September 9, 2021 - Thursday (339/365)

Day 339 of my 365 Photo Journal

I've been thinking a lot about what we'd need to do around here to get this house ready to sell. It feels really overwhelming. I feel confident that we'd need a storage unit, because I just can't imagine decluttering and getting things ready to be staged, but still keeping our stuff. We're kind of crammed in here already and, obviously, some stuff could go, but we'd need to keep most of it. Then there are all the projects and painting that would have to be done. I get really nervous that no one would want to buy our house. Also, the idea of selling and buying at the same time always freaks me out. What if we sell, but can't find a good place to buy? What if we find the perfect place to buy, but can't sell? It's just a lot. And how many of the projects around the house are worth doing, just to sell in nine months? 

I found a great place on Zillow in the Worthington area. It's at the end of a cul-de-sac, with 1/2 an acre, a creek running through the back yard, and only separated from a metropark by the highway. It's four bedroom and 2,600 square feet or something. It's outdated, but that's not a big deal for us. Ben really likes it too, but he's so pragmatic. There's no dreaming of it, even. It's just, well, I'll be interested to see how much someone else buys it for. 😭 I know there's no way we could buy it right now, but a part of me still wants to act like we could! Let's go see it! Let's get emotionally invested! Let's figure out ways to make it work and be crushed when we can't!!!