Online Listing Flurry

Still catching up from being away a week.  But we have gotten lots done.

Both cruiser motorcycles were not running, we fixed that.  I had mine listed, but got no bites, so I am doing a few updates to make it more custom and fit me better.  I will keep it for now, see if riding it with few tweaks feels right to me.

I cleaned windows and cleaned out the small sedan we are selling to nephew.  DH making a few updates to his new sedan.  We are staying at 3 cars for now.  I feel more comfortable with 3.  4 too many to care for.  I still overall wish for downsizing, but I have to compromise, as DH not there yet.

I have listed 28 mini formal purses and 7 regular purses for my sister in law on Poshmark.  She is working to get her retail store opened.  Second hand finds.  Not antique, definitely not flea market.  More of a unique second hand store, she has carefully curated over the years.  Some stuff antique that she used to display as a museam in the small town library.  New city counsel did not agree with her vision, even though our little town saw many people come just to see the "museum" she arranged.  The library really too big for our town, she had entire 2nd flour totally done up in a wonderful living museum of anything from 40's to 70's kitchen, office, living room...luggage and personal effects.  Even planes, trains and automobiles.  Animal taxidermy donations.  Quite a bunch to see and enjoy.  Now I understand that she has retired, it is essentially empty.  Why?!  Small towns need to attract people to keep vibrant and alive, infuse commerce into the small business owner just trying to survive.

Today, I listed her purses...they do better with wider electronic/Facebook marketplace audience.  As do clothes, shoes...maybe costume jewelry.  But I think she will bring in some traffic.  I hope for her sake.  She and BIL trying to navigate adjustment of retirement/semi retirement...so are DH and I...more on that later.

Oh well, off to do a 6 mile walk with hiking people.  Then visit my friend briefly.  I need to discuss some concerns I have about a family member (cousin N) sure how to talk about yet.

Have a great Sunday!  Beautiful and sunny here!  But cool.

Free Produce

Having a great week!  Got some wonderful free local produce given to us.  Plus, I have a chance to get out to the country Sat to get 5 gal bucket of free apples.  I want to make apple butter again.  I did it in the crock pot.  The hardest part is the cutting up of the apples.  And canning is a lot of work too.  So, this week we ate leftovers and used meat out of the freezer and saved a trip to grocery.  Blew the grocery budget last week, nearly $200 at Aldi's.  Who does that?  I need to get better about planning and using what is offered for the weekly sales and supplement produce with farmers market in season.  But, I shopped free, pantry and freezer this week.

I am getting over the huge hit to my budget I took this past weekend.  Very much a want, not a need.  Oh well.  I have worked a lot of overtime this summer, so no big deal.  I just dug a little deeper into what things I could pare down and came up with a few more things to list on ebay, Craigslist, FB marketplace and Poshmark.  Everythng is so SLOW right now to sell, it seems like.  But, today I finally made an ebay sale.  Often a sale will seem to spur other sales.   

I have been feeling really good after having a bad week last week.  Have a challenging medical condition.  I pay attention to food, supplements, stress, rest and medication.  I have been on some really serious medicine for it since mid June.  Side effects include my hair getting really brittle and falling out, mouth sores and muscle soreness.  I think side effects are better.  I feel either really good or really bad, no middle ground.  I have given up soda (1 year), dairy (2 years) and artificial sweeteners (6 months).  I try to eat only once or twice a day and have smoothies the other meal/s.  I only have coffee on weekends.  I have black tea during the week. 

Fall and cooler weather makes me happy.  We turned our AC off last night and opened the windows.  I walked with my friend and enjoyed our chat.  Then went home and relaxed last night.  I love the chill in the air.  Have a great weekend!