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Yes, Mee....I did the design, decorating and updating......😊

Thanks, all, for your comments! My husband and I bought the house in Nov '05 from the original owners. It was built in 1964 and they added some updates in the mid '70s. By the time I bought it, it needed some serious work. So we moved in and lived there for 6 months and decided to go for it and did a gut renovation. Moved in with my Mom for 6 months during the reno... Three years later and the real estate crash of '07/08 was underway and hubby decided he wanted to move on from me and the house. I knew we were at least $150k "underwater" because of all we had invested in buying the house and with the reno and would lose big-time if we tried to sell it (I was a former real estate agent so you can imagine what this was doing to me and my ego...esp since we had sold our first home for a nice profit which we put into moving into this larger house...we were moving on up!) He didn't seem to care. I then went through 7 months of hell to get a loan modification on the mortgage from the bank - I luckily found out about a support group online for people in same situation I was in and through them found out about a non-profit that was helping people get the loan mods! Yay for online support groups!!!! In 2009, I got my mortgage modified down to 2% from the original 6.5%!!!! This would enable me to afford to stay in the house (with the 3 dogs and my birds) on my salary alone and hubby could go on his care-free merry way. 😠 I had it put into the divorce paperwork that I alone would continue to pay the mortgage and when it came time to sell it, I would keep any profit from the sale (if there was any!) I have lived in this house and done all maintenance and upkeep for the last 11 years and it wasn't easy at times, by any means. My family and friends were always amazed how I did it. I used to say I just wanted to break even when I sell and resigned myself to having to live in a small apartment when the time to leave came but secretly, I hoped I would at least walk away with some $. Well, the Open House was today and people were lining up a 1/2 hour before it started...they were halfway down the street! My agent just called me and there are 9 offers on the table and all are pre-approved. 8 of the offers were at or above full asking price!!! Everyone loved my house....the design of it, the feeling they got when walking through it, the backyard....etc.....made me feel good, I must admit. I have another showing tomorrow at 5 pm for someone who couldn't make it to the OH and then my R.E broker will be doing a "best and final" at which time I will review all the offers. Amazing....I should do a bit better than "breaking even"! 😉 PS. My new guy is thrilled for me and is willing to fly up here whenever I ask, to help me with the packing/moving, holding my hand at the closing table, driving my stuff down to his house in NC...whatever I need! He has done so much for me already.....did I tell you he renovated my basement and garage by himself this summer because I told him that was holding me back from putting house on the market???? Of course, I bought all the materials needed but he provided me free labor! He can do anything from carpentry, electric, hanging sheetrock, painting....and is a darn good bluegrass musician, too! Plays banjo, mostly, and also restores vintage Gibson banjos and guitars...*😘 The Universe acts in mysterious ways... *I mention this because I am a rock n roller and he is a bluegrasser...but we are good at compromising!

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If this post breaks any rules....please delete it! I received this link to a video that my real estate broker had made of my house....busted my butt to get things cleaned up as the open house is this Sunday and I am very proud of how it came out!!!! PS Still working on the backyard...it's been raining a lot here and my pool guy is coming Saturday afternoon to clean it up a bit for the OH then he will close it up for the winter in 2 weeks...talk about down to the wire. My broker thinks the open house will be mobbed and they will be following the Covid rules....one person or family at a time, must register upon entering, use hand sanitizer, wear booties over their shoes, gloves on hands (all provided by the R.E. broker). In the past, I would have been smoking like a fiend out on the patio....but now? I just concentrated on getting rid of stuff I don't really need anymore and enjoying the time I have left here before I move on to my new location! 😷

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My Dad always said the same thing!!! 😉

Niagara on the Lake is such a beautiful place...love that town. Hope to see it again someday! 😷

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Congrats, @Cristóbal! Eight years quit!!! Hope you are celebrating this extraordinary achievement! KTQ!! 🎉😷

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Welcome aboard, @Margeetx! You have come to the right place for information on your addiction to nicotine and support in quitting! Knowledge is power....so read all you can here and watch the Joel videos....and take a break now and then and play some games here...😷

Congrats, @Cbdave! 5 years quit is fabulous! Thanks for keeping on with the daily NOPE! Celebrate and KTQ! 🎉😷

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Thanks, @jillar, @Mee, @Doreensfree, @catlover! Nothing ever seems to be easy for me....but I seem to manage to get past any obstacles. In the last week, I managed to get my house and patios powerwashed, my upholstered furniture cleaned, my Saltillo mexican tile floor cleaned and sealed (it has never looked better!), the painting I needed done (ceilings in most of the rooms, the foyer, 3 doors on the main level "refreshed" and all trim molding on main level painted.) My house is now mint ++ and I even got to go away for 4 days! My pool guy is coming tomorrow to clean the inground pool so it will be sparkling when the real estate photographer comes Monday morning to take pics and I just need to keep it that way for the open house next week. Please, no hurricanes or tropical storms for awhile! 😎

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Wait no more, @jillar! Here is the update....The trip to OC, Maryland was really wonderful. Perfect weather, perfect boyfriend, perfect time to go, perfect hotel. Boardwalk was easy to navigate as the summer crowd was gone! Every one we encountered or where ever we went, the Covid rules were being followed. Assateague Island National Park was perfect! Great scenery and beaches there. We saw at least 10 ponies wandering around...so got to cross that off my bucket list. We might go back again next year with his camper. My house is on the market and the open house is next Sunday...I have been working hard to get it all spruced up (I haven't really been able to do much in the past 3 years due to health issues but I am making up for it now ($$$). I have some great friends that are willing to pitch in and help me sort through all my stuff...I have been donating to Big Brother, Big Sister of Long Island. Good God, why do I never throw anything away????? Guess I really am a pack-rat! I will be moving to the Blue Ridge mountain area of western North Carolina where the BF lives, after my house sells. BF is so excited about this! This guy is just about the best thing to ever happen to me. He was there for me when I was going through my divorce 11 years ago (how I vented to him about that...for months🥵) He and his late wife were there for me when I had the stroke 3.5 years ago. They were both there for me when I had the CABGx3 surgery 2.5 years ago. I was there for him when his wife was dying 1.5 years ago of lung cancer that had spread to the brain. Never in a million years would I have thought this would be happening when I hired him 13 years ago...our story is very unique, that is for sure! 🥰

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I am packing for my drive down to Ocean City, Maryland tomorrow! Staying at a place right on the beach for a few days and have no plans other than to explore the boardwalk there and visit Assateague Island (known for its wild ponies). This has been in the back of my mind since I read the book "Misty of Chincoteague" by Marguerite Henry when I was about 8 yrs old...someday I will go to that place! That day has arrived! If you were wondering....yes, I am meeting up with my BF and we will stay at a nice hotel right on the beach! It's a 5 hour drive for me, a 10 hour drive for him!! Hmmm...are things ratcheting up between us? Stay tuned......😉

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