Stuff

We have a lot of stuff!

a lot of matching stuff....

and a lot of just in case stuff. Like rain boots in summer and other stuff we might need one day.

Speaking of stuff...does anyone have a place for me to stay? I have a feeling that after my husbands sees what I spent at Target for a bunch of stuff I might need a place to go...

I'm kidding..sort of

I mostly bought bins to store all our stuff

but I did happen to buy some other stuff

like these....

How could I pass up these little shoes for Finley with ice skates on them? Anyone that knows me knows I love ice skating and anything with ice skates on them:) I have a bunch of ice skating stuff too...

I am trying to get rid of a lot of our stuff and start packing the rest up.

I thought by the 10th move I would be organized and have it down by now, but I still haven't got the hang of it. There is no easy way around moving. Especially with lots of kids and lots of stuff.

I am really trying to keep a positive attitude while packing all our stuff but it's hard.

My whole moving attitude is just burn the house down with all our stuff in it and start over.
Despite all the stressure I'm under (that's right stress and pressure put together) I have to put on a positive mental attitude for the kids ....you know a moving-is-fun kind of attitude. Whooo hooo...packing is fun. See, I'm trying!

I let the kids decorate their own bins and color boxes...


The kids feed off my energy and if I'm nervous … or wearing that stressure front and center, the kids will too. Because you and I know (of course I know I've done this how many times???)moving is a process which takes along time from the packing, the house hunting ,the moving,the getting settled in and so on...... getting the positive attitude about the move, especially early on in the process, is key and I know that.

I am trying to really put a positive spin on this move.

While in the attic packing up some stuff in there, Faith found my wedding dress....

She thinks it is gorgeous and just loves it. She promises to wear it on her wedding day...yes, I have that in writing haha!


You know the expression, "Be happy where you are on the way to where you're going?" If your always looking to the future with longing, you will miss the good stuff going on right now. I have to find the right balance. It's like my kids at Christmas opening up all their stuff. They get so many presents that they can't enjoy the ones they are opening or already opened because they are focused on opening the next gift. They would hardly look at those nice roller skates they received before they were on to the next package. It's not until all the presents are unwrapped that they could actually enjoy the blessing of all the stuff they had been given.

There is always going to be something going on in our lives and I don't want to keep looking for the next present to unwrap. I don't want to miss out on enjoying the blessings all around me. Sometimes it's hard to find the "gift" in all of this but I know every moment should be treasured even when I'm stressured.