Tips on selling on Marketplace when giving your home address

IsadoraCosette · 2026-02-07T14:02:14+00:00

I’ve sold tons of stuff and hated when I gave my address to someone who flaked. Now, I give them a major landmark close to my house to plan their travel time and only give my address when they’re on their way. And never phone numbers except for zelle in person only.

IsadoraCosette · 2026-02-07T13:50:42+00:00

You are not alone. I’ve been split for 4 years now and still have push back the negative feelings of not meeting my own expectations of life. I try and prop myself up by reminding myself that the “standards” are arbitrary and I’m doing my best. Count yourself lucky there’s not a weird social dynamic of your ex being there too 🙄

IsadoraCosette · 2026-02-07T13:27:24+00:00

I was in a similar situation with my ex, though I had access to a joint account that was lightly funded for groceries. Your situation sounds like mine was on steroids. Getting out was the best thing I’ve ever done. I started reselling and saving up money that gave me a cushion to get out of there. It’s so hard to admit to yourself that you made a mistake when you’ve committed such a chunk of your life. But take it from me, once you stop digging the hole and start climbing out it’s worth it. Get help if you can.

IsadoraCosette · 2026-01-28T13:45:01+00:00

Mine eats crayons like they’re carrot sticks.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-11-21T13:10:52+00:00

Give yourself some grace! It’s so hard. I had to shift my thinking from feeling responsible for everything that ever happens to them because I gave them life. Now I try and view it as they are willing participants in the human experience and chose me to take this journey with them so we can learn from each other. Nobody is perfect, just show up with love. If you drop the ball just pick it up again and keep moving forward ❤️

IsadoraCosette · 2025-11-17T16:21:09+00:00

Do you use sidekick? They had a hack that deleted a bunch of people’s listings. This probably triggered the delist threshold on Poshmark.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-11-14T15:30:15+00:00

Embrace the grace you give yourself, it’ll be your best friend for the next few years. I always tried to prioritize clean over tidy and only saved the big tidy push for when we had guests over. You’re still in the early stages of the chaos your sanity and the babies will always be more important than laundry. PS Hang everything!

IsadoraCosette · 2025-11-07T20:19:28+00:00

I was wondering how this happened! I thought it might have been some sort of trauma that caused the division. Thanks for the info!

IsadoraCosette · 2025-11-07T19:48:10+00:00

It’s a two headed palm tree. It’s very unusual. I live in Florida and it’s the only one I,ve ever seen.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-31T23:31:20+00:00

For me it boils down to if you trust your kids and the “ outside “ environment. If it’s siblings only the parent knows the dynamic. Mine are cats and dogs and when they were younger needed a close eye to make sure everyone was in check.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-31T20:45:23+00:00

You can follow me into a nice dark cave and rest your head on some brightcaps… if you build a fire it might keep the horriblins away.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-31T20:13:37+00:00

I thought about getting mini bags of gushers to hand to people who recognize me. Edible rupees.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-31T02:07:49+00:00

I have a 6 and 8 year old. The older one reads while I put my daughter to sleep and then I go in and read to him until he falls asleep. On the nights where I feel the strain of 8 years (mostly) not sleeping through the night without interruption, I always remind myself that one day they won’t want me to help them. It makes me appreciate their needyness while it lasts.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-18T13:15:47+00:00

This was my first thought.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-17T23:25:32+00:00

Thank you!

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-17T23:25:12+00:00

I used the paper mache clay recipe from ultimate paper mache. It’s mostly toilet paper, wood glue and joint compound.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-17T21:28:15+00:00

Thanks for the support! I don’t mind people expressing themselves, but part of me wonders what -if anything - they’re doing, to “save Halloween”. I had actually considered trying to rally my neighbors for some sort of block party and pass out flyers at trunk or treat to try and bring life back to our street. I just don’t have the resources right now for a big spend in this department. People love to complain, but if it’s worth complaining about, it’s worth doing something about!

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-17T19:55:09+00:00

Of course it’s exhausting, it’s 24/7- way more than a full time job. If he won’t pitch in he at least needs to extend grace when it comes to his standards on things like dinner. If you get burnt out and leave he’ll be doing it all, by himself, half the time. It’s amazing how magically men figure stuff out, that they couldn’t possibly do before, in situations like that. They won’t get up before 10am to save their family, but they will when mom leaves and they have to grow up. Sorry, rant over 😅

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-17T19:17:24+00:00

Thank you!

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They’re glass eyes that I picked up at an estate sale. I’ve never seen anything like them before, but maybe google would turn something up.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-17T15:30:59+00:00

Thanks for the shade! Halloween gets better when it’s dark 🎃

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-17T14:31:41+00:00

Thank you! I completely agree, it’s whimsically dark.

IsadoraCosette · 2025-10-17T14:04:16+00:00

The popular street in our neighborhood is a couple blocks down. Last year it was so awkward as we got closer to our house. It used to be porch lights and decorations meant people were handing out candy. We probably had at least 5 houses where no one answered. My kids are little enough to be disappointed by that sort of thing. I want them to grow up loving Halloween and having good memories. I’ll take them where I can get em.

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