So I've been 'commuting' from Florida to work in Utah since the beginning of April...two weeks in UT, one week in FL. It's been a blessing to have at least one income while transitioning to Florida and George being in school. The last two weeks in Cedar were incredibly busy thanks to the previous renters in our house in Cedar. If the American dream is to own a home, I think I'd rather rent for the rest of my life! I suppose 'owning' a home usually means that you live there though :) I would have cried and been SO overwhelmed if it wasn't for the help of Sara. She was there with me the whole time; scraping nasty grease off of the stove and the rest of the kitchen, emptying moldy food from the fridge, pounding nails, spackling and painting the walls, scrubbing everything, cleaning hair out of the bathroom...SICK, installing and replacing various things, hauling LOADS (we took 3 truck loads of stuff to DI, the local thrift store, and 2 truckloads to the dump), testing chemicals on different stains (muriatic acid didn't even work in the shower downstairs!), mowing the lawn, bagging thousands of leaves, you get the idea. Despite the grossness of it all, we had some great sister time together. She was the most AMAZING help staying up all hours of the night just so I wouldn't have to work on my own. And her kidlets did great running around wild finding treasures like a blow dart gun, small hammer, a tractor key chain and millions of small little plastic balls all over the carpet that kill the vacuums! Our poor hands got beat up the worst...I'm gonna call the renters and demand manicures for Sara and me! No more being nice, relaxed landlords...it just doesn't work. The house looks SO much better now...empty and clean...in fact I would love to live there now. But instead, we just have to find some good renters or better yet, SELL! That would be so amazing if we could sell...any buyers out there? Thanks for all your help Sara, you're the best!!
just a glimpse into the Before
and After
4 comments:
Wow! you really can clean. I don't know if i'd last!
People surprise me! I mean I know I left a certain apartment super dirty for you and Sara to clean but I hope it was not too bad. I feel really bad about it. I owe you manicures--and so much more! You are the best! Your one year anniversary is coming up. Can you believe it? I am so happy for you! Be Happy!
Whew, are you coming to me house next? ha. nonono. Good job in the cleaning. That's serious business. And I do have to say, you do have the best sister. Sara is amazing. I love your new background too. Very cheerful. I love you Lizi Pie!
OH. MY. GOSH. i can't believe someone would leave a house like that!
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