Tips for Sally (&Tina's) Move

How to ROCK moving yourself.
Moving Tips and ooooh so much more.

Todays post is dedicated to Sally (and Hubby Jack too) who just got her dream house. And to anyone else who maybe be moving in the near future. Some back story, I have moved my whole life. I have never lived in the same house/town for more than 4 years (that was the 4 years i was in high school). OK ENOUGH BACK STORY!

If you can pay someone else to pack and move for you do it. and don't read this post.
unless you like me :) then read it...

Numero Uno!

• PURGE. Go through your clothes, furniture and applicances. Donate and sell on craigslist. Rule of thumb i use for clothes, if you haven't worn in 2 years gone, if you can't part with it don't (ill come back to this in a bit).
• Sell your couch that you KNOW wont fit or be right in your new place, craigslist, etc. One mans trash...

DOOO!

• Pack the shit you already have packed. does that make sense? Pack the stuff shoved in cubies, closets, rubbermaids, garages, basements, etc. its likely you won't need any of it prior to the move.

DOOO and HALF!

• I have always gotten my boxes from craigslist and hoarding them. Not for everyone.
• General rule of thumb for craigslist items; "if it smells like a duck, if its sounds like a duck, and if it looks like a duck, then its probably a duck." same goes for shit.
• Barnes and Noble SOMETIMES will give you their boxes. at my local one you have to call and make an appointment to pick them up. Hit up your local grocery (i dont do this, food attracts bugs, but i know lots of people who do).

Son of a Sea Cook!
Ok #1 should have been book movers or a truck. Always error on the side of a bigger truck. If you move your self its WAY cheaper to go big and make one trip, than pay mileage to go back and forth.  Hit up your local u-haul, they often have day labors boards and you can grab a cons number and they will move your shit. tip your hat to society.

SEVEN!

• Pack your stuff safely, bubble wrap is expensive. Its also worth it.
• My husband is not OCD about anything, EXCEPT packing shit carefully because of all the original art we own. was that pretentious? Best thing we do, is take any or all clothes we aren't currently using (we always move in summer) hoodies, sweat pants, pjs, tee shirts etc and use them to wrap stuff. Same with kitchen stuff. Works real well.
• News paper is also a good way to go! start saving the paper at work if you don't get one at home. or ask a friend or co-work to for you.
• DO NOT PACK ANY TOWELS or BLANKETS. you can use that stuff to cover any furniture you need to protect on the truck. Towels and sheets also work as great packing for fragile stuff and art and kitchen junk. 

igiveita TEN!

• ask for help. If your friends are stupid awesome enough to help. BUY THEM FOOD AND DRINKS! They are helping you move, you owe them a good meal. I do not believe this is "i owe you for life" sort of thing. If you order pizza or make me food we are even.

Sidebar: i love moving soooo much.
I am so good at it.
its like the only thing i am sure i am good at.
So invite me and ill come help you move, i expect free food. ;)
I may or may not have helped friends in St. Louis move this spring and had a blast.

TEN and a HALF

• IF you get friends or family to help, be packed when the arrive. None of this "oooo we need help packing." have that shit done.

LAST
If you made it through this VERY long post I am gonna give you the best advice from my years of experience moving myself.

ready....
bare with me, just hear me out.

pick up your truck the night before and fill it with everything EXCEPT your bed. Make sure you leave room for it along the side or something. Then lock your truck up for the night. Drank, sleep. Wake up refreshed and rested for another day of moving. Helps if you have two different groups of foolish awesome friends one for the night one for the day.

Trust me. Just trust me on this.

Disclaimer: I am not a professional mover. just someone that enjoys moving shit way too much. my advice; take advantage of that if you know me.

4Kottez

First off, I love Mel over at 4 Kottez.
And her last two blog posts made me cry.
mostly because i feel like i can relate in a lot of different ways.
i am terrified of discussing real things like my weight on here.
i live in fear of people judging me (but they doesnt make anyone stop judging me)

But her words are just great.
And so true.
I hope you can read it and really get as much out of it as I did.

Loves to Mel! :)
I secretly hope my leg will heal soon and i can run a race with her! :) EEK!

"this next one...goes out to Erin"

I started writing this blog for me and only me.

I have several 'original' posts i plan on never sharing.

that shits deep.

What i never thought would happen is people would read it.

I originally wanted to link up with Sally on one of her Finish the Sentence link ups,

it was fun i am just not creative enough for that shiznat.

I am minding my own business today,

working, workty, working.

my sister text me this

Erin is my sisters boss and she doesnt just rock cuz she reads my wordbarfinghere.

She has DRASTICALLY improved my sister's quality of life at her job

She is also totes funny because we all google chat while at work,

and sometimes my sister copies me their funny convos! loves!

and she plays the movie or actor games

which we love and rock at

plus i hear she is into black dudes, or is it mexicans.... or wait maybe its Vietnamese guys?

she dont like no crackers! imallowedtosaycraker imacracker

SO ERIN! this post is for you.

And its gonna be boring!

Because i have work, der! :)
unlike you and my schsiter apparently!

And because im not creative enough to do anything else.

Here is where i work.

Eat this shit up gurl!

Also my kitty, Fizzy, fits in the bowl we have had for years
and we never knew it until last night

maybe she didnt even know it.

we call her "kiki"

Happy Friday Erin.

If i ever come visit, we are dranking together and im buying the first round!

Robin Randoms

Or random robins? Either. This really awesome blogger Amber did a post yesterday that was "Amber Randoms" and I really loved it. I heart her big time! She is a huge inspiration to anyone getting healthy! Plus, she is funny and awesome and I love reading what she writes!

HUGE thanks to Amber at Crafty Healthy Mommy for letting me steal get inspired by her idea!

Here are a few things you never cared to know about me, but I'm going to tell you anyway.

• I like to spell and say "anyway" "anyways" And no, I wont change.
• also i hate the punctuation mark " ' " he is the devil. I also cant spell hims.
• i am 5 feet 9 inches and in high school i could only shop at weather vane and in the men's jeans sections of other stores. floods anyone?
• star wars (hope, empire, return) are my favorite movies of all time
  
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• i grew up without any form of cable, we only rented movies, that my parents would record and edit for us.
• because of the last one, i missed a very lot of awesomely bad 80s and 90s movies that i am now playing catch up on
• also my siblings and i ARE IMDb in real life
• i say "your face" to everything, and its still funny
• i love books over movies, every time. but have yet to read LOTRs
• my reading level is 4th grade.
• no really it is. i was in special education until junior high, mostly because i couldnt read good.
• i turned 16 on 9/11
• my first concert was Green Day and Blink 182, hello Tom Delong!
  
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• raised in a military home, so i was born overseas, spent some childhood in europe and lived in 5 different states/cities in the USA between birth - 13 years old
• thats a new home every 2 years or less.
• math is my only gift, and using excel for math.
• we had an Iron & Wine song as our wedding song, but NOT the twilight one
• twilight is an awesomely bad movie. sorryimnotsorry. go here. or watch.
• Buffy>Twilight always.
  
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• style is not my gift. i look like a dude at the gym. Basketball Tee Gym shorts over my knees.
• Like, Amber I also wish i was two inches shorter, and 40 lbs lighter, and blonde, and had straight hair. grass is always greener...
• Beer over wine/mixed drinks, every time.
• i got my first gray hair at 16, and now i think they are mostly white.
• i think i am good with moneys. we are virtually debt free until we buy our first house this month. 
• also i wont spend money on anything, except booze. i have trouble buying for myself
• Pennslyvaina is where i spent most of highschool and college.
• Hunger Games was my favorite book. before it was cool.
• TDubs owns more scarfs than i do! He also dresses better than me and dresses me when i want to look purdy. (he picked this out)

• Love running, it makes me feel strong.
• I like "!" but mostly i like typing in CAPS to show my excitment for something!
• I am new to the Trekkie world, but i started the patrick stewart TV show and the Wrath of Kahn. thankyounetflix This is largerly in part of Chris Pine and JJ Abrams.
• my favoirte TV show will always be Scrubs. Thanks A Latte. Hey girls name!
• I went to AFRICA last year, and it was not planned.
• My Father In-Law gives me comics every year for Christmas, its my favorite.
• Also, bragging here, my FIL is famous to me. I read his books when i was little. I DID NOT know this information when i fell in love with Will.

• I am SOOOOO insecure, arent we all?, that I wont to go to the local comic store. I am afraid of being judged.
• i played basketball but only because im from a small town, i was terrible at it.
• i graudated with 37 other students.
• my record player is probably the coolest thing i own. second to my vinly Star Wars sound track, original.
• my husband and i have matching wedding bands, titanium.

• Will has two cats and is a crazy cat lady. i wont let him get any more.
• Camping is one of my favorite past times. But i sleep on an airmatress.
• i cannot stretch and touch my toes, i'm 5'9" they are too far away.
• i have 5 nephews from my brother, they are (9 thismonth, 7, two-6 year olds and a 3 year old)
• Max, was my childhood cat, he lived to 18. Will's was Cody, he lived to 19.
• Target and Old Navy are the stores i shop at, when i shop
• i could own every single pair of sneakers made. i love sneakers.
• curse words are fun because it meant we were being bad when we were kids (authority issues)
• my favorite motto is 'bitches get stuff done' because its true and im bossy
• mostly beer.

And there you have it. Randoms things about yours truly. Thanks for stopping by!