I think we are finally getting a handle on the house. It still amazes me how much stuff there is once all the big items are gone. Thanks to Freecycle, the mattress, dinette chairs, and a number of other things (all were offered and taken by the nice couple that responded to the mattress ad) are gone. The pathfinder is also gone now, so we have more limited means of hauling than we did before.
Most of the rest of the stuff that is left has been boxed and moved to the garage. There is a small pile of stuff to keep (either boat or storage), a larger pile of stuff to donate, another large pile to recycle, and a small pile of trash. Oh, did I mention that today was trash day? Our trash service comes with the cans and this was our last pick up. We had hoped they would not show up until the afternoon...so of course they were here by 9am.
After getting the house cleared, in came the steam cleaner. Our real estate agent said our carpets were fine and replacement would likely be a waste of time as the new owners would probably want to replace them with their own choice anyway. So, we rented a Rug Doctor and, after vacuuming, steam cleaned the carpets. For as old as they are, the carpets still look fairly decent...a surprise for builders grade carpeting.
Speaking of surprises, one of the vacuums we borrowed (not the one pictured above) was sure one. With all the advertising and the price tag of Dyson, I found that the one we tried using was terrible. It was less effective than a refurbished Hoover WindTunnel vacuum we picked up at Big Lots for about 1/10 the price. And all those claims about design innovations...well...I think my wife summed it up best: "This thing was obviously designed by someone that has never actually used a vacuum". I could say that the Dyson sucked...but normally a vacuum should and it didn't seem to do that either.
As of this morning all of the rooms are empty except the kitchen. And we need to get that cleared out and cleaned up quickly as the real estate agent is coming over to take pictures to create the listing. Everyone says it is a good time to be selling in the Denver market, so hopefully we will get it sold soon. In any case, we should be heading for the boat in the next few days. Yay!
Most of the rest of the stuff that is left has been boxed and moved to the garage. There is a small pile of stuff to keep (either boat or storage), a larger pile of stuff to donate, another large pile to recycle, and a small pile of trash. Oh, did I mention that today was trash day? Our trash service comes with the cans and this was our last pick up. We had hoped they would not show up until the afternoon...so of course they were here by 9am.
After getting the house cleared, in came the steam cleaner. Our real estate agent said our carpets were fine and replacement would likely be a waste of time as the new owners would probably want to replace them with their own choice anyway. So, we rented a Rug Doctor and, after vacuuming, steam cleaned the carpets. For as old as they are, the carpets still look fairly decent...a surprise for builders grade carpeting.
Speaking of surprises, one of the vacuums we borrowed (not the one pictured above) was sure one. With all the advertising and the price tag of Dyson, I found that the one we tried using was terrible. It was less effective than a refurbished Hoover WindTunnel vacuum we picked up at Big Lots for about 1/10 the price. And all those claims about design innovations...well...I think my wife summed it up best: "This thing was obviously designed by someone that has never actually used a vacuum". I could say that the Dyson sucked...but normally a vacuum should and it didn't seem to do that either.
As of this morning all of the rooms are empty except the kitchen. And we need to get that cleared out and cleaned up quickly as the real estate agent is coming over to take pictures to create the listing. Everyone says it is a good time to be selling in the Denver market, so hopefully we will get it sold soon. In any case, we should be heading for the boat in the next few days. Yay!
Looking good. Soon it will all be gone and you will be back on Rover!
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Jesse
Not soon enough for me. ☺ But it is progress.
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