I have been really stressed out lately and it's starting to bother me just how much it's bothering me! I'm fully aware my problems could be much worse, but I'm still not doing a good job of managing the toll it's taking on my health. We just moved from NYC to Philly which has been our dream for a long time, but it's hard for me to be excited since we still haven't closed on our NYC apartment. We've been in contract since we listed it in early September, but the buyers are in no rush and keep delaying. They still want to buy it, but are super relaxed about it. The laws are on their side BTW, NY is an attorney state and our lawyer is all over it.

Anyway, it was our decision to go ahead with the purchase of our new home in Philly so we have no one to blame but ourselves that we're in this situation. But I keep coming home to an empty house with a pit in my stomach knowing that we can't purchase any furniture until we finally close on our apartment. It doesn't help that the weather has been so terrible the entire week we've lived here - the sun only came out for a few hours one day.

Anyway, what are your tips for dealing with stress? Anyone else made the crazy decision to take out a second mortgage rolling the dice on the sale of your first home?