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So a nights sleep + a week.
At first I loved having this bedroom set in my empty living room. We had an open kitchen and a very long living room, with bay windows overlooking the forest. I would sleep in this bed at night and pretend I was in some awesome studio apartment, or even better - that this living room was my bedroom, and that my bedroom, which is about 1/5th the size of the living room, was just my awesome walk in closet.
However, we were having relatives coming and my husband was getting really bothered that his family was going to arrive to a bedroom set in the living room. He would have prefered the nothing to this. He kept pushing and pushing me. I kept trying and trying to sell it, to no avail.
I was ready to break down, and sell it for any price, even though this set really meant my profit. I had thankfully earned back the capital and this amount would have really helped, considering I paid to move it as well.
The relatives were arriving in 2 days. My husband approached me and said that he knew I was trying and not to worry about it, if they had to see us living like this, we would survive. I breathed a sigh of relief. Later that afternoon a couple came to see the set. I couldnt believe it - they agreed to purchase it for the full asking price. They even were available to take it right away. By the time they were finished removing the items, I was on my way out the door for a charity event. The new owner of the bedroom set looked at my bare living room, and said - “now what will you do?” I assured him I would be fine. and something would come up. Then I rushed out the door.
The charity event was called a ‘Chinese Auction’. You spend money on raffle tickets, place them in boxes listing items you would like to win. At the end of the evening the names are called out for the winning prizes. This auction was highly popular and there were at least 1000 people present. I was running late and barely had time to purchase tickets, get a good look at the items, and throw the raffles in.
They had already called out all the prizes and all that was left was the grand prize. The grand prize was a complete dining set + living room set. Most people were getting up to leave, like when the last man is at bat in a baseball game - leave early to avoid the traffic. Therefore, it was not too many people, myself included, that heard them say MY NAME for the grand prize. Well… I heard something similar enough to my name to lag behind and investigate. Sure enough, I had won a dining table + 6 chairs and a 3,2,1 sofa set with a matching coffee table. The event said that they held no responsibility for the items that were there, and we had to hire a mover for an immediate removal.
By 1 am that night, my living room/dining was completely furnished. I may have been in the furniture business, but I was like the shoemaker with no shoes.