Thursday Thirteen #6
January 24th, 2008
Thirteen things I need to do to get my home ready to sell
- Declutter the kitchen, getting rid of old pots and pans, cleaning out the pantry, organizing my “plasticware” so that it doesn’t fall out every time I open the cupboard door. This was supposed to be done in January 2008, but the schedule has been delayed about one month. (I broke my foot.)
- Clean off the dining room table, sort through the bookcase, hutch and surrounding areas.
- Declutter the master bedroom. (This does not include the master closet, which is so massive, it received its own number on the list.
- Declutter the “den” (put in quotes because it’s actually the second bedroom). It’s the room I use for my computer and filing. Besides picking up and sorting through the room, I have a ton of papers I need to file (mostly medical info and investment reports, both of which I seem to get once or twice a week).
- The “guest” bedroom. Right now it’s a storage room, full of kitty hiding spots. It’s horrid!
- The entry and hallway. Again, not including the entry closet as it has its own number. But I might be able to swing it in here, depending on the progress I make.
- Declutter the living room. This includes getting rid of at least one of the two televisions. And organizing those pesky DVDs and (*gasp*) video tapes.
- Organize the master bath. This shouldn’t be too hard, mostly throwing out the old cosmetics and stuff.
- Declutter the guest bath. Again, this shouldn’t be too hard. Maybe I can do both of them in just one month.
- Clean out the master closet. See, it has its own number. And it needs it!
- Clean out the entry closet. But now that I think about it, I should be able to clean it out when I clean up the entry way.
- Clean out the linen closet. I want to pare down to just two or three sets of sheets and towels.
- Clean out the closet in the “den.” This has lots of old photos, old clothes, and probably several other things I’ve forgotten. Oh, and it’ll probably include a few items from cleaning up the den room (see #4).
Once I finish sorting through the house (I have a few more places to go), I hope to do the decorating and remodeling.
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January 24th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I’m having flashbacks.
When I moved the last time, I actually stored a portion of my belongings off-site so that I could adequately “stage” the house.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Good luck on getting through your list and with the sale. Happy TT.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Hope the break is feeling better. I would be such a baby if that was me
Um, when you get finished with your house, can you come and do mine? LOL We’ve only been here about a year and a half and it already sounds more cluttered than yours!
Good luck with it all! And good luck selling!
January 27th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
You’ve made me tired.
January 30th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I’m not used to people commenting, so I’m not very timely at monitoring them. Sorry! I guess I better get better what with TT & all.
(Plus, I kinda wish each comment had it’s own reply button. Oh well.)
Lisa: I have a great story about when I moved into my condo. Will share it later. *shudders*
Pussreboots: Thanks! And thanks for hooking me up with TT again.
Danielle: Trust me, you don’t want me doing your house! Lol
Each of these items is scheduled to take at least 1 month–some 2 months. So this isn’t going to be any whirlwind of activity!