Yes, I can use the kitchen, I just have to clean it thoroughly after each meal prep when the house is on the market. They have one little spot left to paint in the kitchen, and then it will be a contractor-free zone, which is nice because all the drawers have saw dust in them and I am waiting to clean until they are done.That also sounds delightful. Will you be able to make it in your shiny new kitchen or will that remain a display space only for now?
Thanks Liza! It really makes me see how having a big house like this requires people to help you keep it nice. We have so much deferred maintenance which I just could not keep up with myself. I love the energy of skilled workers doing their crafts around me. It helps me get through the packing and cleaning a lot more easily having that sort of energy around me.I'm so glad you have your team of workers being able to take the load off a bit!
Having seen the plumber at work here replacing our hot water heater and doing some odd jobs around that needed doing, I find it always such a pleasure to see what skilled tradespeople can get done so quickly!
Thanks Em! Unfortunately J likes big houses, and I like living in the countryside, so I have a massive yard and forest and big house that is in need of a bunch of repairs. J never keeps up with repairs unless absolutely necessary, so now we are dealing with all that. Plus when he bought the house, it was a seller's market, so he didn't request a bunch of repairs that obviously needed doing. It's a pain, but I was so fortunate that he did put so much money down on a big house, because it means I can get a lot of my inheritance back that he took because I can take it from the sale of this house. So it works out in the end.Marsia, I get the impression you are living in some kind of mansion, there seems like so much to do! Lol.
Anyway, I'm glad you got a nice rest and are feeling strong and fit!
Thanks Bubbles! I think you're right about it being hard to see what you've done while in the middle of it! I have to have the house largely packed and cleaned this week. Eek!Hard to see what all you've done when you're in the thick of it! And probably really tired. But great job - I always marvel at the mental energy people have who are able to see such a mammoth (to me) house overhaul through.
Aw, thanks, Cate! I am both terrified and glad that most of this will be over in a week (well, except for finding a new house in the new location!). It is feeling more real that we will get to move soon!Oh, M. I think you are amaaaazing! You are powering along, but also looking after yourself & K. One amazing woman
Last night as I was writing this, the power went off in a storm again. I had just had a cup of coffee so I'd have energy do another round of packing, but didn't want to pack by lantern light, so went to bed and didn't sleep so well - probably due to late night caffeine. We went out to buy some things for staging the house the other evening, and didn't come back with much. I hate spending money on frivolous things like decorative candles and decorations that aren't sentimental, and I had already packed most of the knick-nacks thinking we could have the house staged. So I got a nice floor mat for when people come in to wipe feet on and K got a nice present because she's been so great helping me, and that was all I could make myself buy. I see where people go late at night here - the cafes are all closed, but the discount department stores are open. So backwards to what I like in a place, but it was cheerful seeing all the nice things in the stores. I am asking my gardening friend to borrow some of her house plants for staging, and hopefully that will help make things look more staged, but I suspect that I am not going to have enough stuff out to make it look as expected. Maybe I can pick some bouquets of flowers and grasses that can be dried and put them in some vases I haven't packed yet?