Adventures in House Hunting: Part 2
October 27th, 2010
Stress affects my sleep. That’s about it. When I get stressed I notice it because I’m tired and my shoulders are stiff and, mainly because my jaw is killing me. Why? Because I clench my jaw and grind my teeth when I am under stress. I also have restless nights and really weird dreams.
Under normal stressful situations I dream about my teeth falling out…which fits with the whole clenching/grinding issue. But apparently the stress of house hunting is not normal so my dreams have been taken to the next level.
Dream #1 Dave and I were living in a modern day Nazi Germany and were sentenced to the gas chamber. It was really sad to see all of the families and young children preparing to die. I think I woke up crying.
Dream #2 I was a princess in a castle and the enemies were storming the castle to capture and kill me. I had to dress in peasant’s clothing and run into hiding. However, I had to leave my smartphone behind because the GPS in it would allow them to easily track me.
Dream #3 Dave and I saw the PERFECT house online and decided to buy it without even visiting it. So as we were cleaning it up when we first moved in, I noticed a foul stench coming from the bathtub, plus the water was running. I made Dave check it out and he found a laundry basket with a decapitated head in it. Of course it turned out that our new neighbor was a serial killer and now he was after us because we were “on to him”.
Obviously, I want this house hunt to be over soon. I wake up every morning at 3 am and again at 5 am and then when my alarm goes off. And I wake up scared…which means that I wake Dave up, too…because I’m a big baby. We both are missing very valuable sleep.
So, in an effort to quickly return to normal sleeping habits, we placed an offer on THE HOUSE. We just love it. There’s other interest in it too, so we wanted to act quickly. We are praying that everything goes smoothly (and no more nightmares), but mainly that God’s Will is done…and it always is. Sometimes we just don’t figure it out until too late. So please say some prayers, cross some fingers, and if you know the other people who are interested in it, tell them that it’s infested with termites.
What’s the weirdest dream you have ever had?!
P.S. I’m currently drinking mint tea!
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AHHH!!! Good luck!!
oh wowww Abby what a big step! I hope they accept your offer — I’ll be thinking and praying for you guys!
I wake up with crazy dreams and then promptly forget them.. so I’m not sure what the craziest it! I also grind/clench my teeth — but I have a mouth guard/retainer thing that at least keeps me from damaging my teeefers!
I have ahad weird dreams too lately. I think your right, its due to stress. I woke up crying the other night but had already forgotten my dream, weird!!
I am so excited for you and dave! It is in God’s hands so you can rest in peace my friend.
Is this the house with the french doors?!?!!!? You need to buy this house and help the family!
BAhahaaaa…ohhh how I Love you!! I had weird dreams before our wedding like crazy!!! Like, the bm’s didn’t have dresses…or mine wasn’t altered…or everyone forgot to come…etc. etc. I haven’t had any reoccurring dreams lately…but when I’m stressed I hold it in my neck/shoulder area too. Fingers are crossed!!!!!!!
Good luck with your offer!!! Hopefully they take it and your bad dreams will be long gone!!
Ahh, so excited for you! Hope the rest of the ride is smooth and no more bad dreams!
I had this recurring dream when I was growing up. I had it maybe 5 times, but it’s always stuck with me. I was young . . . and I went into the basement of the first house I ever lived in with my parents. Then, there was this creepy, tombs-like passageway underground leading from that house to the house I spent most of my childhood in. The dream was always in black and white. And there were spiderwebs and skulls/bones/creepy stuff. Ick. Just thinking about it scares me!
Fingers crossed for you guys that your offer is accepted!!!
good luck with everything abby love!!!