Winding down at Lily's Cottage means a load of stuff that need doing, and one of them was sorting keys for the house and the two B&B units! We know where each key belongs, but trying to label them was quite a job. Some locks have been changed over the years, and the obsolete keys were not thrown out! Why, I have no idea!
It's like batteries. In this home, when we're not sure whether the remotes are faulty or just needs a new set of batteries, the old and new ones often roll towards each other! Then it's a case of checking which batteries are the good ones!
We did the key sorting over the weekend, I tried colour coding them but need to buy more of the key labels.
Our B&B is unique; it's not just one door per unit. It's an entire cottage with three outer doors plus inner doors. The studio unit is simpler but also has an inner door key.
What a mission when guests locked the inner door key for the studio, and lost it on the beach!
Someone had mislaid the spare key and both our staff were on leave and out of cellphone range.
It was Christmas Eve and we had to call a locksmith to get it open. We eventually changed the lock!
If I was just moving house myself and not handing over a bnb, things would be way simpler!
The house is running empty, and my time here is running out!
But it's not that simple! I have to transfer ownership on the many online booking sites and update my financials. I'm way behind and the final annual tax season as well as provisional tax is looming!
I love doing marketing and interacting with prospective and existing guests, but books aren't my thing at all!
And, the conveyancers called yesterday to say things are moving fast, so looks like I'll be departing sooner than anticipated. Except, the new owners want me to stay a little longer.
I'm reminded of another story about a key.
When I walked into my first job on the very first day, I wore a broad suede belt that had a decorative key attached to the back of this belt.
My boss, dear Mr. Watt, who answered "Watt is my name", when asked "What is your name?" loved telling the story about how that key amused him.
I used to say, it was the key to my heart, still to be given away
to someone very special!
It was true, but I never thought I would end up with such a big handful of keys one day!
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