I’m running out of steam on this house-selling business, which is silly, really. It’s only been seven days, and the only thing I have to do is leave work occasionally to take the dog for a walk while people look at our house. Hardly taxing. We’re not in any hurry to sell – we don’t have any deadlines. It would be nice to get rid of the mortgage, but I’m okay with putting off the actual move (that’s hard work). I’m not sure how I have any steam to run out of, actually. What would the steam be for? If I have steam, I should put it to better use (like to Step 4). This steam metaphor is putting Kylie Minogue’s “Locomotion” in my head. After years of silence, I’ve heard it twice in the last few weeks – once on my mix tape and once at IHOP (we had pancakes for dinner on John’s birthday).
Now that I’ve established how little use I have for steam where the sale of the house is concerned, I will take a deep breath, enjoy the quiet of a clean and uncluttered house, and relax. Om mani padme hum.