Spiky Bugger
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NOT Assisted Living, and NOT a place where the only option is their dining room. But I’m looking at a few.
We COULD rent this place out and move to an apartment-type facility. (The income would equal what it would cost US to rent, but we have had TERRIBLE luck as landlords. So probably not.) Or, if I can afford to Feng Shui this house and sell it, that might work.
Feng Shui because we live in an area that is OVERWHELMINGLY Asian-Americans/Asian Immigrants, mostly Chinese. My sister is in the same town, but in a somewhat better school district. (That determines prices here.) Her next door neighbors’ house just sold in 28 days, for $192,000 over list price. Their house is 15 years “newer,” 300 sq ft bigger, their lot is 1500 sq ft smaller, no pool. We have a pool…generally not a plus with Feng Shui-inclined immigrants, many of whom fill the pool with DIRT!
Why? Being THIS injured has been a real wake-up call. It’s been three weeks and I’m STILL a giant bruise. And I still have an ugly NURPLE! I STILL cannot manage a bra…or many shirts. He is doing his best to help me, and it’s MOSTLY okay, but I’m 76. One day, I’ll be 78, then maybe even 80. And he ain’t getting any younger or any better at complicated stuff.
So when IS the right time? Someone else cuts the lawn, another person cleans the pool, the only time the house REALLY gets clean is when the cleaning ladies come in. Some light bulbs are not at a convenient location for either of us to reach; he never has washed the car. He is NOT good at any fix-it stuff, so we pay for that, too.
What I’m convinced of is that waiting until one of us is dead or moving into ”The Home for the Permanently Bewildered,” and the other has to do it alone, while VERY STRESSED, is not the optimal time.
We COULD rent this place out and move to an apartment-type facility. (The income would equal what it would cost US to rent, but we have had TERRIBLE luck as landlords. So probably not.) Or, if I can afford to Feng Shui this house and sell it, that might work.
Feng Shui because we live in an area that is OVERWHELMINGLY Asian-Americans/Asian Immigrants, mostly Chinese. My sister is in the same town, but in a somewhat better school district. (That determines prices here.) Her next door neighbors’ house just sold in 28 days, for $192,000 over list price. Their house is 15 years “newer,” 300 sq ft bigger, their lot is 1500 sq ft smaller, no pool. We have a pool…generally not a plus with Feng Shui-inclined immigrants, many of whom fill the pool with DIRT!
Why? Being THIS injured has been a real wake-up call. It’s been three weeks and I’m STILL a giant bruise. And I still have an ugly NURPLE! I STILL cannot manage a bra…or many shirts. He is doing his best to help me, and it’s MOSTLY okay, but I’m 76. One day, I’ll be 78, then maybe even 80. And he ain’t getting any younger or any better at complicated stuff.
So when IS the right time? Someone else cuts the lawn, another person cleans the pool, the only time the house REALLY gets clean is when the cleaning ladies come in. Some light bulbs are not at a convenient location for either of us to reach; he never has washed the car. He is NOT good at any fix-it stuff, so we pay for that, too.
What I’m convinced of is that waiting until one of us is dead or moving into ”The Home for the Permanently Bewildered,” and the other has to do it alone, while VERY STRESSED, is not the optimal time.
