Every once in a while, I get sucked into one of those home makeover shows on TV. I shove the toys off the couch and pile a few deflated blue pillows behind my back to settle into its beat up pillows to laugh at the pathetic slacker family living in a sloppy home, completely overwhelmed by their clutter and chaos. Then the makeover team arrives and while the harried mom is whisked off for a massage and makeover, the team goes to work fixing up her home. In an afternoon, without breaking a sweat, they turn it into a sparkling showpiece and the mom returns delighted and relaxed to tearfully inspect her new home.
Yesterday I got off the couch and became that woman I normally scoff at. Our real estate brokers came at 9 to walk through the house and give me some "advice" to stage the house for sale. It took about an hour for them to point out every poor decorating choice, every spot of peeling paint, and every picture in the wrong place. They "suggested" that I remove most of my kids' toys as well as my desk and my computer until the house is sold, which will probably be at least three months from now.
And that was that. No miracle team to transform my home while I get a makeover and new clothes. Just a long, long list of tasks and no massage in sight.
Happy Wordful, Wordless and Way-back wednesday!
8 comments:
I guess that's real life for you...unglamorous, LOL!
Is that a real life play room I see?
That would sell me on the house... I say don't change a thing!
Just remember, this too shall pass.
Dang I was all for the massage part!!
Here's to house blessings and a 3month sale.. Ours in Utah is still for 'sale' though rented out now.. 6 months later... :)
Here's to good house selling vibes. Ours is still on the market six months later. And a playroom would sell me, but then again, I have kids too.
haha. I've moved into my new palce for abt 6 mths nows and it's getting so cluttered because I don't have time to clean up regularly. :P
I love how they recommend removing the computer and most of the kids' toys until it sells.
Um, hello? We still need to live in the house...
Did you laugh at them? Hide toys, are they kidding????
Isn't getting one's house ready for the market fun? :)
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