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Alinouveau2 wrote: »

What should I clean tomorrow

My house! Then I won’t have to do it , deep spring clean commencing here too.

The tiramisu in my fridge

The massive amount of yard work that needs to be done at this house.
Not much of which I can do myself.
It’s going to be more money.
Since moving into this house the lot has been a money pit. $$$$$$$$
The house has been a good house but the big lot on the creek with all the trees is too much for me to maintain alone.

Alinouveau2 wrote: »

I kinda think I now need a house with a ballroom

I hope you don't keep your house ballroom as cold as most hotel ballrooms

Alinouveau2 wrote: »

cmsienk wrote: »

Alinouveau2 wrote: »

I kinda think I now need a house with a ballroom

I hope you don't keep your house ballroom as cold as most hotel ballrooms

Hahah I wouldn't!
We saw some enormous houses today, I lost my son in one and got lost trying to find the master bedroom in another. I feel I need this size of house for entertaining

That sounds lovely but it'd be a lot to keep clean. I'm on the opposite end of that spectrum. I'd love a small house, even smaller than the one I live in now, which isn't even 1000 sq. ft. I want a tiny home nestled way out in the country. By my own private lake. With a little garden patch. Lots of trails to hike. No neighbors. But reliable internet. Lots of wildlife. Just me and my dogs.

Pinching myself to wake up now.

Yeh, price of houses is amazing. Our neighbor's home was listed for 170K, an old home and needs a lot of work. But compared to all the other homes for sale in our town(less than 8) it feels like a mansion. And as soon as it went on the market, there were lots of people checking it out and it was sold within 4 days. I remember when you could buy a mansion for 170K. My dd and her bf bought a small home in Seattle a couple years ago, almost half a million bucks. Small lot, small home. I don't know how people do it.

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

Alinouveau2 wrote: »

ReenieHJ wrote: »

Yeh, price of houses is amazing. Our neighbor's home was listed for 170K, an old home and needs a lot of work. But compared to all the other homes for sale in our town(less than 8) it feels like a mansion. And as soon as it went on the market, there were lots of people checking it out and it was sold within 4 days. I remember when you could buy a mansion for 170K. My dd and her bf bought a small home in Seattle a couple years ago, almost half a million bucks. Small lot, small home. I don't know how people do it.

It's gotta be tough for anyone starting out.
I guess there's just too many people who want to live in houses? It's crazy here they want huge downpayments and houses sell in a couple of days with no conditions so if you like a property you have to be ready to make an offer asap. Our last house we sold 10 years ago they didn't even get inspected! It's been so crazy for so long...as long as the bubble doesn't burst before I want to sell I'm happy

I hope you find the house perfect for you. ❣️
It’s like that here too, as far as you better be ready to sign a contract the day you see it and decide on the spot.
It’s crazy.
I can’t figure out who all the people are that are buying all these houses.
🤷🏼‍♀️
My ex and I moved into a huge house in a 24hr guarded, gated neighborhood.
The house was so beautiful, I fell in love with it immediately.
We put in a pool, had a brick wall around the 1ac lot.
I admit, I felt kinda snooty living there.

The worst 4yrs of my life.
My marriage fell apart.
I hate that house so much.

I had wanted a huge, fancy house and I got it only to realize it’s not always what it’s cracked up to be.

Have fun with the process! 😊
Good Luck 🤞

Luckily we're in no rush. I bet we'll probably just end up upgrading and getting a nicer house in our area. I just really want an easier commute to school for the boy. I hate all the driving I'm doing. 😂🤣

Shouldn't toll roads be in better shape than regular roads?

Loyalty, absolute loyalty

Dieting might just become a necessity with the food shortages being discussed by the president of USA.

@ChillTheBathWater Yikes, 10 broken bones? Hope you heal faster than you think and without any issues.

ReenieHJ wrote: »

@ChillTheBathWater Yikes, 10 broken bones? Hope you heal faster than you think and without any issues.

TY, kindly. Well, faster is 18-mos... full recovery is 24. I'm entering month 3... gonna be a long haul. It's painful, but I seem to be moving ahead sans major healing issues.

Alinouveau2 wrote: »

ChillTheBathWater wrote: »

Recovering from 10 broken bones & will be unable to work for a couple of months. To prevent myself from focusing on pain (I'm currently up at 3:30am in pain, so I guess it can't be helped at times), I'm wondering on what to learn in my recovery time... advanced MS Office, computer language, management skills?

I don't have a job waiting for me, so it might be wise to learn something new. I also need to learn to relax... I feel guilty watching a movie... I always feel the need to be working, at something.

Well, my mind is racing, I'm freezing & need to turn on the heat & I guess I'm up for the day... gonna make an espresso, turn up the heat & try to figure out the reason for my existence & job path.

Fingers crossed...
Have a great week, All!

Yikes hope you feel better soon

I had shoulder surgery a little while ago and got this machine that did compression and ice. It was a godsend cause I hate taking pain meds. Maybe a dr can prescribe something like that to help out? Or maybe just a struck regime of icing

TY, kindly... hope you're all healed.

Compression is painful (I can't even wear certain clothing... coat, bra, shirts with too much stretch, as they're too tight and/or press too hard on my shoulder) & the ER dr said ice won't help after the 1st few days... depends on injury. We've had different diagnoses, I'm sure.

Drs can't prescribe anything cuz I don't have one... the worst is I'm stuck w/out health insurance... I'm $150K in debt, so far... all bills haven't trickled in yet. If I want to see the ortho, I have to pay $30K upfront (what I owe from the ER + $580 for each appt + xrays & CAT scan). I never could afford any follow up visits or the testing they required... so, I'll just have to hope I heal on my own, unless I qualify for financial aide, which won't help cuz I also had to move out of state... my lease ended & where I was living is too $$$.

I see healing in the long term & bankruptcy in the short term. Frightening as I'm a renter... I may be stuck in my new apt for a long time, since LL's don't need to rent to those with ruined credit.

Everything crashed to the ground in one fell swoop. My mngmt career may be ruined as with a bankruptcy, you're not trusted handling budgets. It's a scary time.

Long story, no more complaining. All I can do is keep forging ahead. I have enough savings to last for the 2-yrs only, but after that, I'm flat broke & at an age where retirement should be not too far ahead. No family or friends, so this is bloody overwhelming.

In any event, it's best not to dwell on it anymore. It makes me just stay in bed for days, in pain, thinking morbid thoughts, like the last few days.

All will be well in the end. Nothing else to do but wait it out & hopefully, be able to get some sort of job working from home at the end of April. Fingers crossed.

glassyo wrote: »

For some reason I'm smelling fresh baked chocolate chip cookies.

Is that a sign of a stroke?

I'd say craving... or, you live on top of a bakery.

I'll gladly trade your olfactory hallucination for my usual... cig smoke or chemicals. Since I don't live next to a Dow chemical plant & have never smoked... I read that it can be blocked sinuses that a Neti pot can help clear or a mineral deficiency.

Bet those little kids in grammar school who sucked on pennies don't have that... I should have been one of those kids, who never listened & had a penchant for shiny coins.