Poor little Fippy!
I use to work with many of those with "Little Man Syndrome." I just chuckled to myself when I would see it.
Since this house is officially for sale, the realtors have been instructed to call me one hour prior to showing the house. This has happened so far 12 times in the last two days. Gotta get up, run the vacuum, turn on all the lights in all the rooms, including the lamps. Turn on the ceiling fans, spray anti-fart spray around the house, straighten the rugs, fluff the pillows on the couches, open the blinds so they have a view to outside, hose down the front and back porches and patios, clean dishes, scrub and dry sink, fold wash rag real purty, wipe down bathroom counters, add candy to candy tray, turn on mood lighting, turn on the flameless candles on the wall, and the 'Piece De Resistance' is to turn to TV channel #1832, which is smoothing elevator music. Turn off sound on TV, and turn on Dolby Surround Sound. Grab unneeded keys, lock them away, check for any valuables and jewelry, locking them in the safe. Give the house one last look to see if it is inviting, and drive away....only to park around the corner, or run to Home Depot, or to the store, or to Costco, anywhere but here. In about 1 1/2 hours, return home and turn off everything and wait for the next call.........
It seems to work, because 12 persons have looked at the house, and realtors have sent in 4 near full price offers with one $8.5K over our asking price.