The Life of a House Wife

Recipes, Organization Tips, Crafts, and other Shenanigans 

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Today I am so grateful for my organizational skills. I honestly have no idea how we would have gotten through these 3 cross country moves without being as organized as we have been. So I thought this was worth sharing. If you ever move (anywhere really) I encourage you to take the time to do this it will make a HUGE difference. All I do is number boxes as I pack them. Then I keep a document and type out example: [ 15 K - plates, cups, and mugs ] Then I have a color for each room and label the box with the number on top and all sides and the color for the room with a strip of duck tape. It seems like a lot but I promise it take like 10seconds and will save you weeks of unpacking. The only other thing I do is highlight in red anything I'll be putting in storage and blue for the boxes to find and open first. So when you get to the new place it's just a matter of looking at the log to see what to open first and unpacking as you know you can use or place things. So no more mystery boxes! I'm happy to be finishing up the last few things on my packing log today and excited to load up next week and hit the road. #packing #moving #patowa2016 #organization #lifemadeeasy

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Another helpful moving tip is to buy one of these! I keep this with me throughout the whole move and keep all the papers, receipts, confirmation numbers, and other documents I may need on hand in it. When making any move you will end up getting lots of paperwork from work, apartments are leaving or going to, Utilities companies in both locations, moving company information, and receipts you want to keep. When moving across country you will also have hotels you're going to be setting up as well. This gives you the opportunity to have it all in one place and organized so you can quickly reference something if needed. #moving #Organization #patowa2016

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I'm just going to leave this here.

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Dinner tonight is cajun penne pasta and spicy paprika seared tilapia. #mmm

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Snapchat: Endless entertainment. #snapchat #batman #batcat

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Had a great recommendation for this beard balm and soap made by some folks in a group we are in. We are excited to see how they are! #beardbalm #valleyvintage

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There are few bands I adore everything they have ever produced. This is one of those few. Absolutely incredible. #shaneandshane

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Love love love this album! #sia

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Loving our new game Castles of Burgundy. #castelsofburgundy #newgame #tabletopgames

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Today's latte art brought to you by Brittany. I have no idea what it is, so don't ask lol. #latteart #kinda #noitsnotacross #justart #alatteadaykeepsthedoctoraway

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Making our own Yarnie's from the game Unraveled. Even if you don't play video games I would encourage you to check out the videos in YouTube showing this game. It's incredible! It's this amazing game where you play as Yarnie and you're getting back old memories for this grandmother that is assumed to have lost her memory. #unraveled #yarnie #yarnielove #yarniesofinstagram #yarnielife

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I have been listing to this book series since last May and I am finally on the last book. It a world I am not ready to leave and I am going to make this book last as long as possible. This is by far the best fantasy book series there is! Robert Jourdan and Brandon Sanderson are incredible authors. #thewheeloftime #brandonsanderson #robertjordan #amemoryoflight #bestbookever #fantasy

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"Nobody walks a difficult path without stumbling now and again. It didn't break you when you fell, that's the important part." - Tam Al'thor (The wheel of Time) #thewheeloftime #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #thetowersofmidnight