Overwhelmed

Nothing to update in terms of showings/previews. Mr. S. called the realtor last week and asked her to get back to him with a status report. So she sent over the head of the office, who walked in on Tuesday and left us with a list of things to do. I swear, I'm starting to dislike realtors. Every time one walks in our house more stuff gets added to our to-do list! Realtors are like parents you can never please; nothing is good enough.

I did everything our listing realtor told me to do (cleaned carpets, replaced carpets, replaced light fixtures, replaced shutters, patched holes, fixed landscaping, power washed the house, replaced toilet seat and towel rack).

And yet the head realtor had a separate and more extensive list! We're leaving for OKC for a week tomorrow, so we've been rushing around all week getting things done. Thankfully, we're both home this week, and Mr. S. took point on most of the projects.

He rented a power washer and washed the driveway, the deck, the grill, and the playground (which took the better part of a day). He arranged for a painter to come neutralize Bradford's room and touch up various spots around the house. He took every single thing off of our kitchen counters and hid the small appliances. He removed our two school desks from the playroom and put them in the basement. He took a bunch of large items to the dump. He cleaned up the basement, putting boxes on shelves and lining up larger items against the wall. He cleaned up the attic, moving everything to one side. He swept and cleaned out the garage. He arranged for us to borrow a carpet from a friend to put in the family room.

The realtor was so appalled by our master bedroom that she said we needed professional help (!) and so we have a stager coming over today. We've already decided to beg, borrow, and rent anything she tells us we need--no way we're buying anything new! She also directed us to remove a significant amount from our closet--it was about 3/4 full, and now it's less than 1/2 full.

Finally, we've had three different moving companies over to give us quotes that we can submit to Mr. S's new employer, not to mention the doctor/dental visits I squeezed in before we leave NC insurance and go on OK insurance.

Today's agenda? The painter is coming, which means we need to move Bradford's furniture into the center of the room, the stager is coming, which means we'll have a new to-do list and half a day to accomplish everything on it, the friend is coming by to drop off the rug, and did I mention we're going to OK tomorrow? For a week?

We'll have to move all of Bradford's furniture back in his place so the house is ready to show while we're gone. And pack. And clean the house. And I still need to give the key to the neighbors and print out instructions for cat-sitting.

Our flight leaves at 6am, which means we have to get everything done tonight, including the moving of the furniture. I sure hope the paint drys fast!

Wait--one more thing! I decided not to sell the crib and changing table at the consignment sale. We would have had to make at least three trips getting everything to the sale because the items were so large. And I only would have received 2/3 of my asking price, and I would've had competition (so my price would have to be lower). After thinking about it for two minutes, it just didn't make sense.

I listed the items on Craigslist yesterday and received a good number of responses. I'm only asking $125 for the set, which is a good deal, even considering the age and condition of said items. I have a couple coming to pick everything up today between 5-6pm. After they leave we'll have to move the twin bed from the basement into Anne's room and get her room ready. If they don't show up...I will not be happy.

Speaking of the consignment sale, I still need to print out my tags, cut them, hole punch them, label them, attach them to the products, and list everything in my computer. We'll be gone for a week, so I'll have 2 days to get all of this done when we return.

Did I mention I feel a lee-tle overwhelmed?