So, I'm not the tidiest person in the world. For about a week, though, my house was like a museum.
That's all...a week. This week, not so much. I didn't make my bed, scoop cat poop, get rid of old cat food, put dishes in the dishwasher, etc this morning.
We haven't had anyone look at the house since DH left for England again a couple of weeks ago. I figured, no one was coming during the week, so meh, I can let it slide until the weekend.
Don't you just know that someone called and asked if they could look at the place this morning. Just my friggin luck. It's a total disaster, the master bedroom is like 3/4 painted, the basement has those two fans down there drying the floorboards where there was a leak, aforementioned stinky cat poo, food, no vacuuming. I just got totally screwed on that one.
Oh well.. what am I gonna do. Clean the heck out of the house tonight and not allow myself to slack again.
25 days left of this mess.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Down to four..
Wow.
Not that I expected anything different, but time really does keep slipping away. I'm down to 4 weeks now, and I am kind of in that zone where it's just before a whole lot of things are going to have to happen.
On my date list:
Submitting my Bosch Fellowship application (due Oct 15th)
Mailing the documents and papers to ship my car (scheduled to go Oct 16)
Get a rental car
Take the kitties for their first of two final vet appointments (Oct 17th)
Get the movers in to put my stuff into storage (Oct 23)
This list doesn't include the various dates I've made with friends and family for "final visits", a bunch of miscellaneous paperwork I need to keep track of (status of a refund for some deck stuff, get the HOA information for my property manager, car paperwork to Ray for clearance, etc)
It also doesn't include the myriad things that I need to finish around the house, including finishing painting the master bedroom, getting a painter to do the staircase and hallways, getting new carpet in the house, and clearing out the basement and garage of junk.
Let's just hope I keep my sanity over these next few weeks.
Not that I expected anything different, but time really does keep slipping away. I'm down to 4 weeks now, and I am kind of in that zone where it's just before a whole lot of things are going to have to happen.
On my date list:
Submitting my Bosch Fellowship application (due Oct 15th)
Mailing the documents and papers to ship my car (scheduled to go Oct 16)
Get a rental car
Take the kitties for their first of two final vet appointments (Oct 17th)
Get the movers in to put my stuff into storage (Oct 23)
This list doesn't include the various dates I've made with friends and family for "final visits", a bunch of miscellaneous paperwork I need to keep track of (status of a refund for some deck stuff, get the HOA information for my property manager, car paperwork to Ray for clearance, etc)
It also doesn't include the myriad things that I need to finish around the house, including finishing painting the master bedroom, getting a painter to do the staircase and hallways, getting new carpet in the house, and clearing out the basement and garage of junk.
Let's just hope I keep my sanity over these next few weeks.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Just over 5 weeks and counting...
So, tomorrow marks five weeks until my last day at NOAA, and Saturday marks 5 weeks until I leave for the UK, and Sunday marks 5 weeks until I arrive in the UK.
5 weeks. Sounds like a longish time.
But once 5 weeks passes, it'll be 4 weeks and change. 4 weeks. That doesn't sound like any time at all. I have lots of stuff to do, many people to say goodbye to, and all those last minute logistics that need to be settled. Canceling phone, internet, etc. Shipping my car. Getting my cats to the vet for their health clearances. Packing my remaining stuff.
I'm kind of excited to be in the 4 week and under range. It makes dealing with being here rather than with DH a little easier. I mean, gosh, 4 weeks isn't long at all. I can handle that. It all seems much less daunting now than the beginning of the summer, when the first 6 weeks apart was just that - just the beginning. Now I'm on my last 5 weeks, the light has appeared at the end of the tunnel.
Now, if only I can keep the house clean until it gets rented, then I can actually relax - just a little.
5 weeks. Sounds like a longish time.
But once 5 weeks passes, it'll be 4 weeks and change. 4 weeks. That doesn't sound like any time at all. I have lots of stuff to do, many people to say goodbye to, and all those last minute logistics that need to be settled. Canceling phone, internet, etc. Shipping my car. Getting my cats to the vet for their health clearances. Packing my remaining stuff.
I'm kind of excited to be in the 4 week and under range. It makes dealing with being here rather than with DH a little easier. I mean, gosh, 4 weeks isn't long at all. I can handle that. It all seems much less daunting now than the beginning of the summer, when the first 6 weeks apart was just that - just the beginning. Now I'm on my last 5 weeks, the light has appeared at the end of the tunnel.
Now, if only I can keep the house clean until it gets rented, then I can actually relax - just a little.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Packed Bug!
Many sincere and heartfelt thanks to Jen and Brett, who themselves are moving to Harrogate and have offered a small corner of their container to take some of our things that weren't moved the first time (like the bed frame so our bed won't be on the floor!).
Luckily, all we had left to send at this time fit in the Bug:
Luckily, all we had left to send at this time fit in the Bug:
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Did I jinx myself?
And I thought yesterday was crazy...
Today DH and I kind of took it a little easy this morning... until about 11am when we got a call from a Realtor asking if she could show the house at 4pm. I was like CRAP! I was hoping to do serious cleaning after DH left, and just finish up some organizational stuff. No such luck, so DH and I spent our last day together mad cleaning - not company cleaning, showing your house to prospective renters cleaning. INSANE! We worked like dogs trying to get the carpets tolerable (they're being replaced, but our Realtor said "people react to what they see") trying to get the bathrooms organized and the master bedroom straightened up. Oy! I forgot to get to the downstairs bathroom, and the basement and the garage are disaster areas, but those are almost acceptable. The master bath isn't in great shape either. I - FINALLY - finished painting it yesterday, including the tough to reach area behind the toilet. There's a lot of paint spatters on the floor, though, that I haven't yet gotten up, and the caulk around the bathtub could use some help.
Once we got done all that we were reasonably going to get done, we both took a quick shower and were seconds away from leaving. DH wanted to say goodbye to the kitties, so we found Eliza (easy) and then looked for Henry. We couldn't find him anywhere. For a solid 15 minutes, we were panicking, running around outside just in case he had gotten out, looking in every conceivable spot for him. Finally, we found him sitting on a chair in the dining room (tucked into the tablecover, which is why we missed him the first ten times we looked there). We quickly got on the road and got to the airport.
But the story isn't over yet. DH's flight was supposed to leave at 530 for a 9pm flight out of Philly to Manchester. DH just called me at 6 to tell me that the plane they were counting on using had issues, and they're being switched to another plane. I hope to God he makes his connection. Argh!
Well hoping ain't getting. DH is home again tonight; his flight rebooked for tomorrow. I'll be sure to make the most of it ;)
Today DH and I kind of took it a little easy this morning... until about 11am when we got a call from a Realtor asking if she could show the house at 4pm. I was like CRAP! I was hoping to do serious cleaning after DH left, and just finish up some organizational stuff. No such luck, so DH and I spent our last day together mad cleaning - not company cleaning, showing your house to prospective renters cleaning. INSANE! We worked like dogs trying to get the carpets tolerable (they're being replaced, but our Realtor said "people react to what they see") trying to get the bathrooms organized and the master bedroom straightened up. Oy! I forgot to get to the downstairs bathroom, and the basement and the garage are disaster areas, but those are almost acceptable. The master bath isn't in great shape either. I - FINALLY - finished painting it yesterday, including the tough to reach area behind the toilet. There's a lot of paint spatters on the floor, though, that I haven't yet gotten up, and the caulk around the bathtub could use some help.
Once we got done all that we were reasonably going to get done, we both took a quick shower and were seconds away from leaving. DH wanted to say goodbye to the kitties, so we found Eliza (easy) and then looked for Henry. We couldn't find him anywhere. For a solid 15 minutes, we were panicking, running around outside just in case he had gotten out, looking in every conceivable spot for him. Finally, we found him sitting on a chair in the dining room (tucked into the tablecover, which is why we missed him the first ten times we looked there). We quickly got on the road and got to the airport.
But the story isn't over yet. DH's flight was supposed to leave at 530 for a 9pm flight out of Philly to Manchester. DH just called me at 6 to tell me that the plane they were counting on using had issues, and they're being switched to another plane. I hope to God he makes his connection. Argh!
Well hoping ain't getting. DH is home again tonight; his flight rebooked for tomorrow. I'll be sure to make the most of it ;)
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Never. been. busier.
Ugh.
I have spent most of the last day working on the house, desperately trying to get it cleaned up and cleaned out such that it is a) in a reasonable condition for showing, as it went on the market to rent this weekend, and b) that my work over the next 6 weeks would be significantly easier with a solid 75% of the trash, junk, yada, taken out or at least identified as trash.
DH was supposed to have gone home Friday night, but since virtually nothing on the honey-do list was complete (he did get my front license plate mounted on my car!) we decided to change his flight to Sunday night to give him the chance to get a little more work done. Plus, he had to have a tooth filling replaced Friday morning.
May God let me get through the next 6 weeks without falling apart.
I have spent most of the last day working on the house, desperately trying to get it cleaned up and cleaned out such that it is a) in a reasonable condition for showing, as it went on the market to rent this weekend, and b) that my work over the next 6 weeks would be significantly easier with a solid 75% of the trash, junk, yada, taken out or at least identified as trash.
DH was supposed to have gone home Friday night, but since virtually nothing on the honey-do list was complete (he did get my front license plate mounted on my car!) we decided to change his flight to Sunday night to give him the chance to get a little more work done. Plus, he had to have a tooth filling replaced Friday morning.
May God let me get through the next 6 weeks without falling apart.
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