Today started out great. It was raining hard early this morning, but by 10:00 it was sunny and clear - gorgeous! I met Tanya for lunch at Los Hermanos - Tom even had a Peachy Rico with us. We talked for a few hours...so great. Then Tanya and I headed to the Mall to do some shopping, browsing...good times. I came home and that's when Cody tells me, "Adam's going to come take pictures of the house" (Adam is our friend who will be selling our house). To which I reply, "Oh, really? When?" Cody answers, "Saturday".This is where my good day ends.
Saturday?!?! Are you kidding me? Oh, and the real kicker - Cody goes to work tomorrow for 48 hours. Awesome. That means I'm left to get the house all ready by myself. Now, I realize I don't have to have EVERYTHING done, but you can sympathize with my panic, right? Our upstairs is absolute chaos right now - Cache's room is almost done, but we've moved everything to the middle of the room so we could put up the chair rail. Now that it's up, I will be the one moving everything back - the bed, dresser, toy box, etc. Not to mention taking a few things to the garage or basement (where NO pictures will be taken - not on this go, anyway). I also have to muster up the man power to move Cache's old twin mattress...ssssomewhere. I have a huge clock to hang, blinds to put up, towels to wash, floors to vacuum. Oh, and I have two kids, did I mention? I have plants that need to be potted - ugh. OH - and the worst room in the house? The room that's the farthest away from being 'show' ready? Master Bedroom. Yep. Not sure any pictures will be taken of that room on Saturday, either.
Now, rather than get a head start on some of these projects, I sit and blog my worries. I unload it all upon you, dear friends. I apologize. Parts of me feel positive - that I will be able to get most of the things done tomorrow. Although, I am doing it by myself...that's a scary thought. Maybe I should start drinking coffee?
12 comments:
OH NO! I mean . . . don't panic. You are superwoman and you can totally do it.
Maybe coffee isn't strong enough. Vodka?
Dearest. You are a STYLIST! That means that you decide which angle of the room will show it off, 'dress' that angle and edit it and even put stuff in it or take it out to sell that room. Don't worry about what is essentially behind the camera. Dirt usually doesn't show up. Just do the broad strokes: scale, line, color. Everything else can go by the board. It's going to look GREAT. (And just take photos of the rooms you want--3 photos?! Sure!, but they'll be fabulous.) XO, Mommy
Ha! I love your mom's comments! Scale Line and Color...all the way baby!
I wish I could do something to help!! Oh wait, my huband will be gone Saturday and that leaves me with three kids and MY messy house. Fetch.
Don't worry about pictures. When I bought my Russian wife on line, do you think I put much stock in what her picture looked like? No. I also demanded a blood and fertility test.
You can do it Jewels! I know it will look great!
If I were you I'd find somebody to take the kids for the day...My biggest cleaning/organizing setback is a toddler running between my legs the whole time. When she's occupied elsewhere, I can actually focus.
Mt Dew, that is what I use (well Diet) its a miracle worker! Much stronger then coffee if you drink enough of it!
Jewels it's going to be all good. We will set up each shot. Just one at a time and all we need are a few good shots.
Two funny things here. You should not have told us you were lunching and shopping for hours and then follow that with shortness of time stress. Secondly, coffee? If your jumping in, go for the deep end. :) JK.
They are photo's. The house will look great. It's new to all the people who will see the photos so don't stress yourself out over it. If it is supposed to happen, do your best and it will happen. XOXOXOX!
Who is John Winston?
I would settle for even a crappy house to take pictures of.
(Hi, I'm Tom's brother. Like your blog.)
Hahahaha! "Who is John Winston?" Hahaha. Funny.
I'm not worried about you in the slightest. Your mother was right. Great advice.
If you are going to go the way of the world by drinking coffee. Don't do it over this. Maybe if you had less than a day to do all of that with three kids. Maybe.
Psshhh. Please.
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