Yeah, I should probably be in bed, but the combination of long nap (mmmmm, nap) and the knowledge that I don’t have to be at work until 11 is not helping with the “go to bed” thing.
I just sat down and made a preliminary list of stuff I need to do to put the house on the market. OMFG, it’s long. Granted I made the list by room, so “paint” is repeated a million times, but damn, lots to do. The bulk of it is going to be removing 90% of the crap out of the house, and that’s just a pain in general. Thinking if I go over there a couple nights a week on my way home and pick things up and work and on the weekends, I can probably have it decent shape by the summer. Sure as hell hope so. Figure I’ll start small, like get the bathrooms cleared out and get some momentum that way… I see lots of trips to the dump in my future…
You can get lots done in two months, right? RIGHT?!??
Seriously, I think I can do it. The worst of it really will be emptying the crap out so it’s showable. I may just hire out the painting, cause it’s not just one or two rooms, it’s the whole damn house that needs to be done. The other lingering question is going to be what to do with the furniture. The desk, sofa & loveseat will just go straight to the curb, so that’s no problem. However there is a dining room table and a full bedroom set. Ooh, just had a flash - could put the bedroom set in the basement so there is a decent bed down there and more storage. (The bed that is in the basement is actually too short for my brother, so it would be nice for him if he decides to move back in and take the basement over again.)
OK, one problem solved. :) Anybody need a dining room table?
Yeah, I see a lot of posts convincing myself that I can do this in my future and planning things out. As well as a lot of self congratulatory posts as rooms get emptied out. :-D They’re probably gonna be boring as hell and I apologize in advance for that.
Yes, I think I will start with getting the bathrooms all emptied out and go from there. Besides, I have to get things picked up for the cleaning service to come on the 11th, so that will help get things rolling too.
So damn much to do. I really need to take this week and get organized on all fronts so I can get it all tackled. But first I should probably stop hyperventilating about all this and get to bed.
