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I'm feeling more and more unsure that I can get everything done in time to vacate my house after the closing in a couple weeks. There are just too many old photo albums for me to get everything up into the cloud.

Then yesterday I started on the boxes in the garage and have found that many of them contain MORE photographs. But, found one box that had some old coins and I took them to a coin store today and they gave me over $500 for them so I am so happy I didn't put them in the Goodwill donation pile. Unfortunately the store said the couple Football and Elvis trading cards don't have enough value, and they don't handle comic books (there are only 4 of those), so I've got to figure out if they are worth any effort. My brief attempt to google the comic books indicates they might be worth $17 each but unless my daughter wants to mess with them I just don't think I have time to.

Also I scheduled the truck to take all the furniture but the web page said they would donate what was good and recycle or dispose of the remainder which is exactly what I would like done, but after I scheduled the truck the confirmation email says to ensure that Goodwill will accept the items. So tomorrow I will have to call and find out if they do junk disposal of the unacceptable items or not, and if not, then maybe I need to cancel the truck and hire junk people instead. I'm not grown up enough to handle all this!
 

HoneyNut said:
I'm feeling more and more unsure that I can get everything done in time to vacate my house after the closing in a couple weeks. There are just too many old photo albums for me to get everything up into the cloud.

Then yesterday I started on the boxes in the garage and have found that many of them contain MORE photographs. But, found one box that had some old coins and I took them to a coin store today and they gave me over $500 for them so I am so happy I didn't put them in the Goodwill donation pile. Unfortunately the store said the couple Football and Elvis trading cards don't have enough value, and they don't handle comic books (there are only 4 of those), so I've got to figure out if they are worth any effort. My brief attempt to google the comic books indicates they might be worth $17 each but unless my daughter wants to mess with them I just don't think I have time to.

Also I scheduled the truck to take all the furniture but the web page said they would donate what was good and recycle or dispose of the remainder which is exactly what I would like done, but after I scheduled the truck the confirmation email says to ensure that Goodwill will accept the items. So tomorrow I will have to call and find out if they do junk disposal of the unacceptable items or not, and if not, then maybe I need to cancel the truck and hire junk people instead. I'm not grown up enough to handle all this!
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@HoneyNut do you plan to begin traveling immediately after the closing?
 
Leann said:
@HoneyNut do you plan to begin traveling immediately after the closing?
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Yes, except they have given me two days after closing for them to take possession. So I must reduce all my belongings to what fits in my car (plus two boxes my daughter will keep for me), then I (and cat) will be homeless and on the road living in hotel apartments until I get tired of it (I'm feeling tired of it already, ha ha), or unless for medical reasons I need to pause, or if the cat can't handle moving once a month and we need to slow the pace.
Luckily the buyer seems extremely tolerant and my agent included a clause that whatever I leave behind they get ownership of, so they may just find themselves the owner of a lot of junk.
 
HoneyNut said:
Yes, except they have given me two days after closing for them to take possession. So I must reduce all my belongings to what fits in my car (plus two boxes my daughter will keep for me), then I (and cat) will be homeless and on the road living in hotel apartments until I get tired of it (I'm feeling tired of it already, ha ha), or unless for medical reasons I need to pause, or if the cat can't handle moving once a month and we need to slow the pace.
Luckily the buyer seems extremely tolerant and my agent included a clause that whatever I leave behind they get ownership of, so they may just find themselves the owner of a lot of junk.
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I find this so intriguing because I'm such a travel hound. Do you have a specific itinerary or will you just go where you want at any moment in time?
 
HoneyNut said:
I'm feeling more and more unsure that I can get everything done in time to vacate my house after the closing in a couple weeks. There are just too many old photo albums for me to get everything up into the cloud.

Then yesterday I started on the boxes in the garage and have found that many of them contain MORE photographs. But, found one box that had some old coins and I took them to a coin store today and they gave me over $500 for them so I am so happy I didn't put them in the Goodwill donation pile. Unfortunately the store said the couple Football and Elvis trading cards don't have enough value, and they don't handle comic books (there are only 4 of those), so I've got to figure out if they are worth any effort. My brief attempt to google the comic books indicates they might be worth $17 each but unless my daughter wants to mess with them I just don't think I have time to.

Also I scheduled the truck to take all the furniture but the web page said they would donate what was good and recycle or dispose of the remainder which is exactly what I would like done, but after I scheduled the truck the confirmation email says to ensure that Goodwill will accept the items. So tomorrow I will have to call and find out if they do junk disposal of the unacceptable items or not, and if not, then maybe I need to cancel the truck and hire junk people instead. I'm not grown up enough to handle all this!
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Just breathe...you got this! It's a big job, but you'll pull through!
 
@HoneyNut, have you considered renting a very small storage unit. It would allow you retain a few things that you’re not sure about and definitely to store all those photos until you have time to deal with them. It would also take the stress off you.
 
My sister called to say her 20-year-old TV died. I took her to a couple of places & she got a nice 43" Samsung at Costco. I plugged everything in; she's happy. Tomorrow, we're going to Target; she also needs a new DVD player. Her old one doesn't have an HD plug & new TV's no longer have those jacks for non-HD plugs.
 
Waiting for dentist's office to open. Big problem with new dentures this morning and I can't go to work before it's resolved. Oy! I was supposed to be there at 6. Texted supervisor and he's okay with it, but it still makes me feel sort of, I dunno, irresponsible? undependable?

In spite of the hassle, the pain, the bruising, the swelling, I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Does that make me a glutton for punishment? :LOL:
 
hollydolly said:
It's stormy here today.. heavy rain and quite breezy winds, so I'm pleased to have an excuse to stay home.. I'm painting the downstairs doors .. but unlike previously, I have to take my time doing one at a time because of the arthritis in my dominant hand it hurts like Billy-o to grip the brush. It's amazing how fast this OA has got me.. about 5 years ago I was diagnosed with it, it was a little sore, and had started to swell, but that's how it stayed until this last 6 months and now it's really affecting my grip, my sleep and my life tbh..

I wonder if Stress has got anything to with it
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It probably does. Do you ever watch the Bob & Brad physical therapist videos? They have a number of them on hands. I use a couple of them for my right hand and it helps. Doesn't cure it but it really helps.
 
Today is the day! The cleaning crew arrives in about an hour to dust and deep clean my bedroom. I already threw out a lot of trash but there's all that misc. stuff that has sentimental value or *may* be used again someday (knitting needles, etc).

I need to get a print reframed and hung back on the wall.... another project is to get the drawers in my dresser (a second-hand-store find) fixed so they slide in and out smoothly (yes, I've heard the bar of soap trick but I think something more is needed).
 
My dog went ballistic this morning and I couldn't quiet her until I realized the good neighbor was standing at my back door (and me almost butt-naked in front of big glass wall.) She said she hadn't seen me all week and was worried. I explained about the great-grandkids extended stay due to their father getting Covid and my granddaughter's requests for babysitting services and emergency shopping sprees (the babies needed more formula, more diapers, and more temperature-appropriate clothing.)

She also wanted to know how I was doing with gathering and pricing things for her yard sale on Saturday. I had to admit, I have done NOTHING. I'm still hoping for a total weather wash-out. I just don't have the energy for 6 month old twins and a yard sale and a dog who really does need 3 hours of exercise a day. Not to mention, the yardwork has been put off again. /-; YAWN.
 
Saw dentist. They had to use massive amounts of novocaine to numb me enough to put dentures back in. Told me not to take dentures out again except to rinse and immediately put back in. Dentist's office is right across the street from the store so when dentist was done with me, I went over there to show supervisor my face because I didn't want him to think I was just slacking. He was shocked...shocked, I tell you...and told me to go home and stay there. One of the higher-ups who has to be notified if we don't work according to schedule was right there at the time agreed and told me not to come back until I'm "well" again.

I'm "well" right now, but that's because novocaine hasn't worn off yet. I expect to be "well" enough to work tomorrow.

BTW, I have taken pain med in advance of novocaine wearing off. I have a very low level of pain tolerance. I've always said I'd rather be in labor than go to the dentist. Yeah. Labor was ein Stueck Kuchen! A week from now this will be just an unpleasant memory.
 
Catching up on posts here on SF this morning. Then I'm planning to take the train to the waterfront park in Hoboken. I'm going to make tuna salad before I go so I can have that on a brioche bun for lunch when I get there. I'll eat, do my walking then relax and take in the views. I usually only stay a couple of hours.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Catching up on posts here on SF this morning. Then I'm planning to take the train to the waterfront park in Hoboken. I'm going to make tuna salad before I go so I can have that on a brioche bun for lunch when I get there. I'll eat, do my walking then relax and take in the views. I usually only stay a couple of hours.
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Wait up! I wanna go, too, so bring enough tuna salad for two. We'll have a grand time.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Saw dentist. They had to use massive amounts of novocaine to numb me enough to put dentures back in. Told me not to take dentures out again except to rinse and immediately put back in. Dentist's office is right across the street from the store so when dentist was done with me, I went over there to show supervisor my face because I didn't want him to think I was just slacking. He was shocked...shocked, I tell you...and told me to go home and stay there. One of the higher-ups who has to be notified if we don't work according to schedule was right there at the time ag"reed and told me not to come back until I'm "well" again.

I'm "well" right now, but that's because novocaine hasn't worn off yet. I expect to be "well" enough to work tomorrow.

BTW, I have taken pain med in advance of novocaine wearing off. I have a very low level of pain tolerance. I've always said I'd rather be in labor than go to the dentist. Yeah. Labor was ein Stueck Kuchen! A week from now this will be just an unpleasant memory.
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ein Stueck Kuchen ? I admit, I bit: ein Stueck Kuchen is something like "a piece of cake!" Thanks for the German lesson!
 
@Em in Ohio Freut mich!;)

Yanno, I haven't spoken German in almost 40 years and wasn't even particularly fluent then. For some reason, all kinds of random words and phrases have been popping into my head (and speech!) for about the past year. Wonder what triggered that? Reckon I'm gonna be one of those people who has a stroke and comes to speaking a foreign language?
 
Georgiagranny said:
@Em in Ohio Freut mich!;)

Yanno, I haven't spoken German in almost 40 years and wasn't even particularly fluent then. For some reason, all kinds of random words and phrases have been popping into my head (and speech!) for about the past year. Wonder what triggered that? Reckon I'm gonna be one of those people who has a stroke and comes to speaking a foreign language?
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So, the question in this thread was "What are you doing today?" And now my answer is: looking up German expressions in Google translate! "Freut mich!" = I'm pleased! But, my brain is doing similar things - dredging up French, not German, but same deal! Also, playing custom scrabble, I come up with words that I haven't thought of in over four decades! Brains are bizarre! If we stroke out, I personally hope to speak Spanish!
 
Em in Ohio said:
So, the question in this thread was "What are you doing today?" And now my answer is: looking up German expressions in Google translate! "Freut mich!" = I'm pleased! But, my brain is doing similar things - dredging up French, not German, but same deal! Also, playing custom scrabble, I come up with words that I haven't thought of in over four decades! Brains are bizarre! If we stroke out, I personally hope to speak Spanish!
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Funny thing is that I barely spoke a word in English until I was 4 years old. Spoke French to my grandfather and pretty much nobody else. Then we moved to Hawaii, and I was forced to speak English. When we came back Stateside after the war, I still spoke in French to him but English to everybody else. I really don't remember, it's just what I've been told. Must have spoken English to my parents and older brother before Hawaii.

Now? French? LOL I didn't do well in French in college and don't speak a word of it, but I can swear in a whole bunch of languages :LOL:

Oh...Freut mich loosely translated is "You're welcome".
 

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