Notes from the weekend, Listing Edition

We’re listing the house in a few days. Been here a touch more than three years. We’re moving a little bit closer to work and to a much better school system.

The house we’re in now was a foreclosure, but it was in very good shape. There were a couple of things we wanted to do after we moved in, but apparently the normal process for these sort of things is this:

1. Buy House
2. Make list of improvements
3. Stuff list in drawer for 3 years
4. Start working on projects a month before you list

So now we’ve got a finished fourth bedroom, new landscaping, new carpet, miscellaneous items from original construction removed, and many other things. And a storage unit, which makes me die a little inside (but we have a storage unit to declutter and make the house look bigger, so there’s that).

And cleaning. Lots of cleaning.

This stuff is awesome if you’ve got a vinyl-siding house. It’s got bleach in it, so wear some clothes you don’t mind destroying. Also, you’re going to need about 3x the amount you think you do. And, while it technically will reach the second story, you basically have to be standing 6 inches from the house and pointing straight up. The delivery system is such that the solution won’t be applied if the angle you’re using is too extreme AND there isn’t enough left in the bottle. So do the high parts first, and use a ladder if you can.

Magic Erasers are basically made out of formica. Very abrasive stuff.

Super Glue works really well to repair that diffuser you broke when you can’t figure out how to change the #$#^*ing light bulbs in the kitchen.

Replacement diffusers are more expensive than new fixtures

A trashcan full of roofing shingles and planters (with the dirt still in them) is really, really heavy.

The Excursion is a Transformer. It transforms from “Minivan for Dads” into “Uhaul Box Truck” pretty easily.

Blogging about shooting, and any actual shooting, may be delayed for a while.