My condo remains on the market with nary a bite. I am the proud owner of two properties - median price $160k per. One of them I live in, the other sits spotlessly empty awaiting new owners. Please God let it sell.
I do have an alternative. I can rent it to a family member. In my case this would mean an ex-husband who historically is not the most reliable in the financial department. The other alternative is to rent it to a family member of someone in my complex. I may opt for this.
In my new place, I have installed heavy curtains in my living room to keep prying eyes and the cold winter winds out. Summertime is great for huge windows. Winter, not so much. I am loving the extra space. Is it worth 80k more than my last place? As long as that 80k costs me $500 a month it's cool. Otherwise - can you say: *ouch!
Each evening when I go to bed, I sigh happily as I nestle down into my cozy blankies. My room is excellent. My brother was going to come over and help me plan the adjacent patio , but that may be some time in fruitition. He is wonderful at intentions but poor in execution. I understand completely as I am exactly the same. In my life I have missed many many important events that I wished to attend due to various and sundry happenstances. All of them preventable, and, yes, inevitable.
Alas alas.
The buggery flu has come and gone, thank goodness. It was much fiercer than I remember other flus as being. The hard part was not having the flu, it was getting the damned flu to leave. Although my worst days were two weeks ago, I still have not got my energy level completely back. It completely incapitated me. How the resident elders of our community cope with it is a mystery to me. The flu is a killer.
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(In which I prove HTML is not my second language) :
The following table can help you determine whether you have influenza or a cold.
Symptoms | Cold | Influenza (the flu) |
| Fever | Rare | Usual, sudden onset 39º-40º, lasts 3 to 4 days |
| Headache | Rare | Usual, can be severe |
| Aches and Pains | Sometimes mild | Usual, often severe |
| Fatigue and weakness | Sometimes mild | Usual, may last 2-3 weeks or more |
| Extreme fatigue | Unusual | Usual, early onset, can be severe |
| Runny, stuffy nose | Common | Sometimes |
| Sneezing | Common | Sometimes |
| Sore throat | Common | Sometimes |
| Chest discomfort, coughing | Sometimes mild to moderate | Usual, can be severe |
| Complications | Can lead to sinus congestion or earache | Can lead to pneumonia and respiratory failure, and more complications in persons with chronic diseases |
| Prevention | Frequent hand-washing | Yearly influenza vaccine and frequent hand-washing |
| Treatment | No specific treatment is available; symptom relief only | Anti-viral drugs by prescription, which can reduce symptoms. |
