Getting Ready for the Estate Agent

I spent most of last week, when not at work, (not) getting ready for the visit yesterday of the estate agent.

I say "not" because I could have put a lot more effort into it. I left the proper cleaning of the house until yesterday morning (apart from the daily stuff I do anyway). I did not clean any of the windows, although I am fully aware that they need doing. I did do a bit of work in the garden, although there is quite a bit still to do.

Lindsey and Ian came by on Sunday and helped me move some of the things that aren't coming with me into the garage, which has transmogrified from a house for the car into God's Waiting Room for Unwanted Things. Some of the things will go to the Lion's Opportunity Shop in Buninyong. A few things are going to Hill House. A few things have potential new homes waiting for them. Anything that is left will go into the next skip.

The next steps are that a handyman is coming to fix a kitchen door and to paint over a few spots on the walls. I need to get curtains for the small bedroom, which somehow was overlooked when I bought the blinds for the rest of the windows. When I get back from Hamilton Island a photographer is coming to take the marketing photos. And then the place will be advertised and a For Sale board will go up on the nature strip.

The estate agent is a bit worried that settlement might happen while I am in Japan. In itself, this isn't a problem. I don't need to be here for settlement to happen. I can be in Japan. I can be anywhere. I can empty the house before I go. I could, if absolutely necessary, empty the house at any point. The problem is what to do with the cats. I can't exactly send them away in a skip!  I am not going to worry about that. I'm only away for two weeks and I have some agency in when settlement happens. And if someone offers me silly money if I settle while I'm away, I'll accept it and move somewhere short term well in advance

I should perhaps clean the patio!

We moved the sideboard into the garage on Sunday. Brandy approves of the new view

Some time ago, I bought a very expensive cat tree. Mostly, they have ignored it, although Whiskey has used the scratching pole quite a bit. 

I don't like it on here.
I'm getting down

It has now been moved into the garage, waiting for its new home, and I have bought a cheap, smaller, Kmart replacement.

I should just have bought a cheap, smaller, Kmart one in the first place!!!