You all must know by now that I’m moving. I don’t know when and I don’t know where but I’m going. My family is welcome to come too.
The idea of getting our house ‘show ready’ terrifies me, more than a root canal or cows. In preparation for this tidy-a-thon I decided not to grow seedlings for our vegetable garden this year. Only the kids didn’t ask me, they asked their dad, who of course said “yes, seed growing is an excellent scientific pursuit.”
And the bay window was covered in tray of seedlings. Seedlings that were being cared for by little girls with a spray bottle. There was a flood in my bay window. Daily.
New rule: he who says yes to growing seeds must then descend to the crawl space to unearth the grow table in order save the white window sill from a fate of mould and filth.
And ok, I might have a tray of plant cuttings in there. I am a plant expert after all.
I had hoped to have our house on the market this week.
Because who doesn’t want to buy a house with this in the front yard? Even if there’s a flock of seagulls dropping cherry stained poop all over the driveway for 3 weeks in July.
We’ll just have to aim to get all that selling business done before that happens.
It’s Wednesday- Join #iPPP
>Or you could make the seagull poop a selling feature.
"It's like having birds create rainbows in your driveway – you can charge admission"
or
"Occasionally they also poop gold!"
>That tree will totally sell the house. I'm nervous about putting ours on the market as well because I don't want to do all the little things to make it "perfect." But we have a silver maple that turns magenta in the fall, so maybe we'll have some luck then.
>Oh I didn't know you were moving. How awesome and stressful at the same time. I often think I should pretend I am prepping to sell my house so I o a good job decuttering and cleaning. But my mind always knows its not real. Hope your place sells super fast!
>Oh I didn't know you were moving. How awesome and stressful at the same time. I often think I should pretend I am prepping to sell my house so I o a good job decuttering and cleaning. But my mind always knows its not real. Hope your place sells super fast!
>The getting the house ready is the exact reason that I don't want to move! I know how much work would be involved with that and don't know that I could do it!
>Moving stinks, but a fresh start is awesome. A shiny new house to grow your own mold will be fantastic.
>Have a house that is clean is more important that having it look perfect. I was in your shoes not too long ago and it wasn't too bad. Good luck!
>It adds charm. Also, you're afraid of cows?
>That tree is gorgeous. And the way it sounds, the poop is, too. Good luck!
>So now I need to know more about the cherry-pooping seagulls and their "tour de france" style stay in your area!
>Lovely! And you should absolutely show a the tree picture to your realtor–they can use it in the brochure.