Early Morning Garage Sale Preparations

Waiting until the last minute to do some of the preparations for your garage sale, is simply not a good idea. Of course, there are going to be things you have to do that morning, that couldn’t be done before that day. However, the majority of your work should have been completed before you went to sleep the previous night. Things that should be done PRIOR to garage sale day: Items cleaned, fixed and/or tested to see if they work. Getting change to have on hand. Items priced and tagged. Any signs should already be up, or made. Help should … Continue reading

How to Handle Those Crazy Sunday Mornings

I’m not sure what it is about Sunday mornings that makes them so crazy. Any other day of the week I can have my kids clean, fed, dressed and ready to go by 8:30 AM. However, when Sunday morning rolls around getting out the door by 9:10 AM seems like an impossible feat. Caleb is looking for his shoe, my husband and I are hunting down all of our Sunday school materials and the breakfast dishes are laying dirty on the table. Maybe it’s because my husband is home and so I spend more time with him, maybe it’s just … Continue reading

Preparing to Move 3

If you are planning an in-town move the type of packing you complete will be much different from a long distance move. You will not need to pack as carefully or as compactly, since you can make multiple trips. An in-town move is relatively easy to complete. 1) You should still pack seldom-used items in advance. This will save you time and stress on the actual moving day. The day before you move you should pack nearly everything that you are moving, but you do not need to be as careful with most items. You may consider moving valuables in … Continue reading