The new world we live in in 2021 has allowed me to wonderfully have had the pleasure of being able to move into my first home. It has been a wild ride and the home buying process has been a rather interesting one. Our dream home was one that was ready to move into. We have lived in the inner city for years and enjoyed the lifestyle that it has brought us. We knew that leaving this way of life would take a lot of motivation and a good reason. My wife and I chose to purchase our first house which was a fixer-upper.
The truth was we were not going to leave the best place to live in order to move to a home unless it was in an amazing spot We wanted to live in a certain area and in order to be able to afford the location, we had to purchase a house that was in very poor shape and needed to be fixed up. We also had to find a home that we could fix on our own without the need to pay for contractors. This was due to the cost it would take to hire the jobs out. To live in an amazing place we had to find a place that needed help and something that we could do on our own. So we ended up moving into a great neighborhood and constantly working on fixing the home. So one thing I found to help out was the use of packaging supplies in order to organize the location. Not only to organize but also to protect locations as we were working.
Being known to the whole area of construction was hard on us. I spend countless hours every single day after work looking for ways to make a difference. So the first thing I did when I started working on the inside of the house was work on protecting what was actually good. This was done by using the packaging supplies that were available to me at the time. The actual idea for a painting and covering the hardwood floors was actually my mother in law. She took large boxes and cut them up into long floor covers. She then cut them to fit the floor all around and for months those covered and protected the hardwood floors. This was a brilliant move and it was free to us since we had moved and had lots of boxes left over.
Being wise with what you have is really important. It means using the ability to see things even though you are not happy they are there and dealing with them in the best light. Then I used all the boxes we had left as organization stations or shelving organization. It was so easy to tape up the boxes and double up on the strength. From there I was able to use a sharpy and mark the things that should go in them while working. It was a great way to keep tools, painting supplies, and parts separated and easily able to find. This was a system that was a big help because we had lots of people helping us and since things were labeled and organized it was easy to tell people where to find and put the tools back. Nothing is worse than losing tools and parts and replacing them is expensive. Be wise and I hope my story helps you in your future move.
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