Life Changes

[honeychile]

Thanks, everyone! We actually went with an agent, because I'd still be at the house, sobbing, and my brother would just bring a dumpster to the house. So far, I'm really impressed with them - they take a 35%, but dig out everything, clean it, organize it, take credit cards, can deliver, etc, etc. All of the other agents I spoke with took only 30%, but didn't offer the credit cards, delivery, etc, and we had to pay extra for advertising. We really needed to have that non-emotion-driven person to do this!



Lucy, that's a HUGE life change, especially with this economy! Have you taken any of the aptitude tests available? I know that mine has changed over the years (still in the same ballpark, but a different team), and maybe get qualified for more than one career.

[BraveMaroon]

I can only imagine how tough it must be. My thoughts are with you and your family.

My mother and I have recently talked about her and my father's "stuff" - and I asked her what pieces were important to her in terms of staying in the family.

My late grandfather was a buyer, then the VP of the Home Store for a now defunct department store in Atlanta (Rich's, for those of you from that part of the world), and as a result, my parents have a lot of really, really nice furniture. And china, and silver, and crystal and linen.

When my grandmother passed away, I inherited a lot of nice pieces of furniture, her good china, some gorgeous table linens and so on.

But there's only so much space.

All of that to say, I hope your things all find a good home for someone who will enjoy them.

[AnchorAlumna]

We lost our mom in 2007 - my dad died in 2001 - and my brother simply does not want to deal with it. It would all be still there if my daughter hadn't needed a house and moved into it - thank goodness!

[LucyKKG]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Lucy, that's a HUGE life change, especially with this economy! Have you taken any of the aptitude tests available? I know that mine has changed over the years (still in the same ballpark, but a different team), and maybe get qualified for more than one career.

Hmm, yes, I'm sure I must've. Education was high up there. I've thought for a while that I wanted to work with students and at a school without being a teacher. I don't know if it's a huge change because I'm mostly a blank slate right now.

San Jose State has a credential program that's related and they also offer awesome internships that directly relate to this. I'm going to an info session in a few weeks.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by LucyKKG

Hmm, yes, I'm sure I must've. Education was high up there. I've thought for a while that I wanted to work with students and at a school without being a teacher. I don't know if it's a huge change because I'm mostly a blank slate right now.

San Jose State has a credential program that's related and they also offer awesome internships that directly relate to this. I'm going to an info session in a few weeks.

Mine always comes back within a certain group: teacher, librarian, labor negoiater (!). What's interesting are the wild cards!

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