Love It or List It: Nesting Edition

Ok, I confess, I've never actually seen HGTV's "Love It or List It."  However, I think I can guess at the premise:

1.  You have some things you want to change in the house.
2.  You change them.  (In the case of HGTV, maybe a little outrageously.)
3.  You decide if you "Love It" (aka let's stay)
4.  Or if you'll "List It." (you get the idea)

Something like that, right?

Since I DO watch Househunters, it happens every so often that I get the urge to check our local real estate listings to see what's available and reasonable in our area.  Sometimes they're pretty great!  But I'm held back by two questions:  Do I really want to leave the neighborhood?  And, do I really have the energy to get our house market-ready and keep it that way?

It certainly helps that houses in our neighborhood are actually selling for the first time in years!  Also, now that we've been in our home six years, we figure we could theoretically think about moving.

So that's what this is all about!  We've done some updates to our home over the years, but there are plenty of areas of the home that we'd like to change either to better enjoy what we have, or to make it more interesting to a potential buyer.  Assuming I stay motivated and interested in this scheme, you can check back for future Love It or List It updates.

Note to Readers: We're not REALLY making any plans to sell, or to buy elsewhere, so let's not get too carried away.

Second Note to Readers:  This is the Nesting Edition, meaning... we're expecting Baby #2!  As of tomorrow, I'm "officially" in my Second Trimester, so this is when I'm supposed to have increased energy, right?!?  So some of our ideas are about how we get this house in better shape before our little Who makes his or her first big "YOPP!"