It was really hard to get consistent gouge on how to divide our move. You get to move things to long term storage, send a small poundage of boxes early, and also have a household goods move.
As for moving things to storage, I've seen people just take the whole house, lock, stock and barrel, to Japan and have quite a full house of stuff. I've seen people get really bad gouge and not move anything, other than their mattresses and some kitchen wares and personal stuff (pictures, hobbies).
We pared down about 1 piece of furniture per room. That worked well for us. So we stored 1 chest of drawers from our bedroom, a vanity from the girls' room, the china hutch from the dining room, and the roll top desk and a rocking chair from the living room. That worked really well for us. We still had room in our on-base housing to purchase a few oriental pieces to commemorate our time in Japan.
We also stored our larger electric tools (saws, etc.). We planned on living on base, and you don't have to do home maintenance. They supplied the lawn mowers and edgers you could retrieve from a nearby shed to mow the back yard. Any gardening above and beyond that was your own.
Next post I'll try to tackle that all important box of stuff you'll need when you get there.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Free Arbitration!
Having a deep appreciation for God and His truths and a template for righteous living has had an impact in our marriage. The second and subsequent deployments went much smoother than the first, because we knew what to expect from each other, and we had an understanding of why. Once your values are based on the Lord, it's easier to talk about finances, sex and other things that can be complicated. It's like having a free arbitrator!
When I was in college, I was little miss liberal. I could open my own doors, thank you very much. Science - chemistry and biology - is not a man's world. I can do what I want, when I want, and you had better not label me with any of those old fashioned societal dogmas.
Guess what? Nobody ever knew who was opening the door!!! Seriously, it got old. And as for the man's world, I loved being the only girl in the Geological Society. I got lots of attention. I also found out that just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD! Go figure. (This is something I'm trying to teach my children who are 6, 4, and 2 right now!)
Anyway, I'll leave you with today's gem from church. It's from Titus 2 (I'll paraphrase.):
"4Then they (the older women) can train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind,..."
When I was in college, I was little miss liberal. I could open my own doors, thank you very much. Science - chemistry and biology - is not a man's world. I can do what I want, when I want, and you had better not label me with any of those old fashioned societal dogmas.
Guess what? Nobody ever knew who was opening the door!!! Seriously, it got old. And as for the man's world, I loved being the only girl in the Geological Society. I got lots of attention. I also found out that just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD! Go figure. (This is something I'm trying to teach my children who are 6, 4, and 2 right now!)
Anyway, I'll leave you with today's gem from church. It's from Titus 2 (I'll paraphrase.):
"4Then they (the older women) can train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind,..."
Home is where the heart is...
You really get to understand the saying "Home is where the heart is" when you are a military family. Take it down, build it up. Take it down, live with it down for a while. Build it up, eventually. You never know, and no 2 moves are alike. You'd think I'd be better at organizing and setting up my kitchen! I just moved drawers around a couple of weeks ago, and also last month.
And why doesn't all this excitement keep you thin, anyway? It's not fair!!!
Off to explore my heart and find my husband, who is probably asleep on the couch!
And why doesn't all this excitement keep you thin, anyway? It's not fair!!!
Off to explore my heart and find my husband, who is probably asleep on the couch!
SpouseBuzz!!!!!!!!!
I went to SpouseBuzz today with my Air Force sisters in the 34th FS and 388th OSS and we had a fun time! They had us in stitches the whole day!
If you're able to attend, I would suggest you do. I'm sure it's a little different at every venue, but they have a panel of experienced military wives that share some outrageous deployment stories! I have a few myself that I'll share now and then...
Check out their website (it's also posted in the Military Spouse Links box on this blog): www.spousebuzz.com!
Have a great night!
If you're able to attend, I would suggest you do. I'm sure it's a little different at every venue, but they have a panel of experienced military wives that share some outrageous deployment stories! I have a few myself that I'll share now and then...
Check out their website (it's also posted in the Military Spouse Links box on this blog): www.spousebuzz.com!
Have a great night!
Welcome!!!
Welcome to SwordsmansWife's blog!
I've created this blog to help Navy and other service wives figure out how to circumvent the obstacles that military wives deal with when our honeys are out to sea.
Heck, some of the hardest days were days he was in port but inaccessible.
Stick with me while I set up this bad boy!
I've created this blog to help Navy and other service wives figure out how to circumvent the obstacles that military wives deal with when our honeys are out to sea.
Heck, some of the hardest days were days he was in port but inaccessible.
Stick with me while I set up this bad boy!
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