Packing

This week is my reading week (aka spring break), and Matt took off Wednesday through Friday from work. It's been really nice having him home! Yesterday I was so productive--all before noon I met with a small group of classmates to discuss our upcoming class presentation, got the dog's nails cut at the groomer, renewed my car registration and got a new driver's license. (I'm usually still shuffling around in my pj's at noon!)

But our main goal this week is to get the house looking presentable for potential buyers. This feat entails purging our closets, taking old clothes to goodwill, dusting, vacuuming, and packing up books and decorations to give the appearance of tidiness and as much space as possible. We're even hiring a friend from school who cleans houses to come over tomorrow morning and clean our shower (which is stained from Wilmore water--ewwww) and lenoleum kitchen floor. We're also working on the landscaping...neither Matt nor I are really big into gardening, so all the flower beds are overgrown and not very attractive at this point.

I'm trying to be optimistic about being able to sell the house. I know that my optimism or pessimism isn't going to affect whether or not the house sells, so I'm choosing optimism for my own mental health. :-) The best we can do is get the house looking its best, hire a good realtor (which we've already done), and trust that God will provide for us like He has countless times in the past.

After almost four and a half years here, it's finally time to start saying goodbye.