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8 hours ago, Kidlit said:
One of my best friends growing up had the blue slip covered set. I had the yellow ones, though no slipcover that I recall.
The yellow set . . . much loved!
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My dh is about to retire in America at age 62. We plan to utilize ACA, and hope to qualify for subsidies.
They greatly increased the level of subsidies during Covid, & continue to renew them.
My understanding is that my dh's COBRA plan would be very expensive.Another option is the Christian health-sharing companies.
I know several friends who have had success as members.-
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FYI = The final (10th) podcast is an hour long interview with Melissa Gilbert.
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Adding to the wealth of encouragement----I use this type of time to clean out a closet or the attic!
Lots of euphoria in the Sense of Accomplishment! -
The misspelled word jumped out at me.....
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We do cash for married kids, gifts for single kids & modest gifts for grandkids.
We have a large extended family, & I oversee the Cousins Name Draw, using Elfster.com.We reassess each year, & encourage each person to choose their level of involvement.
If the married kids are visiting, I do something creative with the cash.
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1 minute ago, PeterPan said:
And dreams and couldn't do it all and realities, sigh. I like my life as it is now, and I don't think even my lack of ability to do everything I dreamed is a failure. Or at least I keep telling myself that. I think it was just such an amazing stage that it's really hard to say it's over, move on, things have changed.
You said it much better than I did! Our 2 oldest were voracious readers. Our other 3 loved to sketch.
It was really All Fine, in the end. Your son will thrive with your creative approach.-
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Love the advice so far.
This topic is near & dear to my heart.
We had 800 kids books that I whittled down to 400, over 2 big batches of decluttering these past 2 years.I kept the best, and kept most of the decent ones.
I kept what fit into our 2 large bookcases.
I let the discards sit in stacks for a week, then I took photos for our kids to claim (on a Google Photo Album).
Our 4 boys all claimed the same 4 books. They didn't care about the other 396.
Our dd who homeschools took lots.What they didn't want, I offered to 2 younger beloved homeschool moms, & the rest went to our Library Book Sale (I'm on the Board).
Honestly, donating to the Library is a Win-Win-Win, and you know they'll go to many good homes.I sell my dh's more valuable books ($20+) on Amazon or Ebay.
Half-Price Bookstores will give you some $$.
Honestly, do it in phases, & you'll gradually do the emotional process needed to declutter your surplus.Yes, it included grieving over my homeschool failures!
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100% agree with all this advice.
I'm 59, switched to eating a bowl of broccoli every supper.
And exercising, not for weight loss, but to maintain agility & flexibility.
I'm committed to do this for the rest of my life?!? Regardless of results....This is a great group for these kinds of issues!
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Great advice so far. And yes, be selective about what you pay for to get the house ready to sell.
The realtor can connect you with all kinds of professionals who will help make the process easier.For us, it was a very stressful process 6 years ago, but the sale price exceeded our expectations . . . so it was worth the work in hindsight.
You can hire someone to take/remove the excess stuff in the house (a liquidator).
We did an Estate Sale, & then had 6 potential buyers for the house as a result of the Estate Sale.
It's just hard to do it all as a Newbie.....-
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We would (need to) line all the walls with bookcases!
Laughing that it may end up being a staging area, as you unbox things.
But definitely, just wait to see how your needs unfold.
(I'm truly amazed that you were able to find/buy a house so smoothly!)-
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Here's the 1971 Persuasion.
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If you're concerned, you could put a tracker on BOTH of your phones, so you could easily find each other (at lunch, end of the day).
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The 2006 one is also good--with Toby Stephens & Ruth Wilson. These adaptions are rather faithful to the book, too.
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I'm just explicit about both Cmas & Bday gifts now, about a month in advance.
My dh offers a wide variety, but I make it clear that I'm content with ___________.
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Zombie Thread.
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Rabbit Trail. . . since I have no idea what your specific situation is, but for $100 you can join "Take Your House Back".
It's an online community hosted by The Minimal Mom, Cas from Clutterbug and Dana K White.
Pretty much the best for Minimalism, Organization & Decluttering.https://www.takeyourhouseback.com/courses/take-your-house-back
In my opinion, it is more powerful if you do it, to make the true evaluation (& not someone else who doesn't really know you).
(My BTDT experience is that I've decluttered our whole house after all the kids moved out 3 years ago.)
P.S. Dana now has (certified) Decluttering Coaches, who work in person or virtually. Link = https://declutteringcoaches.com/
Adding that renting a self-storage unit is likely the easiest solution for listing a house for sale quickly....
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4 hours ago, Miss Tick said:
You may be done with Duo, but I did find a way to deal with those random followers. I have to log in on PC, go to the stranger's page, then click on the top right corner (maybe it is a triple line or their avatar, I don't remember) then an option pops up with the option to block them. It is a tedious, inconvenient process.
Thank you! Yes, the 3 dot button allowed me to block these random followers!
I've been doing Duo for about 2 1/2 years, & really, really want to finish the Spanish course!-
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You start here with the base game. Link = https://www.amazon.com/Catan-Studios-cantan2017/dp/B00U26V4VQ/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3NJGRANMBRY94&keywords=settlers+of+catan+board+game&qid=1686415399&sprefix=settlers+of+catan%2Caps%2C589&sr=8-5
And cool people just call it "Catan".
Then you get the expansion pack for the basic game here:
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We signed an Easement Agreement. It's a friendly agreement.
(Their driveway is on our property.)-
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As a Friend of the Library, I can't help but suggest donating your surplus books to your local library.
It's a win-win-win---Easy decluttering for us, Library gains income during a Book Sale, Fellow Book-lovers find gems to bring to THEIR home.
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I enjoy getting inspiration from Youtubers like: Minimal Mom & Joshua Becker (mentioned by PPs)
and Dana K White has books (at the library!) & a Youtube channel,
FIrst throw away *obvious* trash & donations, then:It's worth the effort (which in large part is Mental/Emotional)!
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She has lots of kids (some have flown the nest), but she cooks a LOT, quickly.
Long-time Youtuber, with 142K subscribers.
She puts things in individual servings sometimes . . . and sometimes it's sped up.
She's very optimistic, and a Christian, so she shares Bible Verses, but it's very encouraging.
Her kids are mostly off-camera.-
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Adding: An Echo Show is a hands-free video screen. She doesn't have to touch it for someone else to call her.
It's under $100.
We also added photos of everyone, which the screen scrolls thru (or weather, etc, as mentioned above).
It's addicting to watch the photos scroll?!?-
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Wilder podcast—a look back on all things Little House
in The Chat Board
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Adding that I found an annotated version of "Pioneer Girl" at a recent book sale.
This is the pre-cursor to the Little House books.
And "Libertarians on the Prairie" (which I thought was mis-titled) at the library.
This is a more detailed biography of Rose & Laura's later adult life.
I've also enjoyed Rose's pioneer books "Let the Hurricane Roar" and "Free Land".
They are a bit more intense than Little House.
The movie "Young Pioneers" (1976) is based on these books.
Of course, I loved making my "The Office"-loving children guess who the female lead was!