I’m at that point where I’m feeling overwhelmed by what I still need to do, but I can’t seem to get on and do it. So, I guilt trip myself into doing it. I arrange for people to visit so they can watch me work. So far, it’s working
I’ve been looking at the kitchen & breakfast room, it’s so dark & it’s never “worked”. A friend suggested coming over & between us we took down some units & filled in holes. I’m going to try to motivate to sand & paint tomorrow....
... right now, I just want to sleep. I want to go to sleep & wake up when it’s all done & the house is sold.
I can’t believe that after not even a month the agents are talking of dropping the price by £10k
I’m thinking about taking it off the market till after Christmas & shopping around for a more realistic, more web based / driven agent. They seemed a bit put out that I said I wasn’t desperate to sell
On a more positive note .. I phoned my uncle & he was so pleased to hear from me, it was lovely to chat but I felt sad that apart from his children I’m the only family member to be in touch. He’s such a sweetheart, I nagged him to do his Physio (he’s broken his hip), we laughed about how medical people are the worst patients
, but it was nice to chat with him
I then took my courage in both hands & phoned G’s widow. His funeral was so close to mums that it feels very raw talking with J. But, it ended up being lots of laughs & I'm glad I called. She said she was just so gratefully & touched that I’d made the trip (how could I not), but also that her children were so pleased I’d gone. I think that drive was my hardest, knowing it was for a funeral, so close to mums. I broke it into segments ... get to
@Margi29, then find a Crematorium, I refused to think further than the next step. I remember standing there, making polite conversation, surrounded by strangers & thinking “Mum is never going to believe I did this when I tell her ..” & nearly chocking at the thought that I couldn’t tell her
I’ve then been pulled into present day baby costs
Oh my ..wow
I found someone selling bundles of baby girl stuff, oh, so sweet, so cute. I arranged to collect lots ( I think I’ve covered the first 6 months). I was feeling pretty smug. Bargain prices. Then the bomb shell. She had a few other items bottle warmer (ok price), but (sorry guys
), expressor, I nearly died at the price, but when I looked it up, that was 1/5 of the new price. Seriously... people pay that much
DiL is delighted. I’m blooming broke