Buying and Selling

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am selling my house and moving out of state. Selling…. I have had my house on the market since the beginning of November. I sold or gave away 1/2 of my belongings, which was very freeing. The house is staged well, the price was perfect based on the comps. […]

Houses, Apartments, Condos, Oh My!

It’s been 1 year since my divorce was final. As I look back on the last year, I am proud of myself for making this far on my own, emotionally and financially. It wasn’t easy but I did it. Yay me!! Last week, I took a trip to see some houses in the new state […]

Something big is about to happen

It’s been a busy couple of weeks! My house went on the market on 11/1.so much work went into getting my house ready to show and it looks like it paid off. I have had 16 showings since then and 1 offer so far. This is all very exciting. I am very proud of myself […]

One Step Closer…

Everything left over from my yard sale just got picked up by the VVA, http://www.scheduleapickup.com/ It is so easy, you just schedule the pick on their website. So now, onto to the next phase. The central air is being installed as I type this today. It will take them all day to do it. Perfect timing, since […]

Big Changes Ahead!

I haven’t written in a while because I didn’t have much to write about. Life has just been going day by day, with nothing too exciting happening to speak of. I have been trying to keep busy and I did a couple fun things over the summer. I met an amazing person last year and we […]

Breaking Up is Hard To Do

So far, this year, my 50th year on this earth, has been interesting. I started out the year officially divorced after 23 years of marriage. My house became MY house officially. Last night, after 1 year, my first real relationship, after my divorce, has come to an end. It’s sad but it had to be […]

Operation Wall Art Complete

I am so excited to show you what I have done. All of these photos were taken by me. What better way, to surround yourself with happiness, then to look at the great places that you visited. Makes we want to get out there and travel more. This is my dining area, off my kitchen. […]

Time for a change

I need to make my house MY house. I painted the paneling in the living room and hallway. It really brightens the room up! A girlfriend of mine said that the hallway wall was screaming for a picture that I shot from a vacation she and I took together. That got me thinking. I […]

Little and Big accomplishments

This may seem trivial to some, but for me, it was an accomplishment. I have never really traveled alone. It’s not one of my favorite things to do. But when you are forced to do it, you do it. I have an aunt who’s health is failing. I needed to be with that part of […]

Mine, ALL Mine!

My house is officially MY house! I closed on my loan today. It is dispersed next Monday!!! I am so excited!! I can pay off all my debt, except for my house, and start saving some money. I cant believe that it’s been 20 months since my life changed FOREVER. So much has taken place; The […]