Comments on: May I just say "ACK!" and "EEK!" and "For fuck’s sake?!" http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:41:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kate http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2974 Kate Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:12:07 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2974 Why is everyone moving to Alaska? Is there some big party up there I've not been invited to? This weekend I said good-bye to a friend who is moving 800 miles north of Anchorage. (??) Can you get more remote than that... ? Whatever... Good luck with the move! Why is everyone moving to Alaska? Is there some big party up there I’ve not been invited to? This weekend I said good-bye to a friend who is moving 800 miles north of Anchorage. (??) Can you get more remote than that… ?

Whatever… Good luck with the move!

]]> By: Theresa http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2908 Theresa Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:04:28 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2908 Wish I lived near you. I could use all I learned "staging " my parents house to help them get it sold in 10 days. We handed over the keys today and I can't tell you what it feels like to have just one house to take care of. But when we decluttered their house it has caused our house to look like a thrift shop that was hit by a tornado. All those tips everyone gave you were great. If you have any time watch a couple of those Designed to Sell shows on HGTV-8PM and midnite here on the East Coast. I learned so much from them. Or Mission Organization-another great show for ideas. But really since you have so little time can you just start weeding through the stuff you absolutely treasure and need to take to Alaska and just start boxing it up? And then separate the rest of the stuff to trash from the stuff to donate to charity. Best wishes! And see if you can get a friend to help. It helps to have someone else pull stuff from cabinets while you separate it. I know dotter's papers will turn up. Oh yeah start loading up on caffeine for the next 3 weeks-hell-how about amphetamines-just kidding -never touched the stuff! Wish I lived near you. I could use all I learned “staging ” my parents house to help them get it sold in 10 days. We handed over the keys today and I can’t tell you what it feels like to have just one house to take care of. But when we decluttered their house it has caused our house to look like a thrift shop that was hit by a tornado.

All those tips everyone gave you were great. If you have any time watch a couple of those Designed to Sell shows on HGTV-8PM and midnite here on the East Coast. I learned so much from them. Or Mission Organization-another great show for ideas.

But really since you have so little time can you just start weeding through the stuff you absolutely treasure and need to take to Alaska and just start boxing it up? And then separate the rest of the stuff to trash from the stuff to donate to charity. Best wishes! And see if you can get a friend to help. It helps to have someone else pull stuff from cabinets while you separate it. I know dotter’s papers will turn up.

Oh yeah start loading up on caffeine for the next 3 weeks-hell-how about amphetamines-just kidding -never touched the stuff!

]]> By: sara http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2904 sara Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:29:33 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2904 My best house selling advice is make the kitchen and bathroom(s) immaculate. I worked in a real estate office for a few years, and my main job was to help people "stage" their houses. Hide in your cupboards any counter-top appliances that you don't use on a daily basis...your toaster, blender, bread maker, etc. It makes the kitchen look tons roomier, even if it is small. Same thing in the bathroom...put away all of the daily living necessities, anything personal. We went so far as to buy a bew set of towels that were only for showings, because they were super clean and stayed neat. Also make sure your front door and dooryard look great. Most buyers decide whether or not they are interested before they even walk through the door, so an extra pot of flowers and a clean doormat can go a long way toward enticing someone to look. Good luck! Breathe! And remember that the buyer knows you live there, that you're human, and that you're under a lot of stress with moving. It'll be ok. Vent away. My best house selling advice is make the kitchen and bathroom(s) immaculate. I worked in a real estate office for a few years, and my main job was to help people “stage” their houses. Hide in your cupboards any counter-top appliances that you don’t use on a daily basis…your toaster, blender, bread maker, etc. It makes the kitchen look tons roomier, even if it is small. Same thing in the bathroom…put away all of the daily living necessities, anything personal. We went so far as to buy a bew set of towels that were only for showings, because they were super clean and stayed neat. Also make sure your front door and dooryard look great. Most buyers decide whether or not they are interested before they even walk through the door, so an extra pot of flowers and a clean doormat can go a long way toward enticing someone to look.

Good luck! Breathe! And remember that the buyer knows you live there, that you’re human, and that you’re under a lot of stress with moving. It’ll be ok. Vent away.

]]> By: Elaine http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2891 Elaine Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:57:12 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2891 Yeah that. We're clearing out August 1 with not a buyer in sight but there we'll go. Hope it all goes okay for y'all. The nice people at the passport office rejected our application for youngest daughter's passport because we didn't send a US Birth Certificate. Um? What? Did they even look at the Certificate of Citizenship and the Chinese Adoption Decree??? Apparently not. Things are pretty woeful at the passport offices these days. And yeah, I think you only need proof of having applied which they will send you even if they muck up the application (like ours). Sending good energy your way. Yeah that. We’re clearing out August 1 with not a buyer in sight but there we’ll go. Hope it all goes okay for y’all. The nice people at the passport office rejected our application for youngest daughter’s passport because we didn’t send a US Birth Certificate. Um? What? Did they even look at the Certificate of Citizenship and the Chinese Adoption Decree??? Apparently not. Things are pretty woeful at the passport offices these days. And yeah, I think you only need proof of having applied which they will send you even if they muck up the application (like ours).
Sending good energy your way.

]]> By: noreen http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2889 noreen Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:54:35 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2889 This is what did the trick for me years ago when we had a house that sat on the market more than 3 monghts. The realtor was bringing some people to see it so in desperation I put fresh flowers all around, baked something (I don't remember what but it smelled good)and put an empty bottle of some kind of good whiskey (we don't drink that stuff) right on top of the trash can that was under the kitchen sink. This was in the days before recycling. My friend who gave me the empty bottle swore it would look like we lived the good life. I'm not sure what did it but the next day we had an offer, so who cares. My best to you in the coming weeks. I'll be thinking of you. This is what did the trick for me years ago when we had a house that sat on the market more than 3 monghts. The realtor was bringing some people to see it so in desperation I put fresh flowers all around, baked something (I don’t remember what but it smelled good)and put an empty bottle of some kind of good whiskey (we don’t drink that stuff) right on top of the trash can that was under the kitchen sink. This was in the days before recycling. My friend who gave me the empty bottle swore it would look like we lived the good life. I’m not sure what did it but the next day we had an offer, so who cares.
My best to you in the coming weeks. I’ll be thinking of you.

]]> By: Spacemom http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2888 Spacemom Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:41:35 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2888 Whine away, my friend, whine away! 3 weeks is very short. I hope you find the paperwork you need! Whine away, my friend, whine away! 3 weeks is very short.

I hope you find the paperwork you need!

]]> By: Jess http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2887 Jess Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:57:41 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2887 Wow. That's FAST. We did our entire move in two and a half months. Wow. That’s FAST. We did our entire move in two and a half months.

]]> By: beagle http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2886 beagle Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:24:31 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2886 Wow, this is one lightening speed move! Good Luck with it all! Wow, this is one lightening speed move! Good Luck with it all!

]]> By: GrannyJ http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2879 GrannyJ Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:12:04 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2879 Oh,dear! So soon? Oh,dear! So soon?

]]> By: SBird http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2878 SBird Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:04:27 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/06/27/may-i-just-say-ack-and-eek-and-for-fucks-sake/#comment-2878 Why do I find it mildly amusing that you are suddenly worried about flood plains, rather than the stuff of the desert?! Hee. Just think neutral in terms of the house. No personal. I learned this on HGTV. Another hee. Why do I find it mildly amusing that you are suddenly worried about flood plains, rather than the stuff of the desert?! Hee.

Just think neutral in terms of the house. No personal. I learned this on HGTV. Another hee.

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