Adventures in House Prep

My house was shown yesterday...for the first time in a couple of months. Needless to say, I was behind on having it ready to show. So...the night before, I prepared to do the typical run-around-and-hide-things-in-drawers-so-I'll-never-find-them-when-I-actually-need-them trick.

Then I remembered...I'd never replaced the globe on the light in the kitchen after it shattered a couple of weeks ago. Two naked light bulbs were hanging from the kitchen ceiling and that seemed to present a problem. So...I went light fixture shopping at Lowe's.

I wish you could have seen it. There I was, in the lighting aisle, gazing up at the ceiling much as a two year old would search the sky for a runaway balloon. No one offered to help me. I didn't blame them. I was a frightful sight. I took a wild stab at which light fixture above me matched the one at home. (Don't judge me. Do YOU run around your house memorizing your light fixtures in case you need a replacement? I didn't think so.)

Made my purchase, came home, and climbed up on the stepstool to replace the globe. Y'all, I could not get it installed right. After 3 attempts, it was so tight, I couldn't loosen it, so I prayed over it to keep it from falling on potential buyers and moved on to the next (hide and seek) project.

I have a tart burner...you know what I mean? Those little metal lanterns that you put wax tarts in and the light inside melts the wax so your house will smell good? I used it all evening downstairs and then decided I wanted it located upstairs. I picked it up...MISTAKE!! Solid metal gets a wee bit toasty after a while...so check this out:

I donned two oven mits and carefully inched my way up the stairs with the cord stringing behind me. (And yes. The wax inside was already melted.)

I envisioned tripping over Braeya or a step and causing hot wax to fly everywhere!! Fortunately the cord and I made it to the top of the stairs...

And at 1 in the morning, I crawled into bed. Before I fell asleep, I checked Facebook, where my status indicated the house would be shown. Check out a couple of the responses:

That trunk of yours gonna be full tonight?

Dishes in the dryer again? Laundry in the trunk? I know your tricks, Missy!

 Sad....but true.