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I\u2019m permanently on tenterhooks waiting for the phone to ring. Desperate to hear those magic words from the estate agent, \u2018We\u2019ve got some buyers who would like to look around.\u2019 A pattern of sorts has developed. A call often comes through on Thursdays. So, at the end of each week, the cleaning routine goes into overdrive.<\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019m usually pretty laid back about housework and, if truth be told, when I\u2019m in the middle if a WIP it gets completely ignored. With two hairy spaniels and a house in the country, you can imagine the state it can get in. I\u2019ve had to search deep, really<\/em> deep and find the domestic goddess within. I\u2019m getting better but sometimes it just feels like too much of a palaver. Not to mention it takes time away from the day job. I\u2019m supposed to be writing a rom-com novella! Still, I’m taking great<\/em> pride in my shiny bathroom.<\/p>\n In anticipation of a viewing, I also fit in a mad dash to the shops for flowers and \u2018decorative fruit.\u2019 I’m not a fan of Golden Delicious apples but they look fresh and colourful piled up in a bowl. Just wish they tasted as good.<\/p>\n Image (c) julenka via pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n Buying cut flowers every week is costing me a fortune but isn’t it a great excuse to have them in the house.<\/p>\n Image (c) Gellinger via pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n Twenty minutes before the viewing the dogs are booted out on a long walk with Hubby and the last minute preparations get underway. I rush around demented and:<\/p>\n Plump cushions. Funnily enough, I’m getting less plump. I can recommend this diet!<\/p>\n Re-make beds, having made them once only to have the dogs jump all over them. They love to help.<\/p>\n Mist Lavender spray everywhere taking care not to use too much as it makes me sneeze \u2013 it looks a bit too desperate as well.<\/p>\n Empty bins just in case there\u2019s something smelly lurking. And you never know, you may get a viewer who peers into everything.<\/p>\n Switch on lights where necessary, especially those under the kitchen cupboards for that \u2018lifestyle\u2019 touch. No, I\u2019ve no idea what that\u2019s all about either.<\/p>\n Throw any cups or glasses randomly into the magic cupboard (dishwasher).<\/p>\n Shove any stray items into the nearest available drawer or cupboard – never to be found again. Still looking for my Kindle. Maybe that viewer who peers into everything will eventually find it?<\/p>\n Fold towels. Why this should make a difference, I don\u2019t know but it at least looks tidier.<\/p>\n Image (c) Life-Of-Pix via pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n Check garden (wouldn\u2019t do to have a prospective buyer step in a non-fragrant doggy souvenir). Ahem.<\/p>\n Prop certain doors open and close others – for maximum impact on opening with a suitably dramatic flourish, \u2018And this<\/em> is the master bedroom!\u2019 Think I\u2019ve nailed the dramatic flourish. Some viewers look quite startled.<\/p>\n Finally, I sit down and try to gather my nerves. And wait for the knock on the door. I haven\u2019t resorted to the old trick of putting the coffee on or making bread just yet but watch this space … I\u2019m not proud.<\/p>\n When it\u2019s all over, I collapse in an untidy heap (about the only thing that\u2019s allowed to be untidy). I don\u2019t realise how tense I get. It\u2019s also exhausting having to wrack your brain in order to answer questions about local clubs, facilities, the community. When put on the spot, I go blank! Not A Very Good Thing.<\/p>\n Sigh. Maybe I really ought to leave the viewings to the professionals?<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>