I hate when I write a long blog & lose it! Ugh. 😩 

So the inspection & walk-through on Monday & Tuesday were postponed until today due to the builder delays. There was no kitchen appliances, a missing fan, and no garage door. Today looking at the full slab of my countertops I finally saw the color variation that I was told about, but couldn't see in the sample. It was a little thing, but made me happy. 

Today the fan was picked up, but not installed. The kitchen appliances & garage door were installed. The garage door was not painted yet. The builder told me to be picky on punch items & I definitely was. I wanted every little paint blemish touched up. Seems like it would be easier for them to just do another coat of paint everywhere rather than look at all my blue tape markings. But what do I know?

I do know that I love all of my design selections. You spend so much time second guessing every selection that it's very satisfying to walk through & think that you wouldn't change a thing. It all turned out just how I envisioned. I'm happy with the choices I made & that I went against popular opinion on some things. Today looking at the full slab of my countertops I finally saw the color variation that I was told about, but couldn't see in the sample. It was a little thing, but made me happy. 

I spent weeks pouring over all the information I could find about quartz vs granite countertops, pure white vs extra white paint on trim, agreeable gray vs repose gray paint on walls, best paint colors for stucco, looking at brick colors & textures on different homes, weighing door colors, debating whether to paint my lower kitchen cabinets & island a different color, looking at flooring options, cabinet hardware, kitchen backsplash, fireplace tile, lighting fixtures. I think I exhausted my mom just talking about it.

And next week is finally closing day. It's been a fun process. A little frustrating & stressful at times, but mostly exciting.

On Friday I was contacted about a closing date. It's really here! I have my independent home inspection on Monday afternoon, then my first walk-through on Tuesday. The second walk-through & closing are scheduled for the following Tuesday. 

The pendants are installed over the kitchen island & I have carpeting. Still no kitchen appliances. I told them that I wasn't interested in closing until all items I identified are addressed. 

The driveway was poured & the landscaping is complete. There is sod, plants, and flowers. The alarm system has been installed, but is not activated. The front door was painted and the numbers are on the door. The sconce is on the front porch. The stucco & siding are painted. The closet rods & towel racks were hung. Still no kitchen appliances, but all of my neighbors have their appliances so they must be coming soon. And they are leaving the houses unlocked even with the appliances, which surprised me. I have a list of punch items that I want the project manager to address. He claims we are on track to close end of July/beginning of August, but I don't want to close until everything is addressed.

On Wednesday I met my next goal of $1,200,000 in my TSP. Friday my TSP closed at $1,209,480,85. Let's see how we end the month!

I just posted my June New Worth, then eclipsed that with this week's gains. So much in fact that Monarch had me surpossed $1.7 million for the first time. Pretty cooly. Lucky 7! I will feel very confident when I reach $2 million. That is my goal by age 50.

So far there is installed:

quartz countertops

sinks

cabinets

lighting fixtures

light switches

fans 

backsplash tile

fireplace mantle

mantle tile

vinyl wood floor

ceramic tile floors

Still awaiting installation of:

carpeting 

kitchen appliances

closet rods

shower doors

towel racks

alarm system

Outside they started painting the stucco, but the siding & doors haven't been painted.

Good Morning and Happy July! It's been over a week since I've seen the house. I'm headed there this morning for doctor appointments and will stop by to see the updates. I'm antsy to see whatever progress they've made. I don't get nearly enough pictures. 🏡 

TSP $1,169,909

IRA $342,831

Brokerage $4,946

Investments Total $1,517,686

Savings $138,710

June Net Worth $1,656,396

May Net Worth $1,624,404

Monthly Gain/Loss $31,992

Checking $13,428

Car Value $10,000-16,000