Josh and I have been talking about selling the house for several months now. In that discussion, we started making a list of all the things that need to be fixed up. We've enlisted the help of Clive Pearse and his disigner friend Lisa LaPorta so that we may get the most out of this old house ... they just don't know it. Clive is the host of HGTV's Designed to Sell while Lisa is exactly what I said ... the designer. We've set the TiVo up to record every episode and as we watch, our list keeps getting longer and longer. We need to clean the carpets and have them stretched again, fix a few cracks and a hole in the wall, redo our bathroom and somehow make our house look bigger than it is. Oh, we can't forget the all important curb appeal. "If the outside is unkept, what's the inside going to look like?" is a question asked by many "real estate experts" on the show. It's okay though, after doing some research, we've discovered that most of this stuff is small and costs little to no money. So, where am I going with this? I'll tell you.
Josh took the day off thinking he needed a break. I, on the other hand, had other plans for him. Can you say "Honey-Do List"? We started by playing a heavy game of Musical Dressers. First we cleaned out our closet and disassembled Josh's built-ins. Next, we moved Noah's dresser into our closet, Myra's dresser into Noah's room and my dresser (with mirror) into Myra's room. All this work so that we may MAXIMIZE the square footage (advice from our friend Lisa). After attacking the dressers, we moved outside. I "worked" on the garage, mainly separating the garage sale stuff from the keep stuff, and Josh worked on giving Myra a view.
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After playing in the dirt, it was back inside to clean up the mess created as a result of our fun game. Noah's room looks great. Myra's room still needs a little work. Her closet is currently overflowing into the rest of her room. OUr room ... well, let's just say the couches look quite comfortable. These are just the first of many projects we will be tackling but already I'm feeling better. Maybe someone will want our house afterall.
Josh, I just want you (and eveybody else) to know I'm very proud of you and I appreciate all the hard work you've done today. Way to go Daddy! So ... when's your next day off?
