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Trying Not To Forget Anything While Packing

September 22, 2011 By Jendi Leave a Comment

I used to be a good packer. I don’t remember ever forgetting something significant when I went to summer camp, sleeping over somewhere, or even vacations with the family. That has changed a bit in the past twelve months, and I’ve got to break the bad streak.

When we went North Carolina I forgot the adult toothpaste. Thankfully I remembered our mouthwash because the kid’s toothpaste really didn’t make my mouth feel clean. I also forgot our Bibles! It was a funny feeling to sit in church and look up the verses on my iPod. I don’t know if they thought we were hi-tech or just weird.

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When Do You Pack?

June 11, 2010 By Jendi 5 Comments

I remember packing as a teenager. I started making lists at least a month ahead. I started laying out clothes a week ahead. I didn’t forget anything. I packed precisely and not over abundantly.

Now -ahem years later – I sit thinking about the fact that I don’t even have my clothes washed for next week. I’ll be away for 6 days and I don’t even have one list written. This is not normal for me.

I also have to get some clothes ready for my children. My husband packs his own stuff, but I do wash it for him.

So what am I sitting here typing for?!

I know someone – she reads this blog – who never packs ahead of time. When do you typically pack?

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WW~ Why Do We Have a Cat!?

February 4, 2009 By Jendi 2 Comments

When I’m preparing for a trip I make lists and piles like so:

Stormy the cat was tired. Unfortunately this is where she choose to sleep:

Dumb cat! I’m off to find the lint brush.

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Moving Advice Wanted

March 24, 2008 By Jendi 8 Comments

I have only moved once in my life. I moved from my parents house to my house with my husband. Unless you count from the hospital to my parent’s house…

We are going to move. My second move! This will be quite different from moving out of one room as a single girl to a whole house as a married woman. This is a family of five and ten years of accumulation.

There’s one more twist. Most of our possessions will be in storage for several months. Lord willing, no longer than six.

So, I need help! Help! Any moving tips or links to great advice sites would be wonderful. I’m counting on you ladies. I know that Cyndi and Faith have moved quite a bit. I’m not sure about the rest of you [all five], but I’ll take any advice. What should I most avoid? What should I definitely do?

This is where I started:

I have six 18 gallon totes packed full and five shelves left to be packed. I’m packing sheets, sweaters, and blankets around the books to make the boxes not too heavy.

You can’t say to get rid of books. I’ve already whittled it down to these. Two of those shelves are music. I did make a foot high stack of books to get rid of. Are you proud of me? There is another full bookshelf in my room…and there is a library book sale on April 19. I’m so glad for an understanding husband who knows I’d rather get rid of my clothes than my books.

The house needs to be show ready by April 21, 2008.

Hit me with your bestest advice!

Filed Under: Books, Daily Life Tagged With: housework, Moving, my house, packing