can buy any house one day! lol 🙂
Could you give a list of exercises to strengthen arms? Or if you have already done something like this, could you direct me to it? Haha
yes, we get it – you have a lot of money and can afford a nice house 😉
I read in Women’s Health magazine this month that, apparently, the best time of day to impress your will upon a man is 3pm. Don’t ask me how or why this time has been determined, but there we are – worth adding to your arsenal of tactics if all else fails?!
Hope all goes well with the house hunting! That kitchen looks beautiful! I wish I had a kitchen like that! 😛
Ummmmmm 2 huge walk in closets?! Heaven! I would love for one to day to have a house with that! A walk in closet is just as important as a huge kitchen to me ; ) ok maybe the closet is the top priority ; ) lol
Yay for more house hunting fun , and I hope you guys pick one soon!
I love gelato! Yummy! Your sorbet looks amazing, and little spoons make it more fun! I use a little spoon everyday ; ) I just love them!
<3 xoxo
two walk in closets, can I have that one instead?!?!
Gorgeous houses! I’d be in my element with 2 walk in closets. One for spring and summer, and one for fall/winter… or maybe one for tops and one for bottoms… good job I’m single because I don’t know where a significant other would put his stuff! 🙂
Two walk in closets?! That sounds marvelous 🙂 I’m glad your art of persuasion is working 😉 I’m so excited to see what house you two end up with. Happy hunting!
Hi Gina, Can you tell me what type of sunglasses those are that you are wearing? I noticed them in another picture and love them!
Thanks.
I love that Maya Angelou quote! My MIL has it on a plaque.
Hi Gina! I’d love to see some weight workout sessions on the blog. As always – thanks, love your daily posts!
Two walk in closets would be a dream. When my boyfriend and I travel we rent huge homes that are much bigger ours and they are always so extravagant… wish we could live in one. Good luck on the house hunt.
good luck with the house hunting, gina! the pilot will come round, just you wait and see! 🙂
THANK YOU for the quote from maya angelou. this meant so much to me, today. i reprinted it on my blog (crediting back to your blog) because i saw evidence of this wisdom in my own life, this weekend. great choice of wise words for a monday morning!
maya is so right! she’s terribly wise. also, I don’t know when/if you changed your hair but the color is looking great on you
What does he not like about your favourite house?
If you can’t persuade him, I’m sure there is something out there that you will both love! But don’t compromise and go with something you don’t love.
it’s an older style and he wants something more contemporary, and it also doesn’t have a pool
I think that bathroom is bigger than my actual room. Amazing!! Have fun searching 🙂
Two walk-in closets would be heaven. And that kitchen is gorgeous!
Whoa! That house is gorgeous! House hunting is fun 🙂 Glad you guys are having a good time with it!
For your Q+A:
1) You’ve mentioned work quite a lot and you’ve talked about “work stuff” issues. We know your a PT and you do Dance Trance, but what other job are you referring to?
2) You have some sort of housing in Valdosta, something for yourself in AZ, and now you’re looking to buy a third house? So confused.
we moved out of our condo in valdosta before the pilot deployed, so we don’t have a house there anyore. i’m renting a townhouse with some roomies until the pilot officially moves here in the summer. technically we’re still stationed in valdosta and are going to be officially transferring soon
i’m actually not working as a PT right now because i had another job, since i put in my two weeks, i’m looking for something new.
So fun! I love house hunting… I can’t wait till we are home owners!