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 […]

Goodbye, my sweet kitty

Last night I did something very difficult. I took my cat to her new home. I bought everything a cat needs, a new litter box, litter, food, food and water bowls and toys. I cleaned my litter genie and brought that too. I didn’t want to new owner, Charlotte, to have to get anything to start. […]

Cleaning, Staging and Packing, OH MY!

Things are happening at a feverish pace; The central air was installed last week. A couple of plumbing issues were fixed yesterday. Old ceiling fans have been replaced by new light fixtures. Bay window sill, that the dogs gouged and stained over the years, has been sanded down and refinished. Curb appeal has been done, mums in […]

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 […]

Letting go is easy and hard

I had my moving sale this weekend. I am so tired and sore all over, head to toe. Saturday was better then Sunday. And thank god 2 of my sisters came to help me. They brought some things to sell as well. The weather was perfect too. One big thing happened on Sat. Let me […]

Project Move Commences.

I think that everyone agrees that moving sucks! I am not a fan of the action of moving but I am excited to get to the new place and start fresh there. So much to do! I have been going through every room and dividing my stuff into and keep, sell and toss piles. It’s […]

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 […]

An interesting outing

Today I went to the Duke Farm with a friend and her daughter. It’s about an hour from me and I have never been there before. First, let me mention that it was 90 degrees out. We walked about 4 miles in this heat, but towards the end, we cheated and took the tram to […]