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Should You Downsize Your Empty Nest?
The kids have left and now it’s only you and your partner left or maybe just you for all us single parents. You wonder around all those empty rooms and now the house that seemed full and too small now feels massive. Funny, isn’t it, how a home which was perennially too small is now too big? That’s life for you though, and part of life is to adapt when changes happen. No parent wants their kids to leave, but they have to spread their wings. While they’re doing flying off into their new adult lives, it’s essential for you to figure out what you want the second half…
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Home Horrors: 4 Of The Most Common Property Problems
In most cases, early detection and treatment is the only way to prevent those problems from escalating into something worse. Being prepared for the most likely scenarios will help you maintain your sanity throughout the recovery process.
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4 Reasons Why Your House is Not Selling
Does it feel like it’s taking an age to sell your property? If you put your home on the market a long time ago and you’ve still not managed to attract a buyer, you might be wondering where exactly you’re going wrong. The important thing when it comes to selling your home is to know which pitfalls to avoid and to make sure you’re aware of all your options.
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Want Ad – Wife Needed
I am trying to live a more minimalist life. I really deep in my heart want to live with less junk, less clutter, and less time needed to be spent cleaning the house. Why? you ask. Well, the number one reason is…. I hate cleaning house. It is such a waste of time. You do it and you just have to turn around the next day and do it again. No one notices unless you don’t do it. I could do so much if I didn’t have to spend time on managing my house. Doing the same stuff over and over again day after day. Isn’t that the definition…
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3 Places to Get Stuff for Free
I love getting free stuff in the mail. Who doesn’t? I thought I would share three of my favorite places to get some great products to try out. You do NOT have to be a blogger to sign up for any of these. You just need an address and a few social media accounts. PINCHme #Pinchme #Olay #BeyondCatFood #Purina #Sinfulshine #Nakedwines #Breatheright #GotitFree #Samples A photo posted by Eclectic Evelyn (@eclecticevelyn) on Dec 28, 2015 at 1:52pm PST How Does It Work? Visit PINCHme and register with your email and basic information. You will be given a profile survey that you need to complete. Approximately once a month samples will be…
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The 3 P’s of Taming Chaos – Midlife Purge Part 2
This is part two of a three-part series. Read part one here. I’m about halfway through this month I have given myself to complete a midlife purge and my house is more chaotic than before I started. The boxes are not just limited to that bedroom anymore, now they are all over the house. They are all sorted or in the process of being sorted which takes up a great deal of room. You don’t realize how much stuff you have until you start sorting. I have piles of stuff to donate, stuff to sale, stuff waiting to be picked up by its real owner, and stuff to find a…
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Cluttered House Cluttered Mind – Midlife Purge Part 1
This is part one of the three-part Midlife Purge series. Your house is a reflection of your life and right now my house and my life are a mess. I have always believed that if your house is clean and clutter-free then your life will follow suit. Being a single mother of four, who at various times has ran a statewide non-profit out of my house, has not allowed me to take my own advice. For nearly 30 years, I have lived with clutter and chaos. Oh there have been times at least once a year where it all becomes too much and I go on a purge, throwing stuff…
