Finally, an answer!!

For 3 1/2 years I've been asking Aaron why in the world we have to keep so many freakin' empty coffee cans. They're stacked up 3 or 4 deep on several different shelves in the house. There are a few that have gotten "jobs" over the last few years. There are 2 labeled "Puppy Chow" that we wash out and reuse every time we make it. There are another couple that we use for painting. Other than that though, the other 10 or so just sit empty.

Today though, my huband gave me a big "I told you so" when he used a bunch of them to cover up the plants that are already in our garden.

Things I learned

Over the last week and a half we've been making the final push to get our house done so we can get it on the market. We're finishing up one last project and as long as smething doesn't go horribly wrong (which it has many times in the last few months) our house should be listed by this time next week. In this process, I've learned a lot of lessons, and not just about how to get a house ready to sell. More importantly, I think I've learned how we should be living all the time. For instance...

• We should steam clean our carpets every 6 months or so, not just as an alternative to replacing it before selling. I don't want to walk, sit, etc... on all the dirt we managed to pull out of our carpets.
• Our garage should be used for a car, not for all the crap we're too lazy to put away / throw away.
• Our office should also not be used for storage of random "stuff." Turns out, we have a pretty big office that can actually double as a guest room, but we didn't realize this until last week when we finally cleaned it out.
• Plants are nice to have around. I bet we can have them even when we're not just trying to "stage" our house.

My "new house resolution" is to live all the time like our house is on the market. If a total stranger (or someone I know for that matter) walked through my house on any given day, I don't want to be embarassed, and I definitely would have been even just a few weeks ago. Stay tuned to see all the great after pictures and find out when we finally list our house!!

A Difference of Opinion

This is what Aaron thinks "Picture-in-Picture" should be used for - two sports at one time...

I use our new PIP to watch Biggest Loser and Dancing with the Stars.