There is a reason I haven't posted in a week and a half

[bunrab]

And here it is:
Our MLS listing
Yes, that's right - the house is on the market! Two people have already been by, and two more already scheduled to come by tomorrow. As our agent says, "Here we go! We've put all the marketing in place, so now
we'll work hard to negotiate that offer when it comes in this weekend!" That's optimism for you! Anyway, if you click on the picture of the house, you'll see more pictures. The spelling errors are the agent's, NOT mine!!

We have frantically worked to clean the house up, especially to clear it of clutter. We filled up the first 10x10 storage unit, rented a second one, and have half filled that one, and by filled I mean packed in a dense, organized manner to over 8 feet tall, stacks of boxes and layers of bookshelves and so forth. I've given away a couple dozen items on Freecycle already, too. And we've thrown out enough stuff to have to buy extra stickers for garbage pick-up. And to use a trash hauler, twice - once, just a few items, the other time, about a quarter of one of those big open low trailers.

There is still lots more to do. Tons more stuff that should be packed and put in storage, currently hurriedly just stashed in our closets, like little kids cleaning their rooms by shoving everything under the bed. And this weekend, I have to write finals for my classes, in order to give said finals next week. And I have to finish grading semester projects for the HTML class. And I desperately need a hair cut. And we're playing a concert at Zilker on Sunday evening. (I'm playing bari sax on this one, 'cause our regular bari sax player's wife is due with twins that weekend. I enjoy playing the bari, but man, that sucker is heavy!)

So don't be surprised if you don't see another post for another week. And I apologize to all those whose journals I usually read; I haven't specifically been ignoring you, I've been ignoring everyone except this house. I will try to catch up on your lives, Erin, Lea, Liz, Sam, Fade, Rob, etc., after finals. If there's something I need to know about your life, please phone me, 'cause I haven't seen it and I'm not gonna see it in your blog for at least another week.

Comments

[avanta7.livejournal.com]

Beautiful house! Catch up with us when you can.

[momily.livejournal.com]

I've been somewhat out of touch, too - new job leaves me whipped and wanting nothing more than to read/sleep/knit etc. when I get home. I hope you get a quick, excellent offer on your house! Catch you later, gator...Erin