This is an update to my June update on my activities. This is another long post.
I did finally get done painting the one room.
I purchased the new dresser that I wanted. The final step was going to be new carpet, but that was when I decided that I had had enough. I quit with the dresser and did not get new carpet. I was a bit overwhelmed with the mess that I had created by moving everything around.
I began the process of getting it all picked up and put away. I'm not done yet and still have quite a mess, but it is a lot better than it was.
I'm still working on selling down as many books as I can as fast as I can. I mentioned earlier this year that I wanted to get stuff out of drawers and cabinets so that it can be displayed. This requires me to sell off a good many books in order to gain the needed shelf space. There is no point to me having neat stuff if I can never look at it. (Note: I never make statements like this in the Facebook groups because people get really defensive. I'm sure all of us have neat things stashed away that we can never see. I want to change that problem for me as best I can. I'm not judging others, since I'm guilty of it as well.)
I didn't get into the specifics of exactly what my endgame is, but I have a distinct goal: all of my Bee Gees stuff out where I can see it. Just so that you understand why this is important, these are the four types of Bee Gees fans as I see it.
#1 These people are fans of the Bee Gees from 1960 to 1974. They dislike everything that came later.
#2 These people are fans of the Bee Gees from 1975 to 1979. They may like some of the other stuff, but the disco is primarily all that interests them.
#3 These people are in love with one or more of the brothers. I'll leave it at that.
#4 These people are fans of everything Bee Gees and related from 1960 to the present day. They are fans of the entire song catalog and are interested in knowing everything about the Bee Gees. They get along quite well with all fans who fall under #1 and #2. They tend to avoid the #3 fans.
I am #4.
Getting my Bee Gees stuff out is of paramount importance. It needs to happen. Unfortunately, I don't think I will reach that point before summer break is over. However, I will keep working at reducing my books and freeing up more space. Here is a peek at some of my Bee Gees stuff, which is currently stacked here and there as I continue to shift items around.
I have had multiple other complications this summer, most importantly the one involving my teeth. Both tooth #30 and #31 have been quite painful. #31 has been a problem periodically over the years due to a crack in the tooth under the crown. #30 has never been a problem, but it was hurting with #31.
My dentist wanted to pull tooth #31 since it is known to be cracked, see if that helped, and then put a crown on #30 if it didn't. I declined to do anything last month since I was having an autoimmune flare and I had a suspicion that #30 was the real problem. I didn't want to remove #31 and risk whatever that might cause. I couldn't figure out the status of #30, so I did nothing.
Three weeks passed. At first, the pain went away. And then it came back, worse than ever. Tooth #30 became obviously infected (I'll spare you the details, but it was bad.). Ah-ha! I then knew which tooth was the bigger problem, just as I suspected.
I went back to the dentist where it was determined that both teeth need to be removed. I felt like I was a fool for waiting, but my dentist thinks that I made the better decision. This way both teeth can go together so that I have a shorter recovery time. That's better than doing one (what would have been the wrong one to begin), waiting for it to heal, and then having to do another tooth.
This is what is interesting. I had suspected that #30 was a problem in June, but there appeared to be nothing wrong with it. #31 has the known crack and a small air pocket that hasn't changed in the last couple of years. When I went back to the dentist for the infected tooth to be checked, it had changed in just three weeks. It now has a large air pocket that goes down into the root. It now has a visible crack. Those two things explain the horrific pain.
I've been on an antibiotic, and I have the consultation with the oral surgeon this coming week. Hopefully we can get the teeth removed soon. While I hate losing teeth, I will be better off without them. I cannot chew at all on the right side due to the pain. Even chewing on the left side causes the right side to hurt. It will be easier to eat once the aching teeth are gone.
I do plan to get implants, so this will be a long process.
The tooth pain has been a huge distraction, but I have still managed to get lots of books listed. Things are starting to get cleaned up. It will work out eventually.
In an effort to speed up sales, my books are 10% off this weekend through approximately midnight Sunday, July 11.
Jennifer's Series Books on eBay
Jennifer's Series Books on Etsy
I end up listing stuff at all sorts of random times. Those of you who have been on top of things have benefited.
Yesterday, I listed some Applewood printing plates, which sold quickly.
My dentist wanted to pull tooth #31 since it is known to be cracked, see if that helped, and then put a crown on #30 if it didn't. I declined to do anything last month since I was having an autoimmune flare and I had a suspicion that #30 was the real problem. I didn't want to remove #31 and risk whatever that might cause. I couldn't figure out the status of #30, so I did nothing.
Three weeks passed. At first, the pain went away. And then it came back, worse than ever. Tooth #30 became obviously infected (I'll spare you the details, but it was bad.). Ah-ha! I then knew which tooth was the bigger problem, just as I suspected.
I went back to the dentist where it was determined that both teeth need to be removed. I felt like I was a fool for waiting, but my dentist thinks that I made the better decision. This way both teeth can go together so that I have a shorter recovery time. That's better than doing one (what would have been the wrong one to begin), waiting for it to heal, and then having to do another tooth.
This is what is interesting. I had suspected that #30 was a problem in June, but there appeared to be nothing wrong with it. #31 has the known crack and a small air pocket that hasn't changed in the last couple of years. When I went back to the dentist for the infected tooth to be checked, it had changed in just three weeks. It now has a large air pocket that goes down into the root. It now has a visible crack. Those two things explain the horrific pain.
I've been on an antibiotic, and I have the consultation with the oral surgeon this coming week. Hopefully we can get the teeth removed soon. While I hate losing teeth, I will be better off without them. I cannot chew at all on the right side due to the pain. Even chewing on the left side causes the right side to hurt. It will be easier to eat once the aching teeth are gone.
I do plan to get implants, so this will be a long process.
The tooth pain has been a huge distraction, but I have still managed to get lots of books listed. Things are starting to get cleaned up. It will work out eventually.
In an effort to speed up sales, my books are 10% off this weekend through approximately midnight Sunday, July 11.
Jennifer's Series Books on eBay
Jennifer's Series Books on Etsy
I end up listing stuff at all sorts of random times. Those of you who have been on top of things have benefited.
Yesterday, I listed some Applewood printing plates, which sold quickly.
Normally I wouldn't mention items that have already sold, but a discussion about my listings that occurred on Facebook proved to be mildly annoying. Interestingly, at least one of the comments has been deleted. That was a comment that appeared to imply that my listings were priced too high. There was even a suggestion that something hinky was going on since the listings sold fast. Rather, the listings were probably priced too low, and they sold fast for that reason and because someone advertised them to collectors. That's all.
You can see why I don't post much in the Facebook groups. There are too many odd comments, which don't occur either here or on my own Facebook page.
I'm left with the vague feeling that I did something wrong by not having eBay auctions. At the same time, I feel that I sold the plates at a fair price. I don't regret it. I do regret that the listings were mentioned on Facebook.
The irony is that the printing plates were readily available in 2004 and 2005 when Applewood offered them. Very few of us purchased them. My purchase was for 10 plates, which was 4.8% of the plates for the book. I think Applewood only sold the plates for Old Clock. If there had been more interest, then plates for additional titles would have been sold. People aren't happy that they missed my listings yesterday. The real loss is that more people didn't purchase the plates in 2004 and 2005. If they had, more of them would be out there for those collectors who want them now.
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