AnOrangeZebra ⋅ 36 ⋅
I'm from the Chicago South Suburbs, and I moved to Middle Tennessee. I'm just a midwestern girl in the bible belt. I have several disorders that I blog about in order to reach a wider audience. I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS), Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (PNE) , Maythurners Syndrome (MTS), & Multiple Vascular compressions. My interests include Linkin Park & Mike Shinoda, One Tree Hill, Plants N Animals, Tattoos, crafting, & the color orange.
"I've been to the bottom now. And I may go back again. Even if I can turn back time. There are things out of our hands"
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Property Update #51- Week 1 in Tennessee
Week 1 on the land! Here are some cool things that happened. The farmer who owns the cow pasture across the street came over. He introduced himself and he brought us meat and eggs from his farm!...
Property Update #50- Moving Days! in Tennessee
Hey guys! As you can see it’s been a super long time since I have written. I will be writing about moving day/days. On June 2, My dad picked up the Uhaul truck in IL and I hired movers to come l...
Property Update #49- Key Day in Tennessee
Key Day is May 7, 2024. This is the day they we were officially told inspection is done and we can schedule a key pickup! It’s ready for move in! WeeEEeeEEE!!!!!!! Bonus family will be picking u...
Property Update #48- Almost Done! in Tennessee
Bonus fam went to the property again. Everything is close to being done. The driveways are done. Gutters installed. Decks and done on front and back. Water and Electric are hooked up. And septic ...
Property Update #47- Foundation & Driveway in Tennessee
The block foundation is done or close to being done on my home! It looks strange having the door kind of float up there but it will look better once the deck is built. I will be getting 8x8 decks...
Property Update #46- Septic in Tennessee
It looks like they have started digging for the septic tanks and other piping in the backyards. The heat pumps have been installed. Electric service has been initiated. They are also continuing t...
Property Update #45- Loss in Tennessee
Bestie’s mom passed in the hospital last night at 9pm. M was supposed to have a camper and live in their backyard. She was a huge part of this dream of ours that we embarked on for years. It’s d...
Property Update #44- On the land! in Tennessee
Sorry it’s been quite a hot minute. I had some health stuff to handle. The houses are BOTH on the land! As of 2 weeks ago. They look so so good. Its becoming more real now! The kiddos got to see ...
Property Update #43- Gate in Tennessee
I was told that they are bringing my home from the Clayton showroom onto the land on Wednesday. I was thinking that they were going to work on the septic system first. But she explained that if t...
Property Update #42- Delivery in Tennessee
Hey Guys! Here’s what’s up now: Septic permits have finally been approved! Foundation is as done as it can be before the houses come in. Not sure what is next, digging for the septic systems or ...
Surgery Success Story in Pudendal Decompression Surgery
Hey Everyone! I am 4 years post op from Pudendal Nerve Decompression surgery. In honor of my 4 year post op celebration, I was asked to type out my success story for the pudendal association. ht...
Property Update #41- Neighbor in Tennessee
They started footers on my foundation! The bonus fam and I went to take a trip to check it out on Monday. We paid for our water lines/ meters at the water company. It felt so good because for onc...
Property Update #40- Planning Meeting #2 in Tennessee
On Feb 13th, we had to go to a second planning meeting for the county. “Unbuildable areas” were marked on our survey and the spot that is ideal for my house placement was in that area. It turns o...
Property Update #39- Held up in Tennessee
My my it’s been awhile since I have written ! The closings happened end of Dec. We have kind of been at a standstill since then. But there are a few updates. We are at a standstill for a few rea...
Vessel Pain in Hypermobile Life
Here’s a medical update for those I happen to not be able to update IRL So in terms of my daily pain..... my neuropathic pain has decreased to almost nothing. This is the stinging, stabbing shoot...
Property Update #38- Appraisal & Closing in Tennessee
Here’s where I am at with property stuff at of now. I am in Illinois with my parents until Jan 6th, so things are going to get a bit tricky here. The finalized survey is all signed and recorded o...
Property Update #37- Mortgage #1 Closing! in Tennessee
Today 11/29/23- Bestie and her husband closed on their home/ construction mortgage! They had to make the 2 hour drive to Crossville with her mom to sign all the paperwork. One thing we did not lo...
Property Update #36- My Mortgage in Tennessee
Are you guys ready for part 2 of the shit show? I know you are! Let’s go back to Tuesday Nov 14th, before the planning meeting. Our mortgage guy called Besties hubby and Bestie overheard. He ask...
Property Update #35- Planning Meeting in Tennessee
Nov 14th was the planning meeting for the county. We needed to go to get our survey approved since the split was under 5 acres. Unfortunately I couldn’t go because I was at the start of a really ...
Property Update #34- Home placements in Tennessee
Today we met up with the foundation guy out on the land. Last time we met up with him he showed up 2 hours late, so we were blown away when he was right on the dot. Since we have a new survey we...
Nerve Entrapaversary in Pudendal Decompression Surgery
Oct 30th Marks the 10 year anniversary of my nerve entrapment. I am overall doing really good in terms of nerve pain. I still have flare ups after certain activities but it’s no longer a constan...
Property Update #33- My House! in Tennessee
It’s finally time to pick my home model! My pre-approval went through and my rate is locked in at 7.2%. I guess it went up to 7.5 or 7.6% for new folks now. I’m still kind of salty about that but...
Property Update #32- Expensive Mistakes in Tennessee
My Equifax report (credit bureau) was magically fixed when I got to the right second level manager. Spent literal hours on the phone arguing with them. Nobody there would admit it was my social s...
Property Update #31- Survey in Tennessee
We met the survey company at the land on 10/12/23. They had to see where we wanted to place the homes, so we can get the most accurate drafts for the planning meeting. I had drawn up a draft of w...
Property Update #30- My Mortgage in Tennessee
So my mortgage is at a standstill. And I will have to go back to the drawing board on picking a home model. So back in Feb I had discovered that my Equifax credit report was messed up. I tried t...
