a race to get her listed
taking advantage of the final days of summer
when she looks her best
umpteen items purged
2 bathrooms gutted and refinished
countless tears shed
and fights had
off-the-charts stress
until finally…
LISTED! on 10/03/14
9 showings
27 days on the market
1 offer
with 7 revisions
a final deadline of 6:00 pm
signed, sealed and delivered at 5:59 pm
SOLD! in 35 days
at 97% of list price
2 very relieved home owners
and 1 slightly heavy heart
as I ponder leaving this place 
mine until March 30, 2015
and then handed over to a young family
so that they can make new memories here
in this very special place I’ve called home for 14 years
***
Keep moving
xoxo nancy
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Yay, that must feel like quite a relief! I hope the sadness isn’t too deep 😦
It’s a mixture of relief and sadness right now, Cynthia. I suspect the real sadness will hit in March. 😦
Some changes are easy and some not so much 🙂
Word.
Yay for the sale! The place looks amazing, Nance. Are you famous? 😉
Ha! You kill me, my dear!
Congratulations! I’m sure the sale is bittersweet–a relief to have a buyer but sad to leave it behind. What a gorgeous home and area to live in. Wowsa.
Thanks, Carrie. Bittersweet is the perfect description. So many memories here. So much joy this place and its surroundings have brought me.
Was your house up for sale? 😉 Seriously though. I’m sure it’s with a heavy heart that you leave your home, no matter what the price or the new destination. The memories alone are worth a kings ransom. I’m happy that you sold it for a great price, and I hope that you find happiness in your new abode. 🙂
I’d be happy to find a new abode, as in ANY new abode, at this point. The search has been fruitless for the better part of a year now. 😦
When it finally arrives, you’ll know it was worth waiting for. I know, because I’ve been waiting since the corsage and I KNOW it will be amazing. 🙂
Sigh. We’ll see about that.
I hope so. 🙂 It’s weird that I can remember that, but not the password to my SSID. Go figure!
Jeez. And that’s without any photo evidence. You are too easy, Rob. 🙂
Odd, isn’t it? The imagination is a powerful thing! Now lets have it. 😀
Congratulations on the sale. I am completely out of touch with the market, but it sounds like it sold fairly quickly? In relative terms, that is. From your nail-biting POV, I’m sure it was a glacial pace.
Couple of years ago, I met a women in Niagara on the Lake – she had moved, oh, I don’t know, a half dozen times in the last ten years. She says she “gets a jones on” whenever she sees a “For Sale” sign. I hadn’t realized it until I heard her say that, but I’m the same. I look at the photo of your real estate sign and recognize a tingle of excitement.
But only a tiny one. I’ve moved too many times and am too tired to do it again.
Where are you thinking of settling?
Oh, Maggie, THAT is the $64,000 question! We thought we knew where we wanted to go but, if we want to benefit from the substantial financial gain we realized on this sale, and stay true to our downsizing plan, we need to ensure we not only downsize in size but also in price. The problem in Toronto is you “downsize” substantially in size and amenities (like walk in closet, en suite bathroom, etc.) as you ger closer to the city, but NOT in price. 😦
We have cast the net much wider now, so I’m pretty much open to anything within a reasonable drive of the airport (I travel a lot). What I know for sure I don’t want is to live in a subdivision, so that rules out a lot of areas. It’s going to be a tough slog.
Best wishes. I hope the solution presents itself soon to release you from the anxiety.
From your mouth to the Universe’s ears. 🙂
Yayyy, one project finished will leave more time for other good things! Congrats in selling it for a good price too!
Thanks Vilma. I’m hoping the sense of relief surpasses the feeling of sadness soon.
But isn’t it natural to feel sadness as well? It’s been your home for a long time, you have great memories from there, and we know the location is absolutely phenomenal. Maybe good to allow yourself some time to feel sad too? But there will be other good things coming to your life as well, just give it time!
You are absolutely right. Thank you.
Congrats! All that hard work has paid off 🙂
Then why don’t I feel happier? 😦
Aw, if you loved that place, and you said you did, then there’s going to be a grieving period…
I have a feeling it’ll be a long one. Closing date is 4 months away. That’s a lot of time to grieve. Kinda wish I could just pull the bandage off quickly and be done with it.
Yeah, I get that… you just wanna get it over with now that the sale is agreed.
Then again, I have nowhere to go so…
I’m so glad you found a family for your beautiful home! Here’s to new beginnings to you and them 🙂
He’s a dentist starting a new practice nearby and she is very pregnant. 🙂
So bittersweet for sure! As I read the comments above I can understand why you wish you could rip the bandage off quickly instead of waiting the 4 months. Maybe the time will allow you to grieve as long as you need to before moving on. I know you now have the stress of finding a new home so the extra months might be just what the doctor ordered! Keep breathing, girl! Besos! 🙂
Based on my track record to date, I will need every minute between now and end of March to find something else. Or else I’ll be spending a LOT of time in Vegas.
I’m happy for you that it’s all done and so fast! The nerve rattling and physically more demanding part, at least. Leaving in the spring might not that horrible after all … the separation process will be over by then, I think, and your sights be on something new and exciting. Hugz & good luck for finding a new place!
Thank you, lovely. I’m hoping that the fact that I now NEED to find a place within a set timeline will light a fire in under my ass to make a decision. 🙂
The perspective of the second photograph is stunning! Funny thing, I’ll be going through same thing in the spring: selling and moving on. Hey, Nancy, you have a brother in Pennsylvania. How many times I’ve looked out our bedroom window at the maples swaying and felt the breeze through the windows and thought, “I’m happy here. I could end my days here.” But we move on, I guess. Please know you’re in my spirit, and I’m wishing you gladness. John
Same to you, my brother. Best of luck in your upcoming transition.
What a big day, Nancy! I agree, 4 months is going to be a long time to wait but hopefully you will find something great soon and can start picturing yourself settling in a new home. It’s hard when you can’t see that shiny carrot on the end of the stick.
Add to that the fact that I’m pretty confident the eventual carrot, when it materializes, won’t be nearly as tasty… 🙂
I’m happy for you that this hurdle has been achieved.
I know there are bittersweet feelings, but new beginnings are often like that.
Good luck with the next stage!!
Thank you kindly, Joanne. I may need to drown my sorrows in a bottle or two soon. 🙂
You’ve undertaken a considerable amount of change lately and there might be a delayed response to the heightened stress levels… especially now with Christmas knocking at our door.
Be well and remember that yoga is your friend 🙂
I have my practiced yoga in over 2 weeks… Thanks for the reminder.
Four months is a long time to wait for closing ~ our last sale was just 2 weeks from contract to closing. Sounds like you’ll be able to spend the holidays in your beloved house and make some final memories.
Good luck on the remaining steps in your transition.
The March 31st closing date was what made this offer so appealing! I literally have nowhere to go (but Vegas) right now. 🙂
Now that I know when I need to leave, I will definitely step up my search AND open my mind (and lower my standards). 🙂
‘Tis the season to go shopping . . . FA LA LA LA LA!
All I want for Christmas is a brand new house . . . a brand new house . . .
I’m dreaming of an en suite bathroom . . . just like the one that I have now.
There is no Santa in the world benevolent enough to grant that wish, Nancy. 🙂
Must. Accept. This. 🙂
Congratulations on the sale, Nancy! And now to find a new place to settle your bones. Adventure filled with trepidation, but ultimately, cottage or castle, it will be home. You will make it so and the memories will fill in the odd drafty crack. I’m really happy for you. Cheers
Thanks, Shelley. I am working on feeling more excited about this. 🙂
awww…congrats!!! Happy and sad for you! Yes….lots of memories in a house right? Lots of emotion and love between the walls of a home. Even the places you didn’t like living! Selective memory you know. 🙂 Anyway….congrats again!!!!
Thanks so much, Diana.
Yay!!
I know I should be feeling Yay! …Maybe soon.
Congrats and I’m sorry, my heart is with you!
Thanks Kate.
Think I’ve said this before, your home looks awesome. Congratulations on getting it sold! I understand the wistful feelings, too. I guess it’s time to move on.
It was financially motivated, Trent. The property appreciated nearly 3x the value we paid in June 2000. I kind of felt like I’d kick myself if I didn’t take advantage of the market. I guess I’ll know in a few months time (depending where I end up) if it was worth it or not…
Understood. And probably a smart move. I think this is about the highest the market is going to get.
That’s what I think, too, so it was a bit of “now or never”. Let’s see if I was right…
A chapter in life closes and a new one begins. A very good reason to choose to be happy. The off the chart stress can now meant away. Enjoy the new journey Nancy!
Thanks Patrick. I’m trying to remember all the little things that BUGGED me about living here, like tons of spiders, courtesy of the lake proximity; how much cooler the temps were here versus a couple streets up because of the lake-effect chill, etc. 🙂
Aw, congratulations! That’s great – though I can understand you being in two minds about it all! I’m sure your new place will be amazing too – onwards and upwards 🙂
I don’t know about amazing, but hopefully cheaper to own and maintain, thereby allowing me to pocket my gains. That *may* make the sting of leaving a little easier to bear.
I’m sure it will!
Well look at you, miss sunshine and optimism! Berlin must be making you the kinder, gentler Linda. 🙂
Kind of 😉 I still have my evil moments, don’t worry 🙂
Thank God!
OOOOHHHHHHH!!! this is very exciting!!
how did I miss this!!!
that is awesome news!! and so quickly!! It makes all the hard work worthwhile!!!
So exciting (and slightly sad I can completely imagine!!)
Exciting…Scary…Sad… check, check, check. 🙂
I can only imagine what it is like to move from a place with so many memories!!
it will be the start of an exciting new adventure 😀
Love that positive spirit, Sam!
I try 😀
You not only try, you WIN at it. 🙂
😀
I’m glad the house sold and you can begin to move forward, but I can easily understand that it’s going to be hard to say goodbye. Moving forward can be a big challenge!
Thanks Debra. I think I’ll be more excited once I find somewhere else to live. 🙂
Wow, sad to leave such an amazing house but good luck finding a new place and building new memories.
I will need all the luck I can get. Pickings are slim.
Nancy, you have experienced so much change lately, be kind to yourself as you integrate it all. You made this home lovely, you will find and love a new home too. All things in due time. At least you have due time! 😀
You’re right, Lynne. And I will likely need every last minute of that time. 🙂
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