Energy

So our house is up for sale. Anyone want it?

It's exciting facing the prospect of change, but it's also exhausting. Everything has to be kept up to viewing standard, and while we are not slobs, we like to throw things on the foot of the bed until we're ready to put them away, or leave recyclable items on the counter top until we go outside and drop them into the bin.

Now, it has to be done immediately. Apart from the obsessives in the world, and we do need obsessives, I might say, I wonder how many people invest this kind of energy into day to day living.

The other thing about invested energy is, when do you stop investing?

I was outside yesterday, scrubbing down the sides of the house and back walls, cleaning the yard, spraying mold retardant, and pounding nails on the porch. I also was getting rid of cobwebs and dirt. I was pissed off because I had to do it. I had asked for help, it hadn't come, and if I wanted it done, I could see the chore was mine. Those extra dollars we might get from viewing appeal depend on my energy, my drive, and my obsessiveness. I'm not the only one who can do these things, but I am the only one who will, without waiting until it is too late or things fall apart.

At the end of the day, I wondered, whose responsibility is this? Too tired to sort it all out, I had a glass of wine and went to bed.