- purge/sort/organize every room in the house
- marvel at all the crap we have jammed into this tiny house
- pack all non-essentials
- marvel at all the crap we keep that we never use or didn't even know we had
- install new carpet on stairs -- CHECK
- install new vanity and counter top in main floor half-bath -- CHECK
- paint main floor half-bath -- CHECK
- sod front yard -- CHECK
- build large planter under tree in front yard -- CHECK
- find homes for our three adorable cats, since it appears that all of use have become allergic to them (hubby with hives and itching watering eyes, me with my asthma, and the boys' eczema seems to get worse when the have touched them)
- cry, and come to terms with losing our furry little friends...our first babies
- paint all ceilings
- go to chiropractor to get back/neck fixed from painting ceilings
- install new exterior light fixtures
- repair and seal driveway
- pack-up/organize and clean garage
- paint upstairs hallway and stairways
- paint cabinets in both upstairs bathrooms
- drop dead from exhaustion
- install tub wall surround over hideous 80's tile in both upstairs bathrooms
- "come down" off of fumes from wall surround adhesive
- paint master bathroom
- install new towel bars in upstairs bathrooms
- paint all interior doors
- paint all window trim
- paint kitchen cabinets
- paint hideous kitchen backsplash tiles
- drop dead from exhaustion again
- dig up
weeds "lawn" in backyard - lay patio stones in backyard
- paint fences in backyard
- take a week to recover from excruciatingly painful sun blisters
- wait to regain feeling and use of arms and legs
- clean constantly in order to be ready for showings at the drop of a hat
- pray that someone wants to buy this house
My mother is coming on Monday and staying for another week to look after the boys while we work our way through the to-do list. If you don't here from me for a while,
call an ambulance check the local hospitals I'm probably
in a coma recovering from a near-death experience just resting...
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7 comments:
Number 13 made me giggle. Oi...what a list! You poor girl...where is you movin' too? I guess the West Coast would be too much to hope for, eh?
holy moly and i thought MY list was long! and you're still blogging too! impressive... very impressive!
Holy crap Cate, that’s the mother of all to do lists!
I’m just going to throw this out there, but before you literally drop dead from exhaustion, check with your realestate agent and see if you will actually see a return on your money for all of that fixing up. It might be different where you are, but in my area, we quickly discovered that sinking bucks into this house would not see a big return on our investment. Instead we found that using the money we would have otherwise sunk into the house (when we were thinking of moving) would have went further as a larger down payment on our future home. Again, that was just in our little neighbourhood here in Ajax, but it might be worth considering.
No matter what – good luck with that list.
So sorry about the kitties too, but that is totally understandable and I’m sure they will find lovely homes.
selling a house is so fun. snort
Good luck with the move! My husband says we're never moving again... going to buried in the backyard.
BEST of luck to you, Cate! I've had my house on the market for 3 months now and I STILL keep finding projects to do! But it's very cool that you have someone there to help with the kiddos.
Reading your list makes me want to take a nap. ASAP.
We've moved 6 times in the past 8 years.
I can completely sympathize!
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