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Marthe48

(21,757 posts) Sat Sep 6, 2025, 09:18 AM Saturday

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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 Saturday OP

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

I was doing that same reason Marthe48 Saturday #2

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

We're confident BOSSHOG Saturday #16

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

I started collecting when I was 8 Marthe48 Saturday #30

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

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

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

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

Dear Abbey, Dear Abbey, my fountain pen leaks Martin Eden Saturday #8

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

So listen up buster, and listen up good Martin Eden Saturday #25

Thank you.. homegirl Saturday #9

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

Lightening is great if it is for you. pat_k Sunday #43

Please work on culling your possesions IbogaProject Saturday #10

Long story short Marthe48 Saturday #14

Know how you feel.. homegirl Saturday #26

Good, aging in place is the best IbogaProject Saturday #31

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

Thank you pat_k Marthe48 Sunday #45

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

I stopped buying, accepting things Marthe48 Saturday #27

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

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

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

Thanks for the kind words Marthe48 Saturday #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 Saturday #13

Thank you patphil! Marthe48 Saturday #15

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

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

I laughed at your post Marthe48 Saturday #20

Mission Accomplished. usonian Saturday #22

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

I tried others Marthe48 Saturday #34

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

Try UExpress Marthe48 Saturday #37

Thanks, ill check that out! ShazzieB Saturday #39

And Pauline's sister Esther soldierant Saturday #35

I read Ann Landers before I read Abby Marthe48 Saturday #38

On est bien la. GoneOffShore Saturday #19

Well, I hope you do win! JTOL Saturday #23

I loved Dear Abby and Ann Landers Skittles Saturday #40

What a joyful post Ruby the Liberal Saturday #41