| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| ModernishHomemaker |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 07:25:22 AM
Got a job (YEAH!)
But now I have to find a place and orchestrate a move in a week or less . . . . and all in a house with no AC while temps are in the mid-upper 90s all week. Ick.
Any tips or tricks, ladies?
***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***
I'm just a 20-something girl making a home for me (and my dog) and waiting for the family to fill it!
---
modernishhomemaker.blogspot.com
---
outdooramy.blogspot.com |
| 14 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| ModernishHomemaker |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 7:23:14 PM
quote:
Originally posted by laurentany
Best of luck to you Amy! How far did you move? What part of Colorado are you in?
Sounds exciting (although alot of work I am sure).
Update us when you can.
Hugs,
~Laurie
I moved from Denver out to Eagle County, so about two hours away from where I was. Close enough to go back and hang out with my friends that are still there once every month or two.
quote:
Originally posted by delicia
Congratulations. I am excited for your Housewarming party. Hopefully you will meet some new friends. Where did you move to and what is your new job?
I hope so too. As you see above, I moved to Eagle County where I will be a children's librarian for a local public library branch. That is what I went to school for, so I'm very happy to be getting started. And also glad that I got to stay in CO. Though I had looked for (and even interviewed for a couple) jobs out of state, my first choice was always to stay in CO somewhere. It's my home.
***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***
I'm just a 20-something girl making a home for me (and my dog) and waiting for the family to fill it!
---
modernishhomemaker.blogspot.com
---
outdooramy.blogspot.com |
| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Jul 02 2012 : 03:54:05 AM
Amy, You are smart to dive right in and invite your neighbors over. It is so much nicer when you know one another. Best of luck to you! I am sure things will work out. When you have your heart in the right place, things will go your way!
Marianne |
| delicia |
Posted - Jul 01 2012 : 1:16:44 PM
Congratulations. I am excited for your Housewarming party. Hopefully you will meet some new friends. Where did you move to and what is your new job? |
| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jul 01 2012 : 06:31:31 AM
We'll that didn't take long. Here's the article.
I wrote it back in 2009, so I may need to go back and update it, but here it is: Essential Moving Tips: http://www.helium.com/items/1362835-moving-tips
Farmgirl #800
http://pioneerwomanatheart.blogspot.com/
http://scrapreusedandrecycledartprojects.blogspot.com/
From my hands: http://pioneerpatchworkhomespun.blogspot.com/
From my Camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwomanatheart/
|
| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jul 01 2012 : 06:30:10 AM
Call around for free boxes - grocery stores, liquor and cigarette stores, etc. Then recycle them after the move. I moved twice and got better each time. I'm still finding things that I could have let go.
Label boxes as you put stuff in them. We used index cards, so we could pack more in them.
I think I wrote an article on moving tips, but will have to find it for you.
Farmgirl #800
http://pioneerwomanatheart.blogspot.com/
http://scrapreusedandrecycledartprojects.blogspot.com/
From my hands: http://pioneerpatchworkhomespun.blogspot.com/
From my Camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwomanatheart/
|
| laurentany |
Posted - Jun 29 2012 : 2:45:32 PM
Best of luck to you Amy! How far did you move? What part of Colorado are you in?
Sounds exciting (although alot of work I am sure).
Update us when you can.
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
| ModernishHomemaker |
Posted - Jun 29 2012 : 11:29:06 AM
I did a lot of downsizing - donated furniture, clothes, electronics - lots of stuff I didn't use. Anything in too shabby condition to donate got trashed - but I think I may need to downsize yet more now that I'm here. May also need to rent a small storage locker to put my Christmas decorations and keepsake boxes in. I don't have room to store them in the house, but I also don't want to throw them away.
Starting to unpack things now though. I've got about a week and a half before my new job starts to get things all unpacked. Hosting a house warming party the Saturday before I start.
***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***---***
I'm just a 20-something girl making a home for me (and my dog) and waiting for the family to fill it!
---
modernishhomemaker.blogspot.com
---
outdooramy.blogspot.com |
| fille de ferme |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 3:25:07 PM
GOOD LUCK on your move & job. Like the ladies said, DOWNSIZING is the key ;)
KEEP A SMILE IN YOUR HEART... |
| hawkin_farmgirl |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 2:37:27 PM
Use small boxes! You may end up with more boxes, but it'll be much easier on your back. My husband learned this the hard way. :)
*Micah*
Farmgirl Sister #1478
http://pinterest.com/miss_micahp/
http://misadventuresofamicah.tumblr.com/ |
| prayin granny |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 2:17:19 PM
Good luck!! When I moved a couple years back had to downsize as well. It's hard, but I think it's worth it
Blessings,
Linds
Country at Heart |
| Alee |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 12:17:11 PM
My recommendation is to downsize ruthlessly. Haven't used it in a year- get rid of it or set it aside for a garage sale. Then I would do a garage sale over Thursday, Friday, Saturday with really good prices and watch stuff fly.
Also I would do the bulk of work and packing in early morning and at night so you can take advantage of the cooler temps- try to rest through the heat of the day if you can.
We have downsized a lot in each of our moves and I honestly can say that the ONLY thing I have regretted getting rid of is the rocker we had for Nora when she was a baby- but that being said I had no place for it either.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
[url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wff7Xpc/]
[/url]
|
| pinkroses |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 10:22:53 AM
Good luck !! hope all goes well . hugs
http://www.sheilascreativetouches.blogspot.com/
http://www.ohkayteagirl2.blogspot.com |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 08:39:41 AM
Good luck on your new job and your move. Keep us posted.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| rphelps4 |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 08:23:51 AM
Good luck, I guess now would be a good time to get rid of anything you don't need, mark all the boxes so you can put them in the room where they belong as you move.
|
