DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. No one likes the moving experience, especially when you have little ones at home! But with a little planning your experience packing and UNPACKING can go a little more smoothly. From thinking ahead about the items you need to pack to how you pack and label the boxes to some reminders on what to do before you move, here are my tips and tricks for packing with kids. Some are general moving tips that don't relate to kids so those moving without kids can also relate to this! We were lucky that we were able to close on our new house and have 15 days before we had to move out of our old house. They are also only about 8 minutes apart from each other so we were able to come and go A LOT over those 2 weeks. We hired movers for the big move the last day to get all our furniture out but most of all our personal belongings were moved over earlier by ourselves. PACKING: Book movers early. Some sources I read said 6 weeks out. I was able to book ours 3 weeks out without a problem. ... Continue Reading...
Moving 101: The OPEN FIRST Box With Printable Checklist
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Moving day can be stressful and no matter how much planning and labeling you do, there’s definitely going to be things you’ll be looking for that you can’t find. To make the day a little less stressful, put together an OPEN FIRST box for all those first moment house essentials. Download my free printable checklist to make sure you have what you need in our open first box. You can also consider this the first box to bring with you to the house after closing. After popping the champagne in celebration of closing, you may have an item to get to work on demo, on cleaning or measuring. This open first box will have those basic tools and early on essentials needed for those first moments. Download this handy printable checklist to put yours together! 9 volt batteries. Who knows if they were as diligent as you were with changing the smoke detectors. You won’t want a middle of the night beep on night one! Box cutters and scissors. To help slice open all those boxes easily and help ... Continue Reading...
10 things to do in December
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. It’s December. Can you believe it? We always say how fast we think the year went during this month full of year end recaps and delicious holiday recipes. We’ve come to the last of this monthly series made to help get more organized and keep a clean home. I hope you’ve been enjoyed this monthly dose of inspiration. I’d love to hear how many things you were able to accomplish or which were your favorite random tasks from my lists! Roll your coins. You’ve been saving pocket change all year so time to roll it up and deposit it in the bank to help pay for all those holiday gifts! Buy stocking stuffers. Keep a look out for little gifts and treats that are compact enough to fit inside. If you need some ideas, check out what I included in my toddlers’ stockings last year and also what I’ve snuck inside their Easter baskets. Bake/Make something other than cookies. You’ll hear about all these cookie exchanges so be different at the holiday party and bring something ... Continue Reading...