I am loving your moving advice. I’ve read and re-read. I’ve made notes. I’ve made plans. You all should get together sometime and write a book together about moving, because the advice is just that good.
If I ever write a book about moving, it will be short. It will only take one page to write, “Don’t do it. It’s exhausting. Stay put.” I guess technically it would be a pamphlet.
So, I know some of you are holding out on me. I know you have even more great advice for me and my family and you just need a nudge to share it. Consider yourself nudged. Pour your wisdom upon me. Make a comment here and bask in my eternal appreciation. Plus, you’ll be eligible to win a prize that will knock your socks off. I still don’t know what the prize is yet, but this post is not about my chronic procrastination. It is about your moving advice. Give it here. Now.
We’ll talk about my procrastination issues later. Much, much later. I swear.
We JUST moved. I would try writing on the boxes where it is supposed to end up. (Ex. Main bath, Kitchen pantry, Master Bed, Basement.) Not necessarly what is in the boxes. Except the toilet paper, in fact, just keep that in the car so it’s handy when you get there. If you can’t think of what room it should go in you probably don’t really need it. Take this advice and you won’t go wrong.
OK, so I already commented in the last post. I swear I’m not trying to enter twice! I really thought of something else! Get an EZ Pass. Personally, I think they’re worth it even if you don’t travel to places with tolls very often. I PROMISE that when you do travel to them, you’ll smile quietly to yourself as you breeze through the toll booth, passing thousands of people stuck in line. Plus you won’t always have to scramble for loose change while driving. And EZ Pass works at all the toll booths along the entire east coast, from New England to DC!
Also at Christmas time, don’t be surprised if all the neighborhood doesn’t exchange gifts. Maybe they will where you live, but for us, even with some of the kindest and helpful neighbors in the world, the whole Utah tradition of the neighborhood jazzified cookie plate exchange just doesn’t happen, and we’ve actually had many neighbors be genuinely surprised (in a good way) when we showed up bearing a simple zucchini bread topped with a bow. Look at it this way, you’ll have so much more free time at Christmas, you can finally unpack those last few boxes!!!
K, I think I really am done with advice.
For Ryan: make sure you line up tickets to see the Jazz play in all the closest cities early. Oh, wait, he is already doing that.
Has everyone had a haircut recently? What about dentist and doctor appointments and getting new prescriptions for anything you might need. It takes a while to find those new service providers in a new place (it may or may not have taken me 10 years to find a new dentist . . . ).
Have one box marked “to open now” that has tp, paper plates, cups, plastic utensils, paper towels, hammer and nails, garbage bags, and anything else you may need immediately as you start setting up house. Good luck, Tiffany!
First of all, tell everyone you do yoga, it makes you seem wise right off the bat.
Secondly, incorporate the words, “God forbid anything happen to you and your family,” into every conversation, applying a fake indian accent to the words.
Last of all, look at all the people who gave the necessary items box advice and decide if you like them all:
If you do like them all, take their advice.
If theirs someone you’re not particularly fond of, however, pack those things in random boxes deep in the moving truck. Then when you get to your house and are dying to find some toilet paper because you REALLY have to go, at least you’ll be able to say, “Take that, so-and-so! That’s how much I value YOUR advice!”
Sorry, I must correct myself: *there’s*
I have given advice on a smooth transition into your new ward but I forgot to give you advice on how to handle things politically. As you are not going to be eligible to vote in Utah any longer, it would be wise(or totally awseome) to remove the “Del Schanze for Governor” stickers from your cars.
OK, not only do you crack me up, so do these last few comments!
Hey this is actually Elizabeth!!
Yes I am a blurker!!
So could you set me up an account Aunt Tiffany!!
Well this isn’t for the contest, but if your kids throw a fit and try to get things out of the move such as a pet!! Wait until you have moved to reward them because there is even more to pack!! Not that I’ve moved very far!!
Give them lots of hugs especially the week that you move!!
And don’t let them see you cry to often!! Cause then they’ll cry!!
Elizabeth