#71. Outfit the Garage with Storage - Completed

I was planning to use our $100 gift card to Home Depot for some shelving for the garage but after we moved in and the two closets from the showhome presentation center were left behind we realized we really didn't need anymore storage.

I love having the closets and being able to hide all of the stuff on the shelves just by closing the door. We've moved things around a little bit since this picture and it's completely full (making our garage unpacking seem less daunting) but it's holding the following:

• Christmas Tree
• Christmas decor
• Camping supplies
• Cooler
• Childhood toys (Spice Girl Dolls)
• Car parts
• Welding tools
• General tools
• Etc.
• Etc.

Closets in garages should be standard. We also have a smaller closet right next to it housing all of our fitness and sport gear. It's really wonderful.



#38. Print First Year Photos

I'm so excited about this one since it's been a year in the making. I finally got the prints in the mail and they turned out perfectly so I didn't waste anytime pulling out the 12 frames I bought 10 months ago..

After I went down to Michaels and grabbed some black cardstock and photo tape to start mounting the pictures, it took me a couple hours to get 7 of the 12 done last night, possibly because I was also distracted by Duck Dynasty. But I love how they are turning out so far.

Tonight's goal is to finish the other five and hang them up on the wall!

#46. Designate a Recycling Bin for Bottles - Completed

I think we had moved one load by the time I had a recycling bin for bottles and cans set up. That might have been because they were already piling up from the guys.

When I was younger I loved taking the bottles in because my dad always gave me the money for them and still does to this day, I just have to pick them up now and do it myself now. As I grew up it became more because we really need to take care of our planet because we've done so much damage to it in the last few hundred years. Recycle a can, plant a tree.

B has been happily helping put the empty cans and bottles in the bin but shh, I still get the money from taking them in.

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#16. Host a BBQ - Completed

Of course I don't have any pictures of the event, but Sunday night B's family came over and we had a little BBQ. His brother even brought the extra family bbq so it will live at our house until further notice.

Did we just save a couple hundred bucks? YEP.

Dinner was a simple assortment of burgers, salads and chips. There was even wine, pop, juice, beer and water. We also determined we need to buy some more glasseware.

And even though our TV wasn't hooked up and the kids were bored out of their minds, it was to have a place where we could actually entertain people. This is going to be a nice summer.

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#62. Move - Completed

"It may be pouring rain outside and we may be soaked from moving but we just got the keys to our new home so nothing can dampen our spirits today."

#60. Organize Pre-Move Treasures By Room - Completed

Luckily this was an easy job since I started...last summer? Is that weird? Probably.

I had most of the things already packed away in their respective rooms so it was simple enough to start a box named Bonus Room and fill it with stuff that would go well, in the bonus room.

I continued with this method until we were left with one small Misc box that I will deal with at a later date. Hopefully I forget about it entirely.

The best part of the packing experience with the hot pink duck tape. I highly recommend spending $3-5 extra to have a fun color. B would disagree.

#90. Spring Clean and Purge - Completed

The goal was simple, move as less stuff as possible. We went through all the drawers and tossed out any random papers or old receipts, threw away socks with holes in them or that we will never find the mate to.

It felt good to purge and honestly it made packing a lot easier because we didn't have 13 boxes that would be labeled "Misc".

Beautiful feeling.

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#38. Print First Year Photos - Progress

I'm not sure when I became so cheesy but I saw this picture on Pinterest and thought that would be cute with 12 pictures for each of our monthly anniversary date days.

I bought the frames from Ikea about 2 or 3 months after we started dating, somehow I just knew I guess. They've been sitting under our bed for months.

Well the pictures are finally ordered and they should arrive right around the time to set them up in our new house. Excellent timing.

#51. Donate Clothes - Completed

Even though we aren't moving for a couple weeks, I got really excited and couldn't wait to pack. The thing about moving is the goal is always to move as little as possible so I took this as an opportunity for the both of us to go through our old clothes and purge.

My rule is simple; if I haven't worn it in awhile or likely won't wear it again there is no point. I feel like I have no clothes left but at least I'm confident what I do have is on my weekly laundry rotation any way.

It took a bit more nagging to get B to join in but as soon as he started he realized how freeing it is to get rid of things you don't want or need.

We ended up with 2 garbage bags of clothes (I donated some back in October when we first moved in together) and took them to a local drop bin that helps with Cerebral Palsy. Whether that be victims or going towards funding.

We also dropped off 3 bags of garbage (not in the same bin!) so we are slowly but surely clearing out our place and getting ready for the new one. I can't wait.

#61. Buy a House Together - Completed

Oh hey. Yesterday we bought a house. NBD.

Except that it's a huge deal and we are so thankful everything worked out the way things did because we've had our hearts set on this house since March.

March.

It finally happened.

In three weeks we will be moving our belongings into this already furnished, amazing showhome. And it's all ours. This means we have a ton of stuff to do in the meantime, May is going to be a crazy month.

To Do List:

• Have surgery
• Recover from surgery
• #90. Spring clean and purge
• #51. Donate clothes
• #60. Organize pre-move treasures by room (pack)
• #62. Move
• Unpack and enjoy our life

Oh and change our address on EVERYTHING. Because we have an address!!