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About a month and a half ago, something happened. I can't say what. But I suddenly turned the corner -- finally -- in my grieving. I have made peace -- even embraced -- being alone and even relish the freedom to make all of my own decisions and charting my own life.

I took one baby step last week. It may sound silly, but I changed my name on Facebook back to my maiden name. It felt SO good. Like ME. I'm going to follow through with a legal name change.

Yesterday I took another step. With the huge real estate meltdown, the desert resort town of St. George, Utah has had a precipitous drop in property values with all of the foreclosures and short-sales on the market. On Monday I saw a new listing for a two-bedroom condo there in a complex that I had my eye on. It is listed for HALF of what it sold for in 2006. So I made a full-price offer yesterday, sight unseen (except for the photos on line). It is a private listing (not a bank repo), so I feel far less like a vulture.

That will give me a turn-key home base. If that is accepted and my due diligence turns up nothing ghastly, we'll move to closing and I'll put my house on the market. I made the mistake of moving into Jim's house when we married, and it was never OURS. It was his and he could be very territorial (though he tried not to be). I have wrestled with trying to make that house my own for five years now, and I give up. It has ghosts of happiness and resentments past. It's time.

Here is the MLS description (always a bit suspect) and a few pictures:

NICEST END UNIT in Turtle Creek! This condo has been UPDATED with tile floors, wood flooring and updated kitchen. This 2 level home has TWO MASTER SUITES! It is a perfect home for roommates as each roommate has their own bedroom, own bathroom and privacy. MOVE IN READY! And the best part: there is an organic garden planted and producing in garden planter boxes on the back patio!











I'm trepiditious (is that a WORD?) but I need to move on. This will free up my finances and allow me to travel more easily. I don't know if St. George as a community will become "home" but if I want to go "home" (SALT LAKE) I'll still have my six-wheeled casita. ;~*)

Here's to your new and exciting turn in life! (and all the things you'll find that you didn't remember you had, when you start packing! )

Congratulations! You always know when it is time to move on to new and better things! It will be a fresh start with making new memories. Looks like a very nice place!

Janice, I'm glad you are making/finding peace and strength to move on. Hope all goes as you invision it. Exciting times for sure!

VickieP wrote:Here's to your new and exciting turn in life! (and all the things you'll find that you didn't remember you had, when you start packing! )

Vickie, having had the WONDERFUL experience of living in a MH, I know what I can (and want to) live without! I plan to pare down to the bare basics in the new place and breathe in the freedom from "stuff." Life is good.

Nice place - enjoy. I have been to St. George a couple of times and it appears to be a very nice area.

Linda

Janice, this is exciting. I love the St. George area - and like you said, not like you can't go visit SLC. Hope this all goes through for you.

(I moved this to the General Talk room - from Introduce Yourself).

God's blessings to you in your new digs and your new LIFE! happy summer!

congratulations on turning the page Janice, the unit looks really nice and cozy too.
Love the garden

Congratulations and I admire your adventurous spirit, ability to recognize who you are becoming and your decision making bravery

YIPPEEEEE!!!

The offer was accepted. They even included all of the furniture ... there are a few pieces I want and the rest can be sold on Craigslist (especially the "MOOSE BED." (Would look great in a cabin, but ...)

The seller's father is living in the unit right now, and I sweetened the offer by saying that he could live there for up to 6 months if he liked at discounted rent. After I made that offer, I googled "Washington, UT rentals" (the unit is in Washington, right next to St. G) and the first item up was a rental ad for THAT UNIT (!!!) on ... wait for it ... hotpads.com. Yeah. Follow the link and you'll see more and better pictures.

Won't that place look fabulous with a few accent walls? Yeah!

So this guy had been trying to rent the unit since April, then failing that he listed it at a fire-sale price. And I had a fire extinguisher. YAAAY!

Nice looking condo, Janice. Ya done good!

Good for you!!! Go girl!! Go buy a recording of Helen Reddy's I Am Woman and play it over and over.

Very good Janice!!! St George is a nice town and we can gtg there as well as slc like that happened a lot
it looks really good
sheila

Nice! Vaulted ceilings too! I would LOVE that moose bed! It would go great with all my other moosey things!
So happy for you! Why did you choose that area? Just curious...