4 - Green Acre (6-3-12)

Today? Hmmmm....  Well.... 

Not much went on in preparing for the "Big Move."  I was actually able to sleep until about 8:00 am.  That was really nice.  I got up, showered, had Nathan take a bath, worked on some transcription, then went to see if the curbside doors were still available (free through craig's list), on to Big Lots in Avon to cancel my price hold on a couch that will end up being way too small for the ginormous living room we're going to have, and finally home.

I tried typing my Spanish interview while Nathan played outside on the cheap-o Slip-n-Slide, but man oh man, this one's hard for so many reasons. I wanted to be outside with Nathan, but couldn't because I need to finish this thing. With 20 minutes left to type up....I stopped.

So a quick On-Demand movie, dinner, then bed!!

3 - Green Acre (6-2-12)

Today was fun. Actually, more like gross! After we got up, we went to "Little Work" (that's what Nathan calls it). The Surgery Center is where I used to work FT. Anyway, we were there from about 8:15 am until around 2:30 pm. We stopped by McDonald's on the way home and then Dollar General. Nathan decided he wanted to buy a bow and arrow (the ones with the suction cups on the end) for $2.14 of his own money. It turned out to be a great buy!!

We get home and while he's playing with his new purchase outside, I'm inside vaccuuming his room and little hallway. While he's still outside with that thing, I move on to carpet. I plan to rent a GOOD carpet cleaner later, but I want to clean up as much as I can now so the carpet will be nice and clean when I leave. After all, I really want my deposit back! Once I'm done with his room, though, he decides he's done playing outside, strips down to his undies, and proceeds to "fall" on the wet carpet...a lot! What a goober!

Okay, so I'm about to share some pictures that I'm REALLY embarassed to show. A sampling of what NOT cleaning your carpets regularly can end up like. This is what can happen to your carpet when you have two dogs and a child. Of course, only spot cleaning them every 3 months or so doesn't help either.

These are in the little entry way.

This one is right in front of the garage door, where we normally come in.

This one is by the front door, where aparently, the dogs like to pee!

And these still aren't clean clean, either. It's a good start though, I think.

Take a little advice....Invest in a GOOD carpet cleaner with scrubbing brushes. You will be glad you did and after the first use, you will want to clean them all the time!

This just made me gag!

BUY YOURSELF A REALLY GOOD CARPET CLEANER AND

USE IT!!!

We decided to take a break and watch a couple episodes of "The Universe" which was very interesting. After that, we went to see "Men In Black 3" at the movie theater which was a good movie. We both actually cried towards the end. Back home and he's in bed and I soon will be.

Tomorrow is another day!

2 - Green Acre (6-1-12)

I just thought of something really cool!  When I was single, no kids or anything, I would buy myself something for Christmas, Valentine's Day, and my Birthday! Usually something like a computer, emerald ring, etc.  I haven't done that in a long while.  I guess this time around I'm buying myself a house for my 37th Birthday!!  Woo-Hoo!!!

Okay, so what did I do today?  Since Nathan got pink eye in the other eye (insert eye roll), I was home again. I slept until around 9am.  Got up and started working on some transcription work.  I finished my 23 minute interview and then did a little exercising with Nathan. That was a lot of fun, but I realized just how out of shape I am! We left the house for a bit to pick up lunch at McDonald's. On the way, we passed a house with "trash" on the curb. I now have a nice micro-seude recliner/rocker!! YAY!! So after we picked up lunch we headed for some boxes. Just a little dumpster diving! I thought Kroger would have some great boxes again, but all they had was one measly little milk crate. I took it. There was a dumpster for cardboard recycling full of broken down boxes and another dumpster full of liquor boxes! Mother load baby!!!  This would make three full trunkfulls of broken down boxes!

I packed up the little bits left in Nathan's room and put them in the garage. Then on to the really fun stuff! I cleaned the walls of his closet and bedroom. I couldn't get behind his dresser just yet, but I did get the baseboard cleaned up as well as the window sill. Then I moved on to the entry way walls, trim, and baseboards.  What was even more fun? The garage door! NOT!

So, is it totally perfect? No, of course not. The only thing I want to do when I leave this place, is vaccuum and clean the carpet.  Maybe a little spot cleaning on the walls and stuff, but not much. If I do a little at a time (in the next 4 weeks), it should make it much easier later. I hope.

Anyway, taking a little ice cream break. I'm hot and sweaty - even though it's a bit chilly outside!

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After my awesome ice-cream break, I ended up taking a nap. Boy was I ever T-I-R-E-D!
I actually ended up doing a little touch up painting in Nathan and my bathrooms. Scraped off a little oopsie paint from before and wha-la! A perty nice bathroom! I still have to go back and clean the floors, but I'll do that later. There were a couple holes that need some fixing though. Paint can't even cover it up. Yeah, they're that big! So I gotta get me a little container of spackle so I can fix it. The paint for the bathrooms isn't a paint that my landlord has. It's mine. So, I need to fix it and spot paint. Shouldn't be too hard. I've done it before.

After that was all said and done.....DONE!!

1 - Green Acre (5-31-12)

Pre-Approved!

Offer Accepted!

I have promised myself that this time I am NOT moving by myself!! I am NOT She-Ra and therefore should not pretend to be! I will be asking for help from anyone who wants to help me! Facebook friends, work friends, family, every day friends...for moving and for a little pre-moving stuff.

Before moving to the new house though, I will need to (in the new house): paint all the closets, remove the basement carpeting, paint the basement floor (if it's in good condition), remove the living room carpet, lay new carpet, remove the linoleum tiles, lay down ceramic tile, paint all three bedrooms and 2 baths with a little white touch up paint on the trim and ceiling. I'd like to be able to move in to a "ready" house, but we'll see what can be accomplished.

Not only that, but since my lease isn't up until mid-December, I will need someone to take over the remainder of my lease. To do that, I need to leave this place in "move-in ready" condition. What does that mean? That means, I need to clean the walls, touch up paint, clean the floors, and clean the carpet. I have finished cleaning Nathan's bathroom (except for the floor). I still need to touch up paint in there though. There's lots of corner spots that need "fixed" and trim that needs a little touch up. The carpet is, well, it's just NEEDS cleaned big time and just before the walk-through. The walls aren't that bad until you get to the corners at 3 feet and below and around doorknobs (the usual).

Now what?  Well I have the inspection on June 5th at 3pm. Once he determines what needs fixed, we go back to the table (if necessary) and negotiate again. Once that's done - I don't know quite yet.

So far, I have packed up every room in the house, packed up all deco, packed up all clothes.  I left a few clothes for myself and Nathan, as well as the needed items (2 plates, 2 forks, 2 knives, undies and such, bathroom essentials, etc.).

Today, I moved all the boxes into the garage and a couple pieces of furniture. Nathan was so eager to help, he moved his mattress into the garage all by his little 7-year-old self! Needless to say, box springs and header/footer are in there too! Then, he started to bring boxes in one at a time. When I asked him what he was doing and that he could just watch TV he said, "You said you wanted me to stay sweet forever, so....I am!"

I have yet to move some other small furniture into the garage which I will probably do tonight. The larger furniture will be moved by someone other than myself when the moving truck is here!

So, I will try to keep you updated as much as I can and will post pix as I can.

Wish us luck!