Life is hectic!

I need help!

 

So I have been extremely busy!! Our Minnesota Home is officially on the market. YAY!! This makes going home a reality and I like it. We are thinking about the baby and I going home soon because it would just be a pain to keep the house clean and bundle the baby up if someone wants to see the house. It just makes sense to go home and get our permanent house ready to live in and maybe find a part time job or register for school, maybe both. Now that I will hopefully have the help of my family it might be easier to work or just run errands. I am hoping that my excitement isn't all for nothing, you know how sometimes you can build something up and build it up then when it happens it isn't as great as you anticipated and it's crushing! I am hopeful that going home is all that I have imagined it to be, after all I have been building it up for 6 years, since I left.

 

On another note I am quickly approaching becoming a mom to a 1 year old!! I can't believe it! My baby boy is going to be a year old. That expression is so true, you know the one "they grow up right before your eyes." I feel so bad because we will be in the middle of the move and I'm not sure about a birthday party. What do I do have it early with just my husband and the baby here or have a party a couple months later without my husband but with the rest of the family? I can do both but it is so hectic around here, the question is will EJ even remember? Am I getting all worked up over nothing. Of course I'm not IT'S HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY!! He will only get one, I will only get one! I am so conflicted........Help! 

Garage Sale Anybody!

I just want to let you all know that  I am so sorry that I have been missing from the blog world! Some of you know that my husband is retiring from the Army after 20 years and we are moving back home!! We have been really busy trying to get the house ready to sell and with a 10 month old it can be difficult. In the process I am looking forward to getting rid of a lot of items we do not use!! Garage Sale anybody?? I have been looking up great tips for a productive garage sale.

1: Advertise!!
I am going to post an ad in the local newspaper and an ad on Craigslist. Also I have heard that it might be in your best interest to ask your neighbors if they want to have a neighborhood sale! (If you are selling big items that you can not bring outside, make sure you advertise that you have a couch or a table whatever it may be inside for sale)

2: Be Prepared!!
Make sure you have all clothing items washed, hung and labeled the night before!
Make sure you clean items that have been sitting around collecting dust (nobody wants something all grimy)
If you are selling games and movies, make sure you have all the pieces and that the movie is in the case!
Go to the bank and get change, it's a great way to lose a sale if you don't have change to give back! (Don't have a cash box, keep cash on you at all times)
Have bags available to carry merchandise in.

3: Be nice!
Greet the people with a smile and chat if they want to chat. Sometimes you can tell if they are chatty or not, if not it's best that you say hello and give them space to browse.

4: Be ready to negotiate!
Especially if you are having the garage sale to get rid of things and not just to make money! I think I will be giving a lot of things away!

 Be nice on the way out, they might just tell a friend about your awesome sale!!