How not to ask neighbors to help with termite issues
Empty house next door is getting termite-fumigated. The fumigation company has sent me a “Neighbor's Permission Form” that tells me...
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Condo sold!
As y'all may recall, after a lot of fuss and delay around recarpeting, repainting, and staging my condo, I (or...
Photos of condo
I've posted a set of photos of my condo. I'll include a couple of photos on the paper flyer that...
Staging
Met with stager this morning to discuss staging the condo. The first thing that she told me was that the...
Remodel or not?
My guest-room bathroom was done in a light-colored wood with linoleum on the floor; it's a perfectly good bathroom, but...
No toilet, no floor, and a hole in the ceiling
Breht, the handyman, came over and examined things this morning. We eventually figured out (we think) that the toilet tank...
What I’ve been up to
It's been a couple of weeks since my last life-update post. I don't feel like much has been going on,...
New location
Q: After one has finished putting away the perishable food in the refrigerator and freezer, what is the first thing...
House location
The most commonly asked question about my new house, in all online contexts, has been "Where is it?" I've mentioned...
I have a house!
Remember how the other day I wrote about not wanting to talk about house stuff to keep from jinxing it?...
Move report
Last night, I reached the total exhaustion point around 11 p.m. (having had about 3 and a half hours' sleep...
The moving plan
About six hours from now: Movers come, take all the big furniture to the new house, store it in a...