I have spent all weekend hoovering, dusting and scrubbing the flat to get it ready to go on the market and I have to say that I'm absolutely shattered.

I sorted the kitchen out last night and turned the cooker back into a cooker again as I'd been using the top of it to keep magazines and other stuff on. For the last year or so I have had two folders of stuff that needs to be shredded on top of the cooker. I did have a cross shredder until I tried to shred a celophane address label in there. I must point out that I was half asleep when I did this and yes it did wreck the shredder.

I did ask Dad if I could use theirs and when he found out how much I had, he wouldn't let me use it. All of my shredding is in a carrier bag in the boot of my car until I can get another shredder and get rid of it all. I also sorted out all of the old magazines that I had and took them up to the recycling bins by Morrisons.

Today after doing the ironing, I washed the windows inside and out, then I hoovered and dusted round. I haven't worked this hard on the flat for ages. Mind you at least it's now imaculate and ready for sale.