Max

Haven't taken the dogs out on our daily walk for ages. Been under so much stress with my property sale that I am on a knife edge and have hardly even touched my camera. But this morning I decided I have to try and fit in a walk as it will do me good to just get out with the dogs and try and get back to some semblance of normal.

I am a country bumpkin and not a savvy negotiator. That was always Don. He understood contracts and negotiations. And we used to discuss every big decision (and every small one too, even the purchase of a pair of shoes!) so now I am paying school fees in the university of life while I learn to do this on my own. Signing a contract under the advice of an estate agent I thought was my friend. Notice that the word "thought" is past tense.

[narayani]

Oh Desi that all sounds very stressful. I hope it all sorts itself out to your advantage. Which property are you selling? (Lovely pawtrait)

[Desi]

@narayani Thanks narayani. I am selling the port owen property that I was running as Airbnb. I just don't feel like I am coping very well with everything lately. Don wasn't just my best buddy, we were a team. And he was an important part of staying on top of the day to day maintenance of the properties while I did the cleaning and laundry and admin around bookings. In the past 3 years since he's gone I've struggled to keep up with basic maintenance that would have taken Don a few minutes .... silly things like the front door handle starts coming off because holiday guests are not always gentle on property that is not their own. Don would have dealt with it in 2 seconds with an Allen Key but I have to search for the right tool and figure out how to deal with it. At first I thought I was coping okay, but as time goes on I have felt the stress of continuously working hard at both my home and the holiday property so I decided my health was more important than holding onto investments

[Ian George]

Lovely photo of your dog. I hope it all works out well for you Desi.

[narayani]

@seacreature I hope you can enjoy a more relaxing time again soon. Holiday rentals aren’t the easy money people seem to think they are! Maintenance is such a huge issue with properties, if you can’t do it yourself, everything becomes so expensive.

[Diana]

Beautiful portrait and light. Sorry about your issues and good luck with the sale.

[Olwynne]

Lovely shot of your dog. You have some beautiful photos and I have been looking at your older posts. I'm hoping all your problems from this time are now over and you are less stressed.