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Published: July 20th 2020
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Thursday - an odd day. I don't shop on a Thursday do I? Not normally . Wednesday or Saturday . Regular as clockwork. We were feeling a little down after our visit to Wales . We always feel that way. We had had our fix but that fix just makes us want more . It sets off the travelling bug. The itch that won't go away. The itch that at the moment you cannot scratch properly. It is shopping day and work day . I wondered if the shop would be busier or quieter than on a Wednesday. I was soon to find out. The weather was marginally better than yesterday. And Boris is giving us a big announcement today . That is something to get excited about .
I did not walk this morning . Instead it was a short ride out in Ziggy. On the way my head was full of house selling. After our Welsh trip we had both thought about selling the house again . Should we? Are we being stupid? Will we find somewhere to live? Will it all go belly up just like our first attempt? Will a buyer mess us up? We just
kept going over the same ground and kept coming up with the same ideas and worries . Even parked up in the supermarket I was not really aware of shoppers - my head was going round and round in circles . All that viewing . Hated it last time . Would it be any better this time? Covid 19 has made us evaluate our lives again . I guess it has made everyone think about life and what makes us tick. There were no queues to get in the shop. No shop workers controlling the crowds or issuing trolleys . It was quiet . I made my way round . I could walk where I wanted . The one way system had gone . Less shoppers and marks on the floor to keep us apart . I wore my mask . Compulsory from next week . Only three of us wore masks . Many wore gloves . Those yellow marigold gloves .
Shopping over it was home and tea . "Drink your tea slowly and reverently " wrote Thich Nhat Hanh. "without rushing to the future ". Perhaps over a cuppa we might come to some kind of conclusion
.
Friday Day 118 - 115 walks or thereabouts. I made up for it today by getting out for a walk . Up Top Road - remember Top Road - it is going to come up to haunt us on another day . As I walked I remembered the company who had seen a gap in the market . An opportunity to make a buck or two.. They realised we were walking a lot and for a few dollars you could register with them and clock up your miles walked . If you walked the equivalent of the English Channel or the Camino you would get a shiny medal and a certificate to say you had undertaken a virtual swim of the Channel or walked the Camino. I had slept badly - thoughts again about putting the house on the market. Would we get the price we wanted or would we be undercut ? How would we compare with others on the market . I stopped to pick some Perennial Sweet Peas growing in a hedge . The bungalow looked empty and rather sad . Years ago I would have jumped at the chance of buying it to renovate
. Now I looked at it with sadness. Further up the road I saw raspberries . Pounds of them . If I had a plastic box I would have filled it times many.
Boris made his announcement . We can go to leisure centres next month. Historical houses and places of interest can re-open . Our world can go back to normal whatever that will look like. The Buddha said " Each morning we are born again . What we do today is what matters most ? " I like that thought . As I walked I told myself that each day I should live to the full enjoying it for what it was. Yes lets stick the house on the market and see what happens .
Home and coffee. Internet on - lets google a few properties and see what is on offer and then ring up the estate agent to get the deed done.
At 4.30 we did it . The for sale board will go up Monday or Tuesday . By 5 we had two viewings booked. Here we go again we thought .
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jackieandchris2011
Jackie
House selling
It is very stressful!! We did it logically - worked out exactly what we wanted to buy , put our house on the market! It was sold 3x each time lower than before...but I reckoned it was only worth what someone was prepared to pay for it.....at that time! We ended up 'homeless' for 7 months and lived in our campervan. But I'm still glad we made the move!!