That's good advice. Thankfully the house is in excellent shape. There's no major repair work (that we know of) and all we have to do at this point is get stuff out and get it listed.
We have made significant progress and are really just down to the final things now. There's some large furniture that I'll need to pay someone to disassemble, like a cubicle-style desk and a weight machine that I can't for the life of me figure out how to get apart. There's a ton of clothes, shoes, and other random stuff that needs to go to the local thrift center or women's shelter. We need to get a storage unit that we can temporarily put the furniture we're taking but don't have room for until we get our own house cleared out a bit. Need to get a dumpster for everything else. Need to get the house professionally cleaned. Etc, etc.
None of those things are overwhelming by themselves, but they all take time, energy, and planning that I simply don't feel like I have to give. Combined with everything else that we've had to do (life insurance, bank accounts, utilities, taxes, probate filings, etc.) it's starting to pile up and take it's toll. My hope is that I can just put my head down and barrel through to get the house done over the next few weeks. Getting that cleaned out and on the market will be a huge relief while I deal with the rest of the paperwork.
Besides, I really want to be rid of it before I have to worry about spring/summer yard maintenance. And before my summer SAD hits (most people get it in the winter, but mine hits with an absolute vengeance in consistently hot weather).
