Too many things, too little time...

There are so many things/topics that I would like to write about and cover on my blog that just thinking about all of them makes me a little overwhelmed. So, I think I am going to try to just take one at a time as they are on my mind. This may make my blog a little all over the place, but hopefully it will still all make sense somehow.

So, our house is the on the market right now, and it has been quite stressful getting it ready to put on the market and now making it presentable each time someone wants to come and see it. Especially with an 8 month old baby and two dogs! There are certain things that can only be done in the last hour or two before a showing, like wiping down the bathroom, cleaning the kitchen and vacuuming, because no matter how often you stay on top of those things, they always have to be done one last time in order to be ready for some stranger to come and inspect your house. It's a bit of a strange feeling to know their are random people looking through your house and trying to decide whether or not they like it enough to live there. So far, I will admit, it has not been a fun process. But, if you know anyone that is looking for a house, please send them our way!!

The one great thing I have learned from all of this is that cleaning is much much easier when done on a regular basis. I have never been one of those "homemakers" that was really good at staying on top of the household. Many a time our house has been fairly chaotic, not to mention downright dirty, and I learned to just see through everything and not see the state that the house was truly in. When we first put our house on the market and were preparing for our first showing by madly cleaning, I said to Jeremy, "How long does it take to form a habit?" He answered, "30 days." So, I said, "Well, then I hope our house doesn't sell for 30 days so that we get in the habit of keeping our house this way." I am happy to report that now that our house has been on the market for about 30 days, my vision has changed and I view our home in a much different way. Although I am not happy that our house is still for sale after 30 days, I am happy with the change that has come about as I have learned to always clean up after myself, and to routinely and regularly clean so that things never get to the point that they were before our house was for sale. We have another showing tomorrow, and I know that except for the few last minute jobs that I have to do, our home is in fairly good shape and won't take much to be ready to show. Now, if I can only take these new attitudes and habits with me to the next place that we live!