house on the market - rags to the ready

Our house is for sale right now. We're planning on building as soon as we can sell it. Of course, right now we get to deal with showings and have to keep the house in order at all times, which is no easy task when you've got kids and pets. There's always toys to be put away, beds to be made, clothes to be picked up off of the floor, and floors to be swept or vacuumed. And that's not including the exterior of the house. Outside, there are weeds to be wacked, flowers to be planted, porch to be swept, and our patio furniture keeps collecting this thin layer of yellow tree pollen. I'm hoping that we won't be seeing as much of it now that the oak trees have fully leafed out.

Every agent says that our house shows really well, and we have already received an offer already, but it was a low one. So we continue to keep the house polished and primped, awaiting our eventual buyers. It sure isn't easy, though.