Tidy Up Once Again Is the Story of My Life

Things are busy around our house with many showings. Friday we had 4 showings and opted out of the 5th as it was late in the evening. Yesterday we had another 2 showings and today we have 1 so far later this afternoon. It's really hard to live with all the daily stuff packed away and constantly trying to tidy up. I'm exhausted and it's hardly begun. I wonder how many showings we will have before an offer arises. Apparently there are bidding wars happening on real estate here in Toronto, especially now that mortgage rates are about to climb.

Yesterday we drove to the new place and let the dogs take a run. Well, they certainly had fun but what a mess they got into. The ground is still wet and there are several puddles of mud with some funky yellowish construction mud added, so their paws were filthy, crusty and plain disgusting! It made a mess of the backseat of the car too. And guess who gets to clean it up? Yours truly of course. And my hubby wants to go there again today while the next showing happens...with the dogs. Argh...so I will go equipped with towels and wipes today. Enough of this nonsense. I have to make my cleaning up as minimal as possible from now on.

My next task today is to give my son a haircut, then make sure he gets his homework finished. Then I will have to run the vacuum again and quickly dust areas that are showing mote accumulation again. How do those little things pile up so quickly anyway? These days cleaning is the general story theme of my life.

Showings

Now I think I am finally prepared for the showings of my home that are about to happen. I had agreed to start them tomorrow and already had a call today informing me of one tomorrow afternoon. The ball is in motion. I think the reality of this has all settled in now and I'm getting a bit excited. At first, the change of moving from suburbia to countryside was rather ominous. But after having talked to a lot of people about it, I'm finding out that they are envious of the fact that I'll be living on 7 acres of woodland and marsh. Well, there are pros and cons to the whole thing. But I just hope that this is a quick sale now because it is really difficult to have to keep cleaning and tidying up. We're starting to feel as if this home is a hotel now that I have de-personalized our things. I must say, it does look nice. Hopefully someone else will think so to for the right price! Stay tuned...

Tidying Up

It's been a nutty couple of days trying to get my house "decluttered" of personal things. I bought a bunch of cardboard boxes, bubble wrap and tape and started packing up the little loose things as per the instructions of my realtor. Then today was a solid day of cleaning - dusting, vacuuming, mopping, bathrooms etc. I carried several huge boxes down 2 flights of stairs and also moved a tv on my own. Pretty handy for a small woman, I might add! That's hard work and my back is killing me now. Not to mention all the tension in my shoulders. I've hardly even been on my computer for days now. It's going to be a challenge initially to keep up the tidiness for showings. That's the worst part of the house selling thing. Constantly having to be on notice to tidy and vacate for someone who wants to take a look around. Hopefully all the hard work will pay off with a good sale at the end. My neighbors just found out this past weekend and are not too happy with us moving. They're probably just worried about getting a new neighbor that won't care for this house as much as we do.

I still have so many crazy feelings about this move. There must be a reason for it all. I just have to figure out a way to ease my anxiety because I can feel it building up and that's not a good thing!

Thoughts on Parenting from Oprah's Show

I just heard something on Oprah that really impacted my thoughts. And that is the idea that children don't mimic what they see you do to them, they treat themselves in that manner that they see you treating yourself. Therefore, if you never forgive yourself and are hard on yourself, they will treat themselves the same. If you don't learn to love yourself, they cannot learn to love themselves. Very interesting thoughts. Women tend to be giving and compassionate to everyone else but themselves. So how can we expect our children to learn to go easier on themselves if they don't see us acting out that behaviour? Some thoughts that I am definitely going to explore.

We're Moving

So some big news in my world...we bought a new house this past weekend and I have 90 days now to sell my current home and get packed! My stomach has just been in knots. Talk about a great way to lose a quick 3 lbs. Not! As usual, we do everything fast and furiously. I'm still in relative shock about the whole thing, being that I agreed to talk it over (the idea of moving) and wasn't completely sold on buying another place. It had only been a week that I agreed with my husband on the notion of moving. And within 5 days, we'd bought a new home. When my hubby gets something in his mind, he does it right away. So a new chapter in my life is about to unfold. Should be an interesting one too. We are moving from suburbia to country life. I'm sure I'll have lots to write about in the coming days!

Long Weekend

With this being the first long weekend of the season, we are sticking close to home. Today's absolutely beautiful and must be enjoyed. Of course, there are always the usual list of weekend "chores" to do (i.e. laundry, tidying up, walking the poochies etc.)...but I am stopping right now to take a break. My son is outside playing with a friend from school who lives nearby, my hubby is outside tending the garden and I am sneaking a moment at my computer to see how my Internet life is unfolding. Shortly we must get organized for a birthday party my son has been invited to - it's at an indoor play gym where they will play laser tag (whatever that is)...I'm hoping it won't last too long as I'm tired and drained at the moment. I never like attending these things where I don't know any of the other adults. I've always been somewhat uncomfortable at new social scenes. Oh well, it's only 2 hours max. How tough can that be to endure? About 1 hr. 59 minutes too long for me! LOL...

The Challenges of Making Dinner

I got the car fixed after just that one night. Ahh, so nice to ride without the sproing-effect. I'm tired today so I'm not going to write much. Had a rough night with little sleep. Woke up & just couldn't fall back. I'm full of anxiety these days. Can't stand it. Makes me wonder how I'll ever deal with the change of life.

This week's weather has been insane. Two days ago it was 92F & then Thursday morning was around 50F. Great weather for sickness. I have to tell you another "black cloud" moment for me. Wednesday night we decided to have homemade pizzas on the grill. So my hubby & son had theirs all cooked. At the time a giant thunderstorm was about to ensue. But I figured I could get mine on the bbq even if it was starting to rain. Surely it would be cooked before the sky opened, no? Ooooh, noooo!! As I watched the monsoon pelt down and sizzle on the bbq, it was not looking good for me to rescue my dinner. And just when I really needed to get out there & bring that hot pizza in before it burned, nickle size hail decided to decent. I raced outside, grabbed my meal and ran inside, hair covered in hail, clothes stuck to my body from the rain. So after that, I ate my meal alone, in my bathrobe in a moment of silence. And that's just how things roll in my world.