tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post1667405232961854109..comments2023-11-16T06:56:25.495-04:00Comments on Blog - Susan Black Art: a tiny lifeSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00260575133577123845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post-3332179067944716612008-05-16T16:04:00.000-03:002008-05-16T16:04:00.000-03:00Hey J. let's believe that we can do it, that it's ...Hey J. let's believe that we can do it, that it's not so daunting ... that we can and will have the life we dream of, the life we crave and the life we deserve. I'm game ... are you?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260575133577123845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post-6713572765041556102008-05-16T15:26:00.000-03:002008-05-16T15:26:00.000-03:00Such lovely tulips! Your Polaroid looks like past...Such lovely tulips! Your Polaroid looks like pastels to me, soft and light. I can relate to the feeling of wanting a life that's yours. Lately, I've been feeling like my life is a Talking Heads song, Once In a Lifetime, that goes "well, how DID I get here?" And I need to make big changes too, it can be sooo daunting to consider, and so completely necessary.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07490109332475074631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post-87940986046533724652008-05-16T13:05:00.000-03:002008-05-16T13:05:00.000-03:00Anya your first paragraph nearly made me cry. Your...Anya your first paragraph nearly made me cry. Your words of support and belief in me mean so much. I do feel as if I've just woken up, jarred even a bit ... suddenly awake. I'm sure Jake's death had something to do with it. The end of the retriever era. <BR/><BR/>And I know that this blog has helped me tremendously in really uncovering what I love in life and what's important to me and to also help me to accept my imperfections ... and God knows there are many.<BR/><BR/>My plan is next spring. I have begun the conversation with a real estate agent, someone I know and feel very comfortable with. It's funny she mentioned my blog to me our very first meeting. 29 Black Street is the actual address of this old brick house. She is very familiar with this blog and she feels that it is a kind of branding of the address and of the potential lifestyle ... your idea of a web site is fantastic. <BR/><BR/>Of course part of me wishes I could just lie down in the grass looking up at the blue sky and twitch my nose like Bewitched and have it all be done with ...it does seem an enormous and daunting task ... making such a big life change. But I have to do it ... my spirit is failing and we can't have that. Smile.<BR/><BR/>I think "a tiny life with a big heart" is a good mission statement or phrase to propel me forward on this BIG change.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Anya !Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260575133577123845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post-84749932834217861192008-05-16T12:12:00.000-03:002008-05-16T12:12:00.000-03:00"A tiny life with a big heart." Susan, you are so..."A tiny life with a big heart." Susan, you are so far ahead of the game because now you can define what you want. And you are self honest enough to admit the death or let's just say the fizzling out of a long time dream which you thought for sure was the right one but turned out not to be. And what guts you had to go for that dream and make it happen. If you did it then, you can do it again. You're much wiser now though you may not still have that old "hey, what the hell? I'm going for it." derring do of the young. But you don't need that now. Wisdom can carry you far. Just don't let it paralyze you.<BR/><BR/>At least the best selling time is ahead. If your area is like mine, the chances of a sale in summer is much greater than in the winter. Like me, you'll have to weigh how much you want the change SOON against how much your house will sell for NOW and with how much more that charming but old house will demand of your resources if you keep it longer. (Here, one can't get in too much of a hurry as it takes houses a couple of years sometimes to sell) <BR/><BR/>One more tip from an old advertising broad: get involved in the promotion of the house. Draw a charming rendition of the house, romance it with words and help your realtor along. I have always sold houses quicker than most because of getting involved in the advertising. Though I have never used it, you might consider using craigs list in the nearby cities where people are just dying for a weekender on the shore. Without a bunch of extra money to run some of your own adds, you can get creative. What about bulletin boards in upscale areas of the nearest large town. Perhaps a website on the house. And finally...visualize, visualize, visualize! <BR/><BR/>It's good to have a fresh dream.anyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330838836181706358noreply@blogger.com