Home and Heart

since the last posting things have been a whirlwind around here.

We have a projected closing date of 11/14 which means we have to be out of here with the place empty and broom clean for the buyer to do a walk through on 11/12.

We got rid of a lot of “stuff” at the garage sale. The garage sale was two full days and then we had three days with a sign out by the road advertising “Free Stuff 9am-5pm” to try to get rid of what didn’t sell. By the end there wasn’t much left except the furniture, things we left in the house for staging for the open house, art, family treasures, and what we need to survive day to day.

Part of all this is mindset/philosophy.

We are having an Estate Sale on 11/8-9. That should take care of a lot of the rest of it.

Family stuff is being distributed to kids if they want it (For example, Caitlin wanted the antique dry sink). The things she wants and the family stuff for my kids will go to them in a UHaul the same weekend as the garage sale. We will also be sending particular items to a bunch of other kids, nephews, nieces, etc.

Art is another whole topic – maybe I’ll do a seperate post on the Art when that shakes out.

So, in the US it turns out to exist you have to have an address – can’t just say “We’re on the road.”

Turns out there is a whole subculture of RVers who have solved this problem. You get your mail sent to a mail service in South Dakota. South Dakota allows you to claim residency there just with the mail box and evidence you spent one night in South Dakota. Then you can get a South Dakota driver’s license, pay SD taxes ($0.00 income tax), and vote in SD. So that is in process – though we will have to trek out to SD at some point. But getting out of NY state taxes will be worth it.

All very exciting and tiring – but we will get there!