Reflecting on a Busy Year: Personal Growth and New Experiences

Wow, what a year! Let me recap; January…..Sold my house in PA, only took 3 months to sell. House hunting. February…..Packing and house hunting. March……Packing, Made offer on new house and offer accepted! House hunting. April…..Wisdom teeth taken out, major downsizing and found new home for 2 out of 3 of my pets, very sad. […]

Navigating Life After 50: Insights from a Certified Life Coach

One of my sisters, who is a Certified Life and Weight Coach, came to visit me. We had a really great visit. Suzy’s coaching is geared towards Women in the Middle, Life After 50 and Regret Proofing your life, getting out of your midlife funk. As part of the visit, she wanted me to share my story about […]

Settling into My New Home: A Journey of Change

I am finally in my new home!! Both settlements went smoothly, in fact, I made money at my settlement of my new house. That was a nice surprise! May 2, closing at my old house May 2-7, I stayed a with one sister, while my dog stayed at another sister, long story but it was just more […]

Closing on My New Home: A Personal Journey

I closed on my house on Tuesday! I can’t believe it finally happened! The plan to move was born in the summer of 2016, and it now it’s hear!! I can’t believe that I did this… and all by myself!! I sold or gave away over 1/2 of my possessions! Downsizing feels liberating! I made […]

Navigating Moving Challenges: My Experience

I’m getting excited about my move, but I have had lots of hurdles to jump through so far… Issues at the current house; Inspections have been done and I had to pay for a couple things to be fixed…ugh!! Some electrical issues, and a chimney issue, to the tune of @$1700. total. I also had […]

Downsizing: Selling Furniture for a Fresh Start

I am selling my furniture for two reasons …The furniture is just a reminder of my life with my ex And It’s a lot less stuff to move. So far I sold an entertainment unit with bookshelves and a coffee table, a patio set, 2 nightstands, a bench/mirror and my kitchen set. I still am […]

Moving On: My Experience Selling and Buying a Home

I sold my house!!! In a little less then 3 months! And I got a very good price as well!! So now for the inspection, which should go well. The buyers of my house cant close until 5/2, due to a lease that they are currently in so because of that, I countered with a couple […]

Navigating Home Selling and Buying: A Personal Journey

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. […]

Taking Risks: Moving for a New Beginning

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 […]

Emotional Healing Through Home Design

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 […]