Mission Accomplished

I spent all Thursday in high gear — purging my lockers and then filling them up again with boxes of stuff I want out of sight during the open houses. And boy can I purge; duck to water, man! I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m going light.

I tidied every shelf, cupboard and closet. I had a ton of art supplies and materials to deal with. I worked diligently all day from 7:00 am until 10:00 at night (with an hour and a half off to have lunch with Dwight).

Today was way worse. Tim helped me move my “ladies” to John and Bunny’s house. I left here at 8:30 am, got gas, picked up Tim (miles away) and then went to get the truck, We came back here to my place, wrapped the ladies in plastic and I loaded them into the truck. I did all the work. Tim did not want to be responsible for damage to any of them.

We got to J&B’s at 1:00 and unloaded. I had to cut up my chopstick dress to shit to fit it through the door. But I didn’t care; I can easily fix it once I settle somewhere. Then we took the HUGE truck to get gas and that’s where I had the accident (very minor and I had insurance). Then we took it back.

After that, I took Tim for a meal and then came home to the chaos I’d left. There was shit everywhere and my dining room had to be assembled. I had to fetch all the chairs from my locker in the basement and then truck all the art supplies and a mannequin into the space the chairs took — plus all the boxes I packed on Thursday.

The table wa really hard to assemble. It weighs a ton and has a lazy Susan in the centre, but I did it with the help of a neighbour. I finished working for the day at 10:30 and I’m going to bed exhausted but really proud of myself.

Tomorrow morning I clean all the surfaces because the photos will be taken for the MLS listing at 11:30 am. The listing goes up on Monday. Monday! Tonight I can relax and I plan to take myself out for a nice dinner.

On Sunday Realtor Wayne and I go to Gabriola to look at the place I love so much (see the previous post) and a couple of other places. But if the place I love lives up to my expectations and passes Dwayne’s critical analysis I will almost certainly make an offer on it (subject to the sale of my place).  

Wayne expects my condo to be sold on the 19^th. He’s told me to be home the night of the 18^th to look at the offers. It’s hard to believe but he’s the experienced one.