Let’s get our move on.
The time is fast approaching for our family to pack up and move on out of the Jacksonville area. We’ve lived here three and a half years, enjoyed ourselves thoroughly, but must move on to Charlie’s next duty station. I suppose the saying is true: ”Home is where the Marine Corps sends us.”
Charlie and I moved here a week after our wedding. We hardly brought anything with us because we hardly had anything in our name. The couch we were using was the piece of furniture my parents bought themselves right after they were married over thirty years ago! Thankfully, we’ve been able to upgrade since we’ve moved in.
Having two children has immensely increased our household-item inventory list. Toys, baby gear, and clothing fill the plastic bins we used for our personal belongings on our move here three years ago. That was a fairly easy move. We packed up, moved, and unpacked. Minimal complications. Meeting Michael and Maeve’s needs while in the moving process will create complexities for me.
Packing alone will take a few days, moving a few more, and unpacking even more. We want to do a partial Do-It-Yourself (DITY) move to have better control of our belongings. This will force me to be organized, very organized, something I’m not always the best at being.
How do I go about packing our house and especially our children’s items? For you military moms, do you have any suggestions for me? Time is on my side, we’re not moving for a couple of months, but I also know time will fly and I don’t want to be ill prepared.
My best advice Sarah is to have a couple surprise toys purchased in advance to break out at crucial times during the moving process to keep Michael occupied. We bought Caden a surprise space station by Imaginex and new toy food for his kitchen. They worked like a charm and kept him happy when we needed to pay attention to the movers and keep him out of the way! On that note, I would be happy to help you on this end of the spectrum…the kids are welcome to come play here while they pack. It would be less traumatic for Michael and he’d have fun playing with Caden one last time. Let me know whatever you need. And MAN, I’m going to miss you…
Great suggestion Steph. Thanks! … and I’m going to miss YOU!