Dear WPs, I am VERY strongly considering hiring a professional organizer/declutter-er to come in and help me purge and prep for selling the house. I'm totally overwhelmed and have been trying to do this in between everything else going on, but it is daunting and stressful and I'm terrible at this kind of thing. I need someone with no strings to come in and just burn it all down for me. I'd plan to use my stimulus check money to fund it, since I don't really need that cash right now and I kind of like the idea of spending it on a small, local business. I found a woman who does phone consults, virtual consults, and in-person help depending on what I need/want and charges a really reasonable hourly rate. Signed, This is reasonable, not lazy, right?
Dear campermom, I've been thinking of you so much lately! I'm sending you so much strength and support from afar. Feel free to message me if you need to vent! Signed, Twinmomma
Post by supertrooper1 on Dec 30, 2020 11:05:44 GMT -5
twinmomma, a professional declutter-er sounds amazing. That is something I need to do. I have no motivation to declutter my house even though it desperately needs it. I told beau that if we ever get a house together, I can't take all my junk with me because so much of it I moved from house to house with ex-H.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Dec 30, 2020 11:28:19 GMT -5
twinmomma, I've done it before and it was very helpful. The problem is that you really have to sit with them to declutter, which I could do but then eventually I stopped doing it and so we kept too much.
I highly recommend the podcast and books associated with A Slob Comes Clean. It's all about decluttering really cluttered spaces. Although I will say, it's for the people who need to take big swings, not so much for people who have it together but need to just organize their linen closet better.
twinmomma, my neighbor does this. If she wasn't my neighbor I would totally pay her to deal with my house. I've worked with her on school PTO stuff and she is so amazing and organized without coming off OCD or controlling.
Dear City Tax You are a effing mess and are going to be a PITA to deal with. So happy I have less than 10 employers in said city. Also who has 3 different rates based on hourly wage to figure out a tax. Come on it is an accounting nightmare and the tax analyst for the city last night admitted they don't know how to even audit it or if they will. More new things for 2021 Me
Dear DH I'm sorry but I always work the 31st of December. It is great you are off but no we aren't travelling for the holiday weekend or going camping or anything. It is my last weekend before craziness starts and I want a relaxing weekend at home. I need to plan mommy school for DD in the afternoons, I need to clean up from the holidays, and I want to watch some chick flick movies. Find something to do that doesn't involve me Wifey
twinmomma, I hired someone to go through my closet with me years ago, and it was money well spent. She helped me keep the things that I needed and convinced me to let go of things that were just taking up space (or that I was wearing that were horribly unflattering.) I wish I could work up the desire to do it again.
Remember how I told you that since DH wouldn't agree to private school, I'd let him handle everything? Welllllllllllll yesterday when I was driving home with DD, she started crying and saying that she's the "worst student in the class" and that she sucks at math. I told her that'd be surprising, because her teacher from last year said math was one of her strongest subjects. She asked what her current teacher said and.. I had to tell her.. I have no idea. Her teacher never gave us a report card. Her teacher hasn't graded any of her assignments since the beginning of November. Her teacher doesn't even know if her reading is at grade level.
Dear Clients Frantically calling us asking about the stimulus isn't helpful. We don't know anything more than what you can read on the web right now. Phone won't stop ringing
WPs DD and I sent a joint email to the counselor today discussing her frustrations. Boredom in zoom class and with school in general. And why the other schools in our district are doing way more than our school and her desires to switch schools for a better education. She also told me to add in she would like to complete 5th grade this year too. DD & 186momx
Post by librarychica on Dec 30, 2020 20:13:55 GMT -5
Dear WPs,
H and I have 90% decided to move in the next 6 months. 🤠Today I started the list of to-dos to prep our home to sell and, omg, how are we going to stage and sell a house with 2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat and a hamster also living here.
I may end up boarding everyone but the ancient cat. Kids too.
Acting all grumpy because my family will visit is strange considering you haven’t seen them in a year and there is nothing else to entertain us. Stewing in resentment both here, with your own family and your job is not helpful. Sometimes you have to stew to go through the feelings but then you have to let them go and start fresh. I am not sure these days off work to soul search are helpful when at the end of them you are still resentful, don’t know what you want or how to get there. Sometime clarity in your profession takes years, and I know you struggle with job market constraints. You want everyone to want to hire you, but that’s not how it works. It took me 10 years to even figure out a possible next direction of interest let alone how to get there. I’ve been busy raising a family but I don’t spend all my time obsessing about my next career move.
Love, your wife who needs you to find a new therapist to talk to them about work
H and I have 90% decided to move in the next 6 months. 🤠Today I started the list of to-dos to prep our home to sell and, omg, how are we going to stage and sell a house with 2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat and a hamster also living here.
I may end up boarding everyone but the ancient cat. Kids too.
Dear WP, 2020 has been a transformational year for me what started out bad ended GREAT for me Signed Very grateful for 2020 Crazy weird I know
I feel this way too. I’m not glad there is a pandemic. But there is so much I’m thankful for, including finding the courage to go after and get a new job. There were some really awful parts of 2020, but “transformational” is a great word for it.
H and I have 90% decided to move in the next 6 months. 🤠Today I started the list of to-dos to prep our home to sell and, omg, how are we going to stage and sell a house with 2 kids, 2 dogs, a cat and a hamster also living here.
I may end up boarding everyone but the ancient cat. Kids too.
See my post. Solidarity!
I know! And what is even with the housing market? Houses last 5 minutes. I wanted to look at some new construction and everything is closed out or close to. Argh. I can only hope my house sells that fast.
I know! And what is even with the housing market? Houses last 5 minutes. I wanted to look at some new construction and everything is closed out or close to. Argh. I can only hope my house sells that fast.
Good luck with your move prep!
I live in the land of houses selling fast. It’s terrifying. We listed Thursday, sold on Wednesday, and then had 90 days to find, buy, and close before we were homeless. We got outbid on every house by $250k+, even if we bid $250k over list. It’s why we spent so much when we finally found a house we loved.
Quit being crazy. You are the single most boring person in the world. You had a security clearance for DoD. You have had two traffic tickets in your entire life. You’ve never used any drugs, ever. Your background check is going to be fine. Quit having nightmares you failed your drug test or something crazy comes back on the background check.
Dear community members Not every person or animal enjoys fireworks. Why do you drive to WA to buy fireworks that are illegal here and then on the allowed firework days blow them off all day and night. It was a war zone from 5pm to 2am last night. Tired and need all the coffee Me PS the dog is sleeping off the drugs still.