I spent this morning cleaning out one of my closets in an effort to get more organized before eventually moving. I managed to fill three trash bags with clothes that I haven’t worn in ages and most likely won’t wear anytime soon, if ever again. I also emptied out a knitting bag and filled it with shoes.
My “fancy” clothes I’ll move to Bill’s because that’s where they will end up anyway. I threw out a few things, put some others in the attic storage and some stuff just went back into the closet. It definitely looks 100% better than it did this morning before I started. I even have room to hang some of my quilting projects.
I came across some things that I just can’t make my mind up about…two teddy bears that were made out of my dad’s clothes after he died, newspapers from days to remember (9/11, the Challenger explosion, the end of the Hussein regime in Iraq and a couple of others). For some reason I think they should be saved, but I don’t have a concrete reason “why”. So for now, I put them back in the closet.
Yesterday I talked to my real estate agent and advised her that I was very disappointed in the communication I was (not) receiving from her or the agency itself. I don’t think I have heard from them since before Christmas. I suggested some changes to the listing on the website, asked for a current mortgage analysis and offered a monetary incentive to get this place closed before the listing agreement expires. We’ll see if that precipates any action.
I realize that it is traditionally a slow time of year but I hope that with these changes, once the market picks up I will see some traffic. I’m praying that the market does pick up within the next 6 weeks or so.
I spoke with the HR Director last week and there is no way I can make these payments once I retire without working another fulltime job. What’s the point of retiring if I have to work more hours for less money somewhere else. By the time I pay the 20% in taxes and the $500 a month for insurance, there won’t be much left. Pretty discouraging!
I spent the rest of the day working on my blooming 9-patch. I got two more squares sewn on each row. My plan was to continue sewing until the bobbin ran out, then work on the monkey quilt since I would have to change the bobbin anyway. I guess there was more thread on it than I thought because I finished the two rows of squares and still hadn’t run out.
I had my hair done last night and my hairdresser always gives me a nice hand massage while I’m under the dryer. The skin on my hands is very sensitive and I have to be careful what kind of hand cremes I use but generally I don’t have any problem with what she uses. I don’t know what she used yesterday but I woke up during the night scratching like mad. My fingers were itching like crazy, enough to wake me up. I slathered on some prescription creme I have but tonight they are driving me crazy again. I’ll put the creme on again with a pair of cotton gloves when I go to bed and hopefully they will feel better tomorrow.
