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OT - DD moving out - Day 1
Well, we finally spent a full day at the new house doing some prep work for
the DD and DGS to move in. We have been so busy with DGS first birthday and his party that the house had to wait. We had been taking some small things over when we went to pick up the mail and such. But yesterday was the first full day of labor. We spent the morning in Lowes (our home away from home) buying new locks for the doors, painting supplies, spackle, extension cords, sanding equipment, lamps, light bulbs, etc. DH installed the new locks on the front and side doors and fixed the storm door that was not closing properly. He then installed new outdoor lights outside the front and rear doors. I started pulling up the carpeting in the upstairs bedrooms, hallway and stairs. It exposed wonderful original wood planked floors. The DD is going to carpet everything so they will not be refinished. She started downstairs pulling nails and screws out of all kinds of places and filling the holes with spackle. The baby helped by emptying all the bags. DD has purchased paint for her bedroom and the baby's bedroom. Now that the carpet has been removed from her room (the baby's room didn't have any), the walls can be prepped and painted. Then carpet can be installed, shades replaced and curtains hung. Then they will move in. Once that happens, DD can work on the downstairs when the baby naps and goes to bed. She wants to replace the kitchen cabinets and countertops and install new flooring in the kitchen and laundry room. Then her living room and dining room can be painted and new carpet installed. Then she wants to work on her bathroom, but that will be last. Most projects can easily be done in a weekend and she has lots of friends who do carpentry work, plumbing and electrical work, so it's just getting some of their free time. She was getting pretty overwhelmed by the whole process and had no idea where to start. As a project manager at work, I designed a flexible plan for her which made sense and let her work on one room at a time. I think she is now more comfortable with what tasks she has ahead of her. It certainly won't be done overnight, but at least this way she can move in and enjoy her new home with her son and critters. It's going to be a great place for them! ......to be continued -- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/ "Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack |
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"AliceW" wrote: Well, we finally spent a full day at the new house doing some prep work for the DD and DGS to move in. Sounds good, Alice! Making that flexible schedule for your DD was a great idea -- she can relax a bit and not feel so stressed about the mountain of work that's in front of her. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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Glad to hear how things are going Alice. After all the work it
too to find the right place it is neat to hear how it all comes together. How lucky she is to have your help and then your organizational skills. Looking forward to the next installment : ) Taria AliceW wrote: Well, we finally spent a full day at the new house doing some prep work for the DD and DGS to move in. We have been so busy with DGS first birthday and his party that the house had to wait. We had been taking some small things over when we went to pick up the mail and such. But yesterday was the first full day of labor. We spent the morning in Lowes (our home away from home) buying new locks for the doors, painting supplies, spackle, extension cords, sanding equipment, lamps, light bulbs, etc. DH installed the new locks on the front and side doors and fixed the storm door that was not closing properly. He then installed new outdoor lights outside the front and rear doors. I started pulling up the carpeting in the upstairs bedrooms, hallway and stairs. It exposed wonderful original wood planked floors. The DD is going to carpet everything so they will not be refinished. She started downstairs pulling nails and screws out of all kinds of places and filling the holes with spackle. The baby helped by emptying all the bags. DD has purchased paint for her bedroom and the baby's bedroom. Now that the carpet has been removed from her room (the baby's room didn't have any), the walls can be prepped and painted. Then carpet can be installed, shades replaced and curtains hung. Then they will move in. Once that happens, DD can work on the downstairs when the baby naps and goes to bed. She wants to replace the kitchen cabinets and countertops and install new flooring in the kitchen and laundry room. Then her living room and dining room can be painted and new carpet installed. Then she wants to work on her bathroom, but that will be last. Most projects can easily be done in a weekend and she has lots of friends who do carpentry work, plumbing and electrical work, so it's just getting some of their free time. She was getting pretty overwhelmed by the whole process and had no idea where to start. As a project manager at work, I designed a flexible plan for her which made sense and let her work on one room at a time. I think she is now more comfortable with what tasks she has ahead of her. It certainly won't be done overnight, but at least this way she can move in and enjoy her new home with her son and critters. It's going to be a great place for them! .....to be continued |
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Alice
I hope your DD knows how fortunate she is to have family near to help her. My family is all far, far away - in Florida - and here I am in Washington, still scratching my head (one year later) and saying "What next"? The only rooms I've managed to do are my bedroom, the upstairs bathroom and the laundry room. I'm mighty dazed and confused sometimes. When all else fails, I do yard work........ Many blessings to her and her son. There is nothing quite like the magic of owning one's own "space". Patti in Seattle |
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Sounds good! Good luck to your daughter with her new life in the new
house! I wish my parents were here to help us pack and move! And keep Sofi out of the way... she tries to help, and puts random things into the boxes when we are not looking! ) I am looking forward to doing stuff like that in my new place! Thankfully I also have beautiful original wooden floors from the 50s, and mine are staying exposed. I looked long and hard for a house wihtout carpet and I found it, not an inch of it except for the loft above the garage, but I am changing that ASAP! The only other thing that needs to be done (besides painting the bedrooms in colours more of our taste) is replacing the cabinet and paiting the wall behind the mirror in the bath. Cosmetic really. A good trip to IKEA, Lowe's or Home Depot should take care of most of what we need. Except I don't have 'skilled' friends like your daughter.. ours are all science nerds with almost no knowledge of practical things.. I am an outlayer because of my quilting/crafting abilities! ) BTW, can you come up with a plan for our moving? I am not sure what to do and in what order... AliceW wrote: Well, we finally spent a full day at the new house doing some prep work for the DD and DGS to move in. (...) I started pulling up the carpeting in the upstairs bedrooms, hallway and stairs. It exposed wonderful original wood planked floors. She was getting pretty overwhelmed by the whole process and had no idea where to start. As a project manager at work, I designed a flexible plan for her which made sense and let her work on one room at a time. -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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The most I can recommend right now is to work from the upper floors down,
and in rooms, work from the ceilings down. Store what you can in either the basement or garage so clutter of boxes does not present barriers and improves the flow of "positive chi" as my DD would say. Paint first, carpet second when at all possible. Remember, take-out food is your friend. Have soothing music on in the background. Take deep cleansing breaths throughout the day, and drink a nice glass of chilled wine every evening! Get a good nights sleep. Rise early, and repeat as often as needed. -- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/ "Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack "DrQuilter" wrote in message ... : Sounds good! Good luck to your daughter with her new life in the new : house! I wish my parents were here to help us pack and move! And keep : Sofi out of the way... she tries to help, and puts random things into : the boxes when we are not looking! ) : : I am looking forward to doing stuff like that in my new place! : Thankfully I also have beautiful original wooden floors from the 50s, : and mine are staying exposed. I looked long and hard for a house wihtout : carpet and I found it, not an inch of it except for the loft above the : garage, but I am changing that ASAP! The only other thing that needs to : be done (besides painting the bedrooms in colours more of our taste) is : replacing the cabinet and paiting the wall behind the mirror in the : bath. Cosmetic really. A good trip to IKEA, Lowe's or Home Depot should : take care of most of what we need. Except I don't have 'skilled' friends : like your daughter.. ours are all science nerds with almost no knowledge : of practical things.. I am an outlayer because of my quilting/crafting : abilities! ) : : BTW, can you come up with a plan for our moving? I am not sure what to : do and in what order... : : AliceW wrote: : Well, we finally spent a full day at the new house doing some prep work for : the DD and DGS to move in. : : : (...) : : I started pulling up the carpeting in the upstairs bedrooms, hallway and : stairs. It exposed wonderful original wood planked floors. : : She was getting pretty overwhelmed by the whole process and had no idea : where to start. As a project manager at work, I designed a flexible plan : for her which made sense and let her work on one room at a time. : -- : Dr. Quilter : http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali : (take the dog out for a walk) |
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Get Sofi her own box for HER things and every room you move to to pack, take
HER box in there, and keep her focused on it. Works a charm, as we've BTDT many times all thru the kidlets growing up. Butterfly (and when they get older--disposable camers really are a godsend) "AliceW" wrote in message ... The most I can recommend right now is to work from the upper floors down, and in rooms, work from the ceilings down. Store what you can in either the basement or garage so clutter of boxes does not present barriers and improves the flow of "positive chi" as my DD would say. Paint first, carpet second when at all possible. Remember, take-out food is your friend. Have soothing music on in the background. Take deep cleansing breaths throughout the day, and drink a nice glass of chilled wine every evening! Get a good nights sleep. Rise early, and repeat as often as needed. -- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/ "Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack "DrQuilter" wrote in message ... : Sounds good! Good luck to your daughter with her new life in the new : house! I wish my parents were here to help us pack and move! And keep : Sofi out of the way... she tries to help, and puts random things into : the boxes when we are not looking! ) : : I am looking forward to doing stuff like that in my new place! : Thankfully I also have beautiful original wooden floors from the 50s, : and mine are staying exposed. I looked long and hard for a house wihtout : carpet and I found it, not an inch of it except for the loft above the : garage, but I am changing that ASAP! The only other thing that needs to : be done (besides painting the bedrooms in colours more of our taste) is : replacing the cabinet and paiting the wall behind the mirror in the : bath. Cosmetic really. A good trip to IKEA, Lowe's or Home Depot should : take care of most of what we need. Except I don't have 'skilled' friends : like your daughter.. ours are all science nerds with almost no knowledge : of practical things.. I am an outlayer because of my quilting/crafting : abilities! ) : : BTW, can you come up with a plan for our moving? I am not sure what to : do and in what order... : : AliceW wrote: : Well, we finally spent a full day at the new house doing some prep work for : the DD and DGS to move in. : : : (...) : : I started pulling up the carpeting in the upstairs bedrooms, hallway and : stairs. It exposed wonderful original wood planked floors. : : She was getting pretty overwhelmed by the whole process and had no idea : where to start. As a project manager at work, I designed a flexible plan : for her which made sense and let her work on one room at a time. : -- : Dr. Quilter : http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali : (take the dog out for a walk) |
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Boxes are your friends. As are felt-tipped markers, a clipboard, strong
tape, OTC painkillers, and lots of water. Decide on two or three colored markers. Decide to group bedroom and bathrooms in one color, kitchen in another color, etc. As you pack boxes, number them in the color for that area. On your clipboard keep a list of box number and the basic contents. this will help prevent the hair-pulling and anguish of trying to locate something later that is imperative to find ) Have two central receiving stations to put all the boxes when you unload them. If you are using movers or friends, it goes smoother if they simply stack boxes in one or two spots rather than trying to figure out exactly where you want the box [yep, they will put a green tagged box in a yellow tagged room, and you'll hunt high and low for that green tagged box, convinced it ran away from you!]. Remember to drink water, lots of it. Remember the saying "Rome wasn't built in a day" and neither will you move-in be done in a day. Don't try to do it, don't expect it of yourself or your family. Remember to pack a box that will contain your needed bathroom supplies (TP, soap, toothbrush/paste, etc) for that first night, and keep it handy. Oh, and include a nightlight in that box. Hmmm, these are from my many moving experiences - some while moving, some just expereinces that moved me ) Have a peace-filled/piece-filled day, Ginger in CA |
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We packed bed linens in our dressers that way we knew exactly where they
were. We also did the colors for boxes and it worked pretty good. We had movers though and I made a note of outside of boxes on important ones ....open me first.... Jeanbaby "Ginger in CA" wrote in message oups.com... Boxes are your friends. As are felt-tipped markers, a clipboard, strong tape, OTC painkillers, and lots of water. Decide on two or three colored markers. Decide to group bedroom and bathrooms in one color, kitchen in another color, etc. As you pack boxes, number them in the color for that area. On your clipboard keep a list of box number and the basic contents. this will help prevent the hair-pulling and anguish of trying to locate something later that is imperative to find ) Have two central receiving stations to put all the boxes when you unload them. If you are using movers or friends, it goes smoother if they simply stack boxes in one or two spots rather than trying to figure out exactly where you want the box [yep, they will put a green tagged box in a yellow tagged room, and you'll hunt high and low for that green tagged box, convinced it ran away from you!]. Remember to drink water, lots of it. Remember the saying "Rome wasn't built in a day" and neither will you move-in be done in a day. Don't try to do it, don't expect it of yourself or your family. Remember to pack a box that will contain your needed bathroom supplies (TP, soap, toothbrush/paste, etc) for that first night, and keep it handy. Oh, and include a nightlight in that box. Hmmm, these are from my many moving experiences - some while moving, some just expereinces that moved me ) Have a peace-filled/piece-filled day, Ginger in CA |
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Sounds like a wonderful adventure!!! Congrats to your DD.
-- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you aren't trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "AliceW" wrote in message ... Well, we finally spent a full day at the new house doing some prep work for the DD and DGS to move in. We have been so busy with DGS first birthday and his party that the house had to wait. We had been taking some small things over when we went to pick up the mail and such. But yesterday was the first full day of labor. We spent the morning in Lowes (our home away from home) buying new locks for the doors, painting supplies, spackle, extension cords, sanding equipment, lamps, light bulbs, etc. DH installed the new locks on the front and side doors and fixed the storm door that was not closing properly. He then installed new outdoor lights outside the front and rear doors. I started pulling up the carpeting in the upstairs bedrooms, hallway and stairs. It exposed wonderful original wood planked floors. The DD is going to carpet everything so they will not be refinished. She started downstairs pulling nails and screws out of all kinds of places and filling the holes with spackle. The baby helped by emptying all the bags. DD has purchased paint for her bedroom and the baby's bedroom. Now that the carpet has been removed from her room (the baby's room didn't have any), the walls can be prepped and painted. Then carpet can be installed, shades replaced and curtains hung. Then they will move in. Once that happens, DD can work on the downstairs when the baby naps and goes to bed. She wants to replace the kitchen cabinets and countertops and install new flooring in the kitchen and laundry room. Then her living room and dining room can be painted and new carpet installed. Then she wants to work on her bathroom, but that will be last. Most projects can easily be done in a weekend and she has lots of friends who do carpentry work, plumbing and electrical work, so it's just getting some of their free time. She was getting pretty overwhelmed by the whole process and had no idea where to start. As a project manager at work, I designed a flexible plan for her which made sense and let her work on one room at a time. I think she is now more comfortable with what tasks she has ahead of her. It certainly won't be done overnight, but at least this way she can move in and enjoy her new home with her son and critters. It's going to be a great place for them! .....to be continued -- Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/ "Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack |
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