April 27, 2008

All Appendages Crossed Fool

We had our third open house today, and I am now collapsed in a heap on the sofa. I am exhausted, and I’m hoping that we’ll soon have an offer. We had four parties walk through today. One person stayed for 45 minutes; and all of the people who came through "loved it." Since our realtor is on vacation, he had another agent sit this open house. It was nice to hear feedback from another person in the know. She said that our house is gorgeous and that she thinks it will sell very soon. She said that the real estate market has really been picking up over the past week or so and it looks like that trend will continue (at least in our area).

Tomorrow night, we have a third showing. The people coming through are the same ones who were here the first week we were on the market and after their second showing, they were going to "write it up" when someone in their family got very ill. Now they’re coming back. They’ll see fresh paint, new flooring, new carpet and a deck that looks brand new. We are hoping that this week will be the week. If it is, then we’ll still be able to get into our new house before the school year starts in September. If I wasn’t so tired from all this cleaning and creating, I’d have every appendage crossed for luck. It just has to happen and soon.

There is always something that can be done around the house, so Mr. BBM and I made our own headboard yesterday. It cost us less than $60 and I think it looks pretty fabulous. We made it out of plywood, 1′ foam padding, that batting stuff you buy in fabric stores and an on-sale curtain from Pier 1. I think it was the final touch that our bedroom needed.

Besides touch-ups with the vacuum and keeping things flowing (like laundry and dish washing), I am so done. Martha needs a rest; I am one house seller who is seriously burnt out.

Because Miss Chris is a long-time reader and blogging buddy and she requested it, I had to take this picture before I sent back this hideous piece of jewelry. Just call me "Mrs. T."