Stacy's Home Escape Fund!
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My name is Stacy, I'm 43 years old. I live in a small town just north of Nashville, TN. I am not originally from here, I moved here with my husband from NJ in 2003. I am a creative person and I enjoy making youtube videos under the name "Pink Poodle Crafts" (so you can check that I am a real person).
My goal is to open an online craft supply store in the near future, I've already been doing all the research and even have suppliers lined up. Currently, I've had my house cleaning business for about 18 years and use to be able to clean 2-3 houses per day, before I got sick. Now, I am lucky to clean 3 per week. But I still do it since it allows me the flexibility I need due to my health issues, with doctor's appointments and tests which are weekly.
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, severe Crohns disease, fibromyalgia and a bunch of other health issues on top of that. Last year I had cancer, I beat that but had to have several surgeries since then which has taken its toll on me not only health-wise but business wise because when I was out of work for a few months, I lost 70% of my clients. I can't blame them, they needed a service and I wasn't there to provide it. At the moment, they are trying to save me from having to have an ostomy bag for the rest of my life but it's not looking like that is going to be possible since I am not tolerating the medication well and I am running out of options.
My husband and I split up 7 years ago and I stayed in the house we owned in order to try and hold on to it. (back then I was able to afford it, just barely, but I did.) We had just bought it a few years prior to us splitting up due to his infidelity, and it was my first house and we worked so hard to get it and it took me 36 years to finally obtain something of "my own" so I wanted to desperately try and hold on to it because I knew if I let it go, I wouldn't likely get another chance at it again. But now it's become too much for me to handle because of my health and I need to sell it. There is enough equity in the house to help me get settled into another place, a rental of course, and most importantly, to be able to open my online business and move out of the cleaning business and save my health from all the wear and tear that does to my body. The realtor is positive he can sell it quickly because of its uniqueness, its hexagon shaped on a nice piece of property in a beautiful wooded neighborhood and has a lot of space and charm. He is the best realtor in the area with a track record of selling houses fast!
The problem is that there is 3 things that needs to be done in order for the house to pass inspection:
1. The deck needs 4 railings replaced (I already have the wood bought for it) plus the whole thing needs to be power washed and painted.
2. There is a tree that feel in my yard that needs to be chopped up and put into the woods (it's not able to be used as firewood)
3. There is a corner facade on my house that needs to be sealed back up, it's purely cosmetic but looks bad to buyers and inspectors.
Aside from that, I have worked to pack the house as much as I can and will continue to do so along with cleaning, etc. I keep my house pretty spotless so that helps. IF I had enough, I would also like to have the yard done, just cleaned up really... leaves removed from beds, mulch, etc. I am unable to do much more physical work aside from my job which makes "home improvement" projects hard for me anymore. My goal is to have the house up on the market in May, I really hope that can happen.
I would have put the house up months ago had I been able to afford to do these things but without doing them, the realtor told me I wouldn't get nearly as much for the house and it's important to my future that I am able to get as much as possible.
My stress level has been through the roof and therefore my health has been getting worse. Crohns disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis (both autoimmune disorders) react to stress which makes everything worse. I really need to escape this house and the stress that comes with it. I would love the opportunity to move forward and not have to give up my independence. I don't have family that can help me so I am on my own and the thought of having to try and clean houses forever to make ends meet is enough to make me give up completely. I need to have a job that is flexible to my health issues and I've been in business for myself for a LONG time, it's what I know and I am good at it. I just need to do something that I am passionate about and something that won't kill me physically. Thanks for reading and thank you for your support, it means a lot to me. Anything you can do to help would be so very appreciated.
My goal is to open an online craft supply store in the near future, I've already been doing all the research and even have suppliers lined up. Currently, I've had my house cleaning business for about 18 years and use to be able to clean 2-3 houses per day, before I got sick. Now, I am lucky to clean 3 per week. But I still do it since it allows me the flexibility I need due to my health issues, with doctor's appointments and tests which are weekly.
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, severe Crohns disease, fibromyalgia and a bunch of other health issues on top of that. Last year I had cancer, I beat that but had to have several surgeries since then which has taken its toll on me not only health-wise but business wise because when I was out of work for a few months, I lost 70% of my clients. I can't blame them, they needed a service and I wasn't there to provide it. At the moment, they are trying to save me from having to have an ostomy bag for the rest of my life but it's not looking like that is going to be possible since I am not tolerating the medication well and I am running out of options.
My husband and I split up 7 years ago and I stayed in the house we owned in order to try and hold on to it. (back then I was able to afford it, just barely, but I did.) We had just bought it a few years prior to us splitting up due to his infidelity, and it was my first house and we worked so hard to get it and it took me 36 years to finally obtain something of "my own" so I wanted to desperately try and hold on to it because I knew if I let it go, I wouldn't likely get another chance at it again. But now it's become too much for me to handle because of my health and I need to sell it. There is enough equity in the house to help me get settled into another place, a rental of course, and most importantly, to be able to open my online business and move out of the cleaning business and save my health from all the wear and tear that does to my body. The realtor is positive he can sell it quickly because of its uniqueness, its hexagon shaped on a nice piece of property in a beautiful wooded neighborhood and has a lot of space and charm. He is the best realtor in the area with a track record of selling houses fast!
The problem is that there is 3 things that needs to be done in order for the house to pass inspection:
1. The deck needs 4 railings replaced (I already have the wood bought for it) plus the whole thing needs to be power washed and painted.
2. There is a tree that feel in my yard that needs to be chopped up and put into the woods (it's not able to be used as firewood)
3. There is a corner facade on my house that needs to be sealed back up, it's purely cosmetic but looks bad to buyers and inspectors.
Aside from that, I have worked to pack the house as much as I can and will continue to do so along with cleaning, etc. I keep my house pretty spotless so that helps. IF I had enough, I would also like to have the yard done, just cleaned up really... leaves removed from beds, mulch, etc. I am unable to do much more physical work aside from my job which makes "home improvement" projects hard for me anymore. My goal is to have the house up on the market in May, I really hope that can happen.
I would have put the house up months ago had I been able to afford to do these things but without doing them, the realtor told me I wouldn't get nearly as much for the house and it's important to my future that I am able to get as much as possible.
My stress level has been through the roof and therefore my health has been getting worse. Crohns disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis (both autoimmune disorders) react to stress which makes everything worse. I really need to escape this house and the stress that comes with it. I would love the opportunity to move forward and not have to give up my independence. I don't have family that can help me so I am on my own and the thought of having to try and clean houses forever to make ends meet is enough to make me give up completely. I need to have a job that is flexible to my health issues and I've been in business for myself for a LONG time, it's what I know and I am good at it. I just need to do something that I am passionate about and something that won't kill me physically. Thanks for reading and thank you for your support, it means a lot to me. Anything you can do to help would be so very appreciated.
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Stacy Evans
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Greenbrier, TN