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A Montessori Home
Henry’s Montessori roomSince we’re officially putting our home on the market right after Labor Day, we might be moving as early as October. Craziness!… Read MoreBefore we move, I want to come up with a plan for how to make space for Henry in our next home. We’ll need to think about his developmental needs and craft the environment in a way that meets those needs. We want to help cultivate his independence as much as possible, and we want him to feel like a valued member of our family.
Perhaps I should go room by room:
Henry’s Bedroom:
- He’ll need a floor bed. Right now he uses a crib
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For Sale by Owner
When I started thinking about selling our house, I asked the neighbors for realtor recommendations. One of them said, “Why not just do it yourself?”… Read MoreThen my mom asked the same thing. Apparently, she sold our last house on her own.
I kept the idea in the back of my mind and met with a realtor. I explained to the realtor that we would be on vacation the first two weeks of July and wouldn’t be putting our house on the market until we returned. She said, “Why not just let us sell it while you’re gone?”
That sounded amazing! We could clean our house once and then leave! We
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De-Cluttering Rampage: Dry Goods Drawer
Okay, people, I am on a serious de-cluttering rampage. I’m finally starting to internalize the idea that if something in our house bothers me, I should spend 15 minutes fixing it and then bask in the new-and-improved area day in and day out.… Read MoreCase in point: Our dry goods drawer. Check out the “before” photo! It was chock-full of stuff. Every time I tried to close it, plastic would hang out the side. There were stray pieces of rice strewn across the bottom of the drawer. It contained almonds that haven’t been touched in over a year.
Egad!
So I spent 15 minutes taking everything out of the drawer, tossing
