Yesterday was the dreaded moving day. We slept on the couch the night before (not the best idea) and woke up bright and early to start getting last minute things together and clean out. We loaded our cars, we took out trash, and we jammed to music for our last day in our home. Frankie [...]
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The Packing Chronicles: Days 3 and 4
Day 3 didn’t really exist. I was so ridiculously sick, I didn’t get anything done. My allergies and sinuses got together and decided to attack me. I was glued to the couch with tissue and the remote. I had some chicken noodle soup while agonizing over all the things I needed to pack. I took [...]
The Packing Chronicles: Day Two
Day two of packing up the house. Hubby and I decided the divide and conquer approach. We went to Target and got a couple more plastic bins, and got to work. He packed up his room, as I started organizing things from the master room and master bathroom and plastic containers. Those plastic shoeboxes come [...]
The Packing Chronicles: Night One
Last night, I stopped procrastinating and started the overwhelming task of preparing to move out. We have really not been serious and have just been staring at the 1,400 square feet we need to go through. So I got on Evernote, made a checklist and looked at some packing lists. I made a general chart [...]
Time to Start Packing
We are in the final week of the year, and it’s certainly a time of reflection. 2011 has been a year full of bumpy rides, including moving into to the townhouse. We left our first apartment the last few days in February and moved into a townhouse a couple miles away. It took me months [...]
Marriage Speed Bumps: Cleaning the House
I know that marriages aren’t all unicorns and glitter. I didn’t expect them to be. This isn’t our first problem, and definitely won’t be our last. In fact, I have a feeling this may become a series, who knows. But, this is our current problem: keeping the house clean. I come from a family that [...]
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