On the Move

I've been having a little trouble coming up with ideas for blogging about my sister's wedding (hence the no posts in awhile) So I've been looking around at other blogs for new  ideas. It would have been much easier to blog about my own wedding, if only I had this idea a year and a half ago! So instead one blogger said she uses her blog as a scrapbook of sorts. More for her own personal record keeping and photos from her family and I thought that was a superb idea! I used to scrapbook ALL the time and I just don't have the time, (or the patience for that matter) any longer. So enter new age scrapbooking!

So with that, I'm going to start out with our most exciting new life development! WE'RE MOVING! We finally bought a new, bigger and gorgeous home in our dream neighborhood! Its almost move in condition with a few exceptions, the kitchen and bathrooms all need to be majorly updated, but are all usable for the time being! I plan on chronicling our home renovations here. There is nothing better then a great Before & After photo!

Before we even close and make the big move, here are a few photos of the new house!

Exterior (Isn't she beautiful?)

Back Family Room (hubby is turning this into a ultra modern lounge - the only room in the house I gave him full control to decorate. Yikes!)

Entry way and stairway

My favorite part of the new house!

Master Suite (Walk- in closet on the left, bathroom on the right)

My living room (look at all this space, its like a blank slate)

And the kitchen, way to white - will be our first renovation project!

We are so looking forward to making this move! Right now I feel like life is in shambles with half our stuff boxed up in the basement. I'm trying to get organized before I pack up the rest of the house. We're hoping to close around the beginning of October so I have a few short weeks to get my act together. I'm just too excited to start all our new decorating, I don't even want to think about actually moving. I'm not a patient person but we'll be on our way in no time. Fortunately we are not moving far, so packing, organizing and decorating is about all we'll have to worry about!

Let me know if you have any moving tips to share, I'd love to hear what keeps you organized during times of chaos!

Cheers!

Stephanie

 

Clever Ideas

Since my new obsession with Pintrest, I've been trying all kinds of neat and creative things that I found through the site. Everything from DIY, to recipes, to clever things that make life easier. Today I thought I would start with something super simple, and I will continue to share the creative and clever ideas that other people have come up with that work for me!
Today's thought seems too easy. It's called the $5.00 savings plan. It works like this, every time a $5.00 bill comes into your possession instead of throwing it into your wallet to spend again, put it in a jar or envelope. You'll be amazed at how quickly it adds up. Put a final destination on the money, like a vacation or that expensive ipad,  then you aren't as tempted to dip into when you need some quick cash. I've just started this past weekend and I already have $20 in my envelope!

Here's the site I found this on, MommySavers There's some good ideas on the site! I tend to be more of a credit/debit spender, but I've read that people tend to spend less money when they are using cash so I'm gonna give it a try, plus I'm, sure I'll find more $5 bills then if I used plastic all the time.

Photo credit: www.mommysavers.com

Happy Saving!!

Cheer!
Stephanie