We're back home for a short while. Here's what's been accomplished in the last two weeks. We have yet another contract on our house. Maybe 3rd time's the charm? The buyers are a young family who seem genuinely happy to be getting a home. We close on May 31. We flew to Orlando with Matthew [...]
Category: Downsizing
Downsizing update
Just a quick update on our efforts to get on the road... All the carpet covering the hardwood floors has been removed. The underlining had disintegrated significantly, leaving behind a fine red dirt! The last bedroom has been mostly cleaned out, the broken closet door replaced, and a couple of twin beds set up for [...]
Weekly Update (-) 30
Happy (belated) Memorial Day! All these updates are covered in the YouTube video linked at the end of this post. This week we had our second donation pickup from ARC. We were able to offload a number of larger items, as shown below. We also paid a visit to the graves of our four parents. [...]
Week (-) 32 and (-) 31 Update
The last two weeks have been very busy for me, mostly because of job-related tasks. As far as downsizing work goes, here's what's been going on: We completed the refinance of our house. This will help to free up some monthly cash for further remodeling expenses and some debt reduction. Our city had a free [...]
Weekly Update (-) 33
This was a busy week at work and I had less energy for doing much of the work at home. I scanned a few more books, cleaned out/off some drawers, boxes, and shelves. We got another set of donation items started for the next ARC pickup. We also spent a bit of time shopping for [...]
Weekly Update (-) 34
I created the last two weekly updates by putting together a video update first (which have been too long!) and then just tagging it in a blog post (which didn't provide very much information). I'm trying something different this week by writing the blog first and then creating a video which corresponds to that. Here are some things that we've accomplished [...]
Weekly Update (-) 35
35 weeks to go! This week began with Easter. What a beautiful name it is, the name of Jesus Christ my King! (That's a song... a good one). This week I focused on tearing out a bathroom in preparation for remodeling it. I can do demolition (sort of) well, but I plan to hire someone [...]
