Moving
Blog 04/05/12: Planning Outside the Box
Moving day is always hectic and exhausting, even if you are well organized and have professional movers. As you prepare, it is tempting to pack up everything in boxes for the movers to load on the truck. However, there are a handful of items, I recommend leaving off to the side and bringing yourself. Tool .. read more
Blog 04/02/2012: Unpacking
Source The past few weeks have been a complete frenzy of packing, painting, prepping and working with contractors to finish up our renovations. Late Friday nite, we finally moved into our house. Saturday and Sunday were spent unpacking, and setting up. For living in such a small apartment it is amazing how much stuff we .. read more
Blog 03/20/12: On The Move
Source In ten days we will be moving into our home. At times, it seems like the day will never arrive, yet I know it will be here before I know it. With all of the organizing, planning and packing it is easy for little things to fall through the cracks. My to-do list over .. read more
Blog 03/19/12: Monday Already?!?
Source I hope everyone was able to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend. On Saturday we went into Manhattan, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with family and friends. A perfect day. We spent Sunday moving more of our things from the apartment to the house, doing laundry and enjoying having a backyard. It is crazy .. read more
Blog 03/05/12: A Sticky Situation-Resolved!
This was one of those super productive weekends you feel great about on Sunday evening. We moved several more boxes from the apartment over to the house. On Friday night, I packed six boxes in under two hours, a personal best. On Saturday, we tackled the rest of the wallpaper in our dining room. I’m .. read more
Blog:02/28/12: It’s in the Box
Packing whether for a move or trip is an art. Packing is much easier if you have a plan. On Saturday, I started packing some of the non-essentials to prepare for our upcoming move. Every time we go over to the house to do work, we bring a car full of boxes with us. This .. read more
Blog 02/27/12: Weekend Roundup
I cannot believe it is Monday already. We had contractors working at the house this weekend, so we got a lovely break from wallpaper removal. I spent the weekend working on a couple of projects that I cannot wait to share with you in detail during the week. First, I packed up some of the .. read more
Blog 02/22/12: A Sticky Situation
On Monday, I dealt with what felt like a significant organizational fail. We had designated Monday as wallpaper removal day. Our goal was to remove the wallpaper in our dining room while we waited for our new appliances to be delivered. We did plenty of research online, consulted our Home Depot 123 Book and .. read more
Blog 02/14/12: Map It Out
One of the things I do when I prepare to move into a new home is measure and map out each room. My maps include windows, radiators, switches and sockets. It is a little time consuming, but it pays off in the long run. The maps really help me to plan and organize the move. .. read more
Blog 02/13/12:Where Did the Weekend Go?
Where did the weekend go? Our weekend was spent interviewing more contractors. At times it feels like a never ending process, but we are definitely making some good progress. We also started preparing our apartment for the move, by taking a few seasonal things, like our air conditioner, over to the house. If you are .. read more
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