First showing today!

We had our first house showing this afternoon. Mustang was on call, my mom was over helping me do a few last projects in the house, and we got a call at 2 p.m. that a person wanted to see the house at 3:30.

Quickly, mom & I scurried like little mice, since we were mid-project, and I was too frantic to think straight. Our wonderful realtor gave me some great advice to make a "showing" checklist, because when I get a call, I'll be so excited & panic, and it will be hard to remember everything. That was SUCH great advice, because indeed, I was like a chicken with its head cut off. Thankfully the handy checklist helped. A few of the obvious items:

• Make bed
• Wipe down bathroom vanities & toilets
• Wipe down kitchen sink
• Open blinds to let light in
• Turn on lamps
• Turn on soft music

The list also includes getting out items that come out only for showings:

• New, fluffy towels in both bathrooms
• Light candles (all are Yankee Candle Clean Cotton scent)
• New soap dispensers in bathrooms
• Chocolate in candy dish at entryway (with red wrappers to match the decor - and as I type this, I realize I've officially gone Lt. Intenso* if I've shopped for red-wrapped chocolate)

Our realtor also suggested to store/secure all valuables, bills and prescriptions. Interesting.

And, I store away Mustang's CPAP, which he wears as a mask every night to prevent snoring/sleep apnea. I'm sure people would wonder what the heck this weird mask machine is on our nightstand.

We leave at 3:15 and I return at 4. Mustang got there a few minutes before me and said the people were still at the house, so he had to circle the neighborhood for a while. So I'd like to think them taking 30 minutes is a good sign.

I planned with my realtor that I'd call him every Tuesday to get feedback from the showings. I can't wait.

*"Lt. Intenso" was my nickname in college for when I got really stressed out. I was lieutenant and my sorority big sister was sergeant, which now I realize is backward...