What it means to own a home....

What it means to own a home......is WORK! Constant work: yard work, cleaning, repairs, problems.....yuck! I'm tired of it! I have decided in the recent months that I will try to sell my home in July. With this decision has come a lot of work that I have been putting off for a while. Don't get me wrong, I have done a TON of work on my house over the years making some much needed improvements but just getting done with the little, pesky stuff I've been putting off is a pain! Especially when it is beautiful outside and I want to go to the pool instead. Currently, I'm working on my mud room (something that I've been working on for about 2 weeks!) I had a neighbor who is a great handy man come and put a new sticky tile floor down (which made a HUGE difference), I painted paneling which to my surprise looked great! Now I'm just finishing up painting the ceiling, base boards and doors white.....not fun! Next up, finish landscaping. It's been about a month or so since I cut down a hybrid japanese maple in my front yard and ripped up all the plants....so now, it is just a bed full of dirt that needs to be tilled and more stuff planted, so that is on the agenda for tomorrow! (with the help of my fav hunnie, Kevin....he rocks!) My handyman is scheduled to paint my shutters, fix some concrete on my porch and put some quarter-round up in two rooms. Then I have to paint my stairway going upstairs and the 2nd floor bathroom....THEN....I may be done....we'll see? Geez....now that it is all written down I have a lot of work to do by July! Today I was outside in the muggy heat trimming bushes, spraying round up and pruning my hybrid rose bush....hopefully it will make it, I really butchered it!! SO....for the wonderful world of homeowners....you know how I feel!!