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Marthe48

(22,176 posts) Sat Sep 6, 2025, 09:18 AM Sep 6

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Reading Dear Abby today [View all]

I learned that I'm aging in place. Here I thought I just didn't want to move, but I'm actually in charge of my golden age! When my Mom lived with us, we added some safety features and removed fall hazards, so I'm ahead of the game.

In other news, I've decided to think of my house as a work of art. Each array of clutter, each unfinished project, each stuffed closet, each room, is an interactive and vivid statement of a life if not tidy, at least well-lived.

These insights have elevated my mood to the point that I don't care if I win the Power Ball jackpot or not!

Happy Saturday, my friends!

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Reading Dear Abby today [View all] Marthe48 Sep 6 OP

We've become engaged in de-acquisitioning our "art". The kids seem to have no taste for that 'art' ... marble falls Sep 6 #1

I was doing that same reason Marthe48 Sep 6 #2

Put a reasonable price on it. Let them bargain you down. The more you engage the sucke ... bargain hunters ... marble falls Sep 6 #3

We're confident BOSSHOG Sep 6 #16

Not many of us so prescient in our choices as yourselves! marble falls Sep 6 #28

I started collecting when I was 8 Marthe48 Sep 6 #30

I wrote a book just for folks like you Marthe48! nt Trueblue Texan Sep 6 #4

I use breakfast to relieve any frustration and disappointment AnnaLee Sep 6 #5

haventt heard that byline in ages . :) i agree with u. AllaN01Bear Sep 6 #6

I read Dear Abby and Miss Manners every day Marthe48 Sep 6 #7

Dear Abbey, Dear Abbey, my fountain pen leaks Martin Eden Sep 6 #8

Dear Martin, Dear Martin, you have no complaint. You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't. Midnight Writer Sep 6 #21

So listen up buster, and listen up good Martin Eden Sep 6 #25

Thank you.. homegirl Sep 6 #9

We took a downsizing class when we moved from our big house to a condo. OMGWTF Sep 6 #11

Lightening is great if it is for you. pat_k Sep 7 #43

Please work on culling your possesions IbogaProject Sep 6 #10

Long story short Marthe48 Sep 6 #14

Know how you feel.. homegirl Sep 6 #26

Good, aging in place is the best IbogaProject Sep 6 #31

No need to "get back on the horse" pat_k Sep 7 #44

Thank you pat_k Marthe48 Sep 7 #45

There's a Swedish death cleaning group on Facebook radical noodle Sep 6 #24

I stopped buying, accepting things Marthe48 Sep 6 #27

I have, too. VERY difficult, but it finally took. marble falls Sep 6 #29

I only buy if something similar is going to be donated elsewhere radical noodle Sep 6 #42

You really made me smile! You have quite the way with words. Please continue to share your musings and advice! MLAA Sep 6 #12

Thanks for the kind words Marthe48 Sep 6 #32

I'll be 79 in a month, and I don't live a tidy life either. But it's well enough lived as is. patphil Sep 6 #13

Thank you patphil! Marthe48 Sep 6 #15

I feel the same way about our house. It is comforting and comfortable being surrounded by a lifetime of Martin68 Sep 6 #17

You realize, of course, that Abby, Abigail Van Buren (also known as Jeanne Phillips) died in 2013, usonian Sep 6 #18

I laughed at your post Marthe48 Sep 6 #20

Mission Accomplished. usonian Sep 6 #22

Yes, Jeanne Phillips is the current Dear Abby, not the original one. ShazzieB Sep 6 #33

I tried others Marthe48 Sep 6 #34

Two of the all time best, imo, are Carolyn Hax and Captain Awkward. ShazzieB Sep 6 #36

Try UExpress Marthe48 Sep 6 #37

Thanks, ill check that out! ShazzieB Sep 6 #39

And Pauline's sister Esther soldierant Sep 6 #35

I read Ann Landers before I read Abby Marthe48 Sep 6 #38

On est bien la. GoneOffShore Sep 6 #19

Well, I hope you do win! JTOL Sep 6 #23

I loved Dear Abby and Ann Landers Skittles Sep 6 #40

What a joyful post Ruby the Liberal Sep 6 #41