I cleaned the bathroom, walls-to-floor and told the kids, "Off limits! Never enter this bathroom again for as long as we live here!"
SIX HOURS later, I could make the same demand for most rooms of the house.
Note to self:
If Estate Agent phones to say someone wants to come to look at your house, agree, but make sure they know that you are moving and the house reflects that.
(which I did)
THEN, do NOT hang up the phone and clean places like behind dressers and underneath the beds
(also, which I did)
because NO one looking for a house to rent cares if you vacuumed behind the fridge before they came over.
In my defense, I will be going to bed tonight less stressed than I have been in weeks. My house smells fantastic. The pool and garden look good, all of the kids' rooms are spotless and I have a book to read while listening to the rain fall outside my window.
The bad news is...
They're not coming until 4pm. The unidentifiable substance offender still lives here.
How will I keep the house clean until then?
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| Olympic Papoose Board comes to mind... |
At least it's easier to clean a clean surface? Does that make sense?
ReplyDeleteMy house needs clean so bad! You think that's why Jacob's asthma is flaring? *sigh*
Do you think those come in husband size?
ReplyDeleteI was dreading the having to keep my house clean the last time we sold our house. Luckily for us, the first people that came through wanted to buy it and made an offer the next day.
that papoose board looks perfect! time to order in bulk & strap everyone down. do they make them in pet sizes too?
ReplyDeleteI would kick the kids out, lock the doors and maybe give them a popsicle or two or something.
ReplyDeleteLOL...That or Benadryl.....
ReplyDeleteShort of tying them up outside (which I'm sure is illegal, if not, at a minimum, frowned upon), you'll have unidentifiable stuff happening when there are kids underfoot.
ReplyDeleteAnd I know when I looked at rentals, I didn't think badly of homemakers whose kids acted, well, like kids.
Wow I kind of wish you were at my house to help with that stubborn hunk of jelly stuck to the ceiling ... DON'T ASK! W.C.C.
ReplyDeleteI say you try the papoose board...sounds a real treat. You can prop them up in separate corners in a room and install those bottles that hamsters use in their cages. Maybe put up a salt lick too.
ReplyDeleteOh man. I so remember that. My house was on the market for about 8 months. And we had an open house almost every weekend. And I was pregnant too. And people would call out of the blue and want to come over in an hour. Oh gawd. Just remembering that makes me shiver.
ReplyDeleteI want one of those Olympic Papoose Boards. HA! Perfect!
Good luck! And hang in there! :)
Good luck keeping things clean. I dont' have kids but, somehow, I get those unidentifiable substances on surfaces as well!
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine! One of the reasons I can't contemplate moving right now is that I can't get a handle on the house. Good on you for getting it all under control!
ReplyDeleteOh the NIGHTMARE!! I remember having our house up for sale. It was TORTURE!!! Once, a team of people came through my house thinking nobody was home. BUT I WAS! I was in the SHOWER!!! They didn't bother to call ahead.
ReplyDeleteAnother time, my ancient cat got so sick, had vomit and diarrhea all over the pantry floor. Do you think people wanted to buy a house with a memory of that? That team also did not bother to call ahead. I was at work and it was supposed to be appointment only! !)($^#%!
Finally took the house off the market and we're here to stay. It didn't seem like it was working out for us time-wise, LOL
First the papoose. Then the sack. Then the 'let's take you to Granny's/Uncle Bob's/my best friend's house'.
ReplyDeletePeople do not notice unless a house is really dirty. A spotlessly clean house does not looked lived in.
ReplyDeleteI want two of those papoose board things. Wonderful idea! It would seriously come in handy most days around my house. I think I'd put them to bed in it, then maybe I could sleep in a tad bit longer.
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