It went well. I wrote her back and explained why I had posted on CL instead of all my other options, and that I was going to need to sell it to a local person. She wrote me back with a thank you. So, problem solved! Thanks again for sharing the wisdom. :)

Thanks. I've had good success selling furniture lately but this is my first time selling books. I will be nice but firm.

When I was doing P90X...a lifetime ago it seems...I could do 300 on my knees (in broken sets and NOT in 90 seconds lol). Now I can do about 10. :tongue_smilie:

I had posted a curriculum set (very heavy) on CL at a very low price. Someone has contacted me multiple times with questions (many already answered in my ad). Her final request is will I either ship it to her at her expense or drive an hour to meet her half way. I'm sure she is a nice person and wants the books, but it isn't what I had in mind as far as ease of sale. WWYD?

Me three! I hope all has been well with you and your family!

My dh can cook 3 things successfully...oatmeal, grilled chicken, and stir fry. :D So every Sunday night, he grabs the week's left-overs (left over meat is always frozen) and adds his special chopped veggie mix and creates for me a fabulous stir fry. He uses whatever is on hand that evening so it's always different, but he smothers it with an Oriental sauce. Yummy and quick! Our former habit for Sunday nights was Belgian waffles with whipped cream and fruit, sausage links. Also yummy!

This makes me think of Monsanto and all its immensity and 'power'. I am interested in a well-documented conspiracy theory because it's more fun than just rocking in my chair. Thanks for all these links for further exploration. I'm opening them all in chrome *incognito* windows, though. Never know who's tracking my internet use lol. :leaving:

I would love to live in a neighborhood that did this! How lovely.

When I use the Kindle app on my iPad it becomes my iPadington. :)

I agree with everyone else...and would also add that, to me, it means trees and flowers everywhere. I am a middle aged woman lol. :)

I am excited to have made some breakthroughs in understanding my youngest dd and all her challenging and quirky behavior. I will be locating a doctor to speak with fairly soon but I believe she has Asperger's, and just considering this will help me to be even more patient and understanding. It also leaves me with many questions about the way I teach her and the type of curriculum I usually purchase for her. Does anyone have suggestions of programs that seem more appropriate to use with special kids? Workbooks? Independent, scheduled programs? She is almost 14 and I am fearful I've been using all the wrong methods. Many thanks.

This was extremely helpful! Thank you all!

Since this thread is a *crash course*...how does one know if their child has Asperger's? Signs...symptoms...habits...or a professional diagnosis? Thanks!

Here is someone's lovely grocery list from the group. :) Breads Joseph’s Pitas (flax kind in red package) Joseph’s Lavish Ezekiel bread Mission Carb Smart tortillas Dry Goods GOOD Cocoa Powder (Ghiradelli) GOOD 85% Dark Chocolate Bar (Lindt) Quinoa Xanthan Gum Natural Peanut Butter (no sugar) Light and Regular Coconut Milk Virgin Coconut Oil Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil (Louanna) Coconut Oil Spray (contains soy lecithin) Dreamfields Pasta Zevia Soda Perrier Naturally Sparkling Water Tomato Pasta Sauce (no sugar) Chana Dahl beans Vanilla Extract Raw Almonds (for making almond milk) Other Raw Nuts Instant decaf Coffee Rolled Oats Dairy 0% Greek Yogurt (Fage) in large tubs and individuals 1/3 less fat cream cheese (Neufchatel) Cottage Cheese (Daisy) Light Laughing Cow Cheese (6 flavors) Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk Kerrygold butter Organic salted butter Half & Half (rgbh free) Whipping Cream (rgbh free) String Cheese Brick Cheese Cage free eggs Organic egg whites Golden Flax Seed (meal if you can’t grind it, keep in freezer) Konjac Noodles Deli/Meats Turkey breast (Applegate Farms Oven Roasted has no added oil or sugar) Grass fed beef Organic chicken Turkey bacon, sausage, pepperoni Salsa (refrigerated, not non-perishable) Peeled, boiled eggs (at Costco) Rotisserie Chicken Bulk bins Dried UNsweetened Coconut Real Salt Sea Salt Bulk herbs, spices and teas Brown rice (for kids) Herbs/Supplements Chia Seeds (sometimes in dry goods) Jay Robb Chocolate Protein Powder Probiotic (refrigerated) Spry Xylitol gum and mints Produce Veggies Fruits, especially berries Marie’s Ranch Dressing (refrigerated) Frozen Berries Chicken breasts Broccoli Cauliflower (Fotato Everything!!!) Online Nustevia, Kal or Now pure stevia extract Coconut flour Defatted Peanut Flour Swanson Whey Protein Powder (not ultra) Oat Fiber (not oat bran) Glucomannan (not capsules) Erythritol Granular (for replacing 1:1 with sugar in recipes, plus a little nunaturals) Matcha Green Tea Powder Carbquick Bake Mix Psyllium Husks Xylitol (highly poisonous to pets!!!) THM Master Shopping List

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Yep, I've been humming 'The Gambler' most of the day. :blushing: But I've gotten a lot done, too! Go Kenny! :biggrinjester:

I saw this on Houzz this morning and thought it was nice. I am in the process of serious decluttering and need daily inspiration (humor helps, too!) to continue lol. I case you need some encouragement, too, here it is: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/13851872/list?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u315&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery6

I'm sorry about your mom. :grouphug:

It's a new morning. :) I am so appreciative of all the wonderful encouragement and suggestions! I am going to continue to focus on the basement since that is where all the things are stored that I am really not using. Posting more furniture on Craig's List today, and trying to empty a bookshelf. There are boxes upon boxes of holiday decorations and tools and crafts and goodies that I apparently do not need since they've been packed for years...Still battling with releasing some unused furniture pieces so they can wait a while before I let go. There is sadness involved with purging things I had bought with love for my former (larger) house that I just have to keep for a while longer. I have mixed feelings about all the books and curriculum because, although I need to downsize, I dream of having a homeschool room again with a large lending library. What a joy, but it may never happen. Sometimes I dream of living in one of those precious 'tiny homes' with only the essential possessions that were chosen perfectly. I also dream of owning a large home again with an attic full of memorabilia and wonderfulness for my girls to wander through...like in the books they have read lol. I guess I need to stop dreaming so much! I'm facing the day with a positive attitude and trying to remember the positive side of all this clearing out of stuff! Thanks again!

The man was very happy when he saw the bed and bought it. It made me happy that he wanted it. The basement is looking larger but there is much to go through and decide on. I appreciate all the wonderful suggestions that have really helped me regain a positive attitude and proper perspective. I will purge more tomorrow because I am a woman on a mission! And I need to buy groceries and gas and birthday presents, too. :laugh:

Yes, the thought of getting a *few* nice new things when we move is always on my mind. :D But dd and I just polished the bed and it made me sad to let it go...the man will be here in a few minutes and I imagine he will buy it.

Y'all are always so kind and helpful. I got lots of good advice today. I do have large plastic bins for each daughter's school memories, and will add the few baby things I kept in there, too. I have someone coming this evening to look at our old pine bed furniture...lots of memories :lol: , so maybe I can smile when that leaves. I have made a lot of progress and honestly can only remember a few things that I wish I had kept. I will be very careful not to rid myself of things to quickly. Maybe that's why the idea of a fast garage sale is traumatizing! So please tell me that I really don't need to keep the huge, heavy oak wall mirror. And the 5 extra chairs. Or the 20 year old extra refrigerator. And the heavy metal patio set that we never sit in (but my daddy gave to me). Well, maybe I should keep that set! Off to look through one more box...

Ladies, I seem to be having some struggles in this area. We have a goal of preparing to sell our house and move as soon as we are able. I have routinely purged unwanted clothes and smaller household items. Now that I am starting to sell larger or more valuable things, though, I am feeling very sad and remorseful. I remember the day we bought that table and chairs and all the school days we spent there...the girl's bunk bed really did need to go but they grew up sleeping on them...my dear old beaten-up dining hutch that Dh bought me from a craft store that was closing down needs a new home and I don't really have the room for any more but I love it...not to mention the thousands of books I cannot even face yet. I tell myself that I am pricing furniture low to bless others, but I have cried to see my old rocker go...I tell myself that when we sell this house and prepare to pack, I will be thankful not to have so much, but it just isn't helping. I am sad. These are my things, gathered over so many years. lots of memories attached, lots of money spent, too. I decide, take pictures for Craig's List, and then put off listing with but...but...but... I brought truck loads to Goodwill and want to bawl! How can I be content with releasing things?

I just had a great breakfast and wonderful fellowship with my sister and her Dh. Lots of gossip and laughing! Dh just sat there pretending to be included lol. I have my shoes on now and am going to take myself shopping! Homeschool moms never get much alone time lol. Thanks, ladies, for cheering me up this morning!