Success

The open house went really well. Our realtor was nearly speechless with how the house looked. I think the low expectations may have worked in our favor. She couldn't believe the change we'd made this week. It really does look pretty good, I must say. I can't really relax here because I feel such pressure to keep everything looking clean and neat, but I do feel like I can breathe easier with so much less stuff lying around. At the same time, I can see why people who live in RVs for awhile see 'stick houses' as a big waste of space. Now that we've cleared out so many things we don't actually use, there is a LOT of open space that isn't really serving any purpose.

We're pretty worn out from all the work on the house, but at least maintenance should be a little easier than it was to get it this way. Think we could just let the kids live in the little house in the backyard until the house sells? Things would stay a lot cleaner that way.

This week we'll be learning the ropes on our new home! Hopefully we'll have a truck to take it home with us by the end of the week, but that's still very much a work in progress.