Just about a week ago, I finally sold
my car to a gentleman who had been to see it earlier in the day. Thank goodness this guy was easy to deal
with, as I’d had a man arguing with me earlier in the week about the price - he
just would not go away. Obviously he did
not know me at all, because arguing made me more stubborn! Still, I wish I had gotten more for the car,
but I was glad to have that over with.
Last weekend, I had a yard sale
for 2 days to empty my house of stuff I had accumulated in the past 6
years. Thank goodness the house wasn’t
any bigger and I hadn’t been there any more years! It took me hours to set up, both the day
before and starting at 4:30 that morning.
Friday was a great day and I sold some large items and got rid of a lot of
small ones. Saturday was not very busy,
there were too many group sales in the area, but I still managed to get rid of
lots of things.
Saturday afternoon I spent a
few hours packing things up to take to the Hospice Thrift shop where I
volunteer. I took that load over and
left the rest on the porch to pack up the next day. It took me several hours to pack up stuff the
next day – plus deciding what I should just trash. I ended up ruthlessly trashing lots of things
- I’ve become hardened to it!
Obviously I slept like a rock
after those long, hard days – my first nights in my 5th wheel; and it
was very comfortable. I thought I had
moved everything in here prior to the sale, but all of a sudden I had piles of
“last minute” items that had to be brought over – and stashed. I have a feeling I’ll be organizing things
as soon as I figure out what is convenient.
I have spent the last 3 days
cleaning the house for sale. You’d think
it would be easy to clean an empty house.
All cabinets had to be wiped out.
I even did the windows! I put up
a new blind in the living room, after a trip to Lowe’s. After a few more fixit projects, I had to
clean out the fridge and freezer. I haven’t
brought over all my food yet, so I had to clean around what little was left
over there.
I met with the broker
who assures me he can sell the house for a price that I can live with. Even though I was skeptical, I signed the
listing form, hoping that he sends over a great photographer to make it look
wonderful. We will see if he can do what
he claims he can.
The house is the last major
obstacle to be dealt with before I can leave.
Of course, I have other things that need to be done, and I’m getting the
5th wheel trailer set up. I ended
up having to buy a propane alarm and a CO2 alarm as both of them had
expired. These alarms have a shelf life
of about 5 years – what a way to insure that the company will be making money
in the future!
I figure I won’t be out of here
until the first of the year anyway, but even that will depend on the house
being sold. Hopefully, it will be sold
to really nice people, since I do like my neighbors on each side.
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