After sitting with the truth for awhile, reluctantly I am resigned to the process of downsizing maybe by 2/3's and finding a new space that will become home.  Maybe, just maybe...this is the road to a great new chapter in our journeys............I do not feel that........yet. :-(

Long lists of must-haves in this new residence. I think the reality will disappoint me as I think I can't afford more than a shoebox. And with for-poop credit, who's gonna approve me?  I feel like a failure. My fault.  Bad choices, bad habits, bad, bad ,bad.

Step 1
So, what's the rental market like? How much and where?
What I think I need is 2 or 3 bedrooms either attached to or near a commercial space that could generate a stream of income for 1 full-time & 1 heavy part-time with potential to be full-time, maybe 2 or 3 years. Business yet to be defined.
Must be able to have cats in living space.  Must be reasonable commuting to Schenectady area. And maybe, an outdoor space for at least a container garden. Off-street parking. (Maybe small parking lot with business space)

Step 2
Sell stuff to be able to cover The Move
Will let y'all know when/where garage sales are. Have several antique metal headboards and complete beds, a pair of wooden (mahogany?) four-poster twin beds I plan on painting white (they have some squirrel-damage, grrr) Antique wicker rocker. Fabric? Fabric!! Anybody quilt or make dolls? I have fabric to sell!!!!! Some dolls, glassware, china. Depression glass. ( how appropriate) Also many books.

My biggest heartbreak is my cats. Need to find two homes for two crazy, neurotic cats that are beautiful, but need someone with a lot of patience as they are very skittish and will probably hide for the first couple of weeks in a new home.
 
Will keep blathering about this for months to come, need the support from you guys.....

After another very long dry spell, I've come back to my poor humble blog.
This is as much for me to sort things out as for anyone to read it.

Much of my life is in turmoil.

I am so sad. I am losing my home to foreclosure and must find a new place to live. It must be a place that I can keep some of my cats. This has been my home for 28 years (and I have the quantity of stuff to prove it) My garden, my sewing studio, my doll collection display.....Thanks to the friends that have already offered a patch of dirt in their gardens to preserve some of my beloved daylilies & rose of sharons from garndma's in Virginia. Several friends have offered to help w/ the Move, and the several yard sales we must have over the next 5 months to get enough $$ together to afford 1st mo rent & security, etc. I am grateful that my last Christmas party here was so wonderful.............