two weeks ago yesterday i found out we weren't moving to VA just yet, but moving back to KS.
no big deal, right? wrong!
the move to VA was going to be and still is a PCS move...however, getting me and the boys back to KS is not. do you see where i'm going with this?
FACT: we are paying for this move & packing up the house! {boo!}
so....for the last 2 weeks my mind has been in overdrive!
i want to be super organized for this move and not be stressed out.
as i began to research how expensive moving boxes were -- i decided to stake out the local liquor stores...i even, ahem, looked through dumpsters!! {i'm desperate here}
after hitting up several liquor stores and rummaging through some of our areas finest dumpsters....i'm sad to say i have ZERO boxes to show for it!! sad :(
enter: my dear friend
i got a phone call from a dear friend of mine telling me he had about 300 boxes at work that i could have. woo hoo!! yipee! :)
a couple of days later i loaded the boys in the van & headed downtown to pick up the boxes.
just about the time 'my dear friend' was bringing the boxes down it started to rain and when i say rain...i mean SHEETS OF RAIN!! we managed to get the boxes in the back of my van -- what we didn't manage to avoid was getting soaked. BUT, i got some boxes :)
i get back in the van and head towards home and the sun starts shining {sort of mocking me in a way}. i mean, literally, the minute i pull out of the parking lot is stops raining and the sun is beating down!! i just had to laugh at my luck or lack there of.
FAST FORWARD to the next day.
me and the boys are heading out the door & when i open the van door there is this funky smell.
{note to self}
wet cardboard that has then dried and stored in a van overnight does not leave a pleasant smell.
however, after spraying the van down with some FEBREZE -- we are back to normal!!
i have posted some pics to show you all that i have accomplished in a short time.
save the accolades for later.
here is my progress on packing.
notice the labels on the boxes -- that way i know what each box holds inside!! :)
impressed?
well, don't be.
all of those boxes
are
EMPTY!!
but, at least i have them put together and taped and labeled them, right?
well, it's a start.
do you guys have any packing tips?
4 comments:
Oh my!
I got stressed just readiing this. Good luck darling.
I always try to make sure the liquids are all in the same box or same few. However many it takes.
Okay, I was all impressed, until I found out they were empty! But..having them, and having them labeled is a start!
So glad you visited my blog! Looking forward to reading yours. My dad always told me to pack a combo of light and heavy so that the boxes were never too heavy! I always would pack a box full of books!
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