ION, I was doing another trawl for condos or apartments to move into when I finally move and I found myself looking at the 55+ apartment complex. And being intrigued. I'll be 55 when I decide to move, and I dislike kids as a demographic. And the picture of the onsite gym was full of short, overweight women just like me, not young hotties.

But still. An "active living" place. For the old folks.

But the apartments are big for the price. And I could have a cat.

Gah.

Connie, I think those places are great ideas.

Getting confronted with where I am in the expected life span always throws me for a loop. It's an active fight to tell my sub-brain to not coast to the finish line, I probably have lots of time left.

Grown up dorms. I want to move into one as soon as I can.

I found myself looking at the 55+ apartment complex.

Here those places give you WAY more for the money. They have communities right on the ocean with great gyms and club houses for a small fraction of what you would pay without the 55+ restriction. I am often tempted, but DH is still taken back by the concept.

Considering there'd be less wear and tear from kids, the lower cost makes sense.

I was looking at a new place that just went up for 55+, and for a smaller place they wanted three times the month rate! But they have a dining room and an ice cream parlor and stuff like that, so the money for that has to come from somewhere. The floor plans looked like those skimpy designs you see for cheap cruise ship cabins.

The best part of all the ghost stories, IMHO, was Zenkitty's friend pouring the ghost a cup of coffee and then returning to her book.

She is the most unflappable person I've ever met.

People these days know nothing about witches!

True, I imagine. That's a great story, Rick.

I'm loving the ghost stories.

I got a 30% discount for having more than 30lbs of stuff! I actually saved money by

hoarding all that shit for years and years!

This is why we hoard! For the savings!

And after that is the scary closet.

ooo, does it have a ghost in it?

I found myself looking at the 55+ apartment complex.

If the price is right, those are great.

If my mortgage wasn't underwater, I'd consider one of those places, too. What I like is they often have a schedule of group activities. I need something like that to encourage me to get out of my cave.

Some of my friends live in an 55+ mobile home park. They got married at the club house - rent of 25 dollars. The pool is beautiful. The Group socials- not so fun, but as we take over the park they will be.

And go Tom ! with the decluttering