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It's also the perfect dish to make if your kitchen is under construction like mine was for this video. It's a cold dish so nothing to heat up. 

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Thanks for all the birthday love! Can't wait to celebrate my sweet boy the rest of the week! 

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This is my favorite way to make a regular drink feel fancy! Sprinkle a little edible glitter in a silicone mold and fill with water and freeze. When it melts, your drink will be cute and sparkly.

My drink today is two ounces of bourbon, one ounce of peach syrup, lemon juice and club soda! Stir and watch it sparkle. 

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First, either make or purchase cupcakes with green frosting. My kitchen was under construction for this video, so I purchased mine. But you can easily make your own and even use the grass piping tip to make grass. 

Then I found these golf-tee toothpicks. Place one in each cupcake. 

Then use cookie icing to secure a white chocolate truffle to each of the tees. 

Allow the icing to harden, serve and enjoy!

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We are going to replace the outlet and switch covers to blend a little more, but for now, we are so excited to have this completed kitchen! 

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Then fill the vase around the shot glass with golf balls. 

Place the stems of some faux grass into the shot glass and use for decoration!πŸŒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

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My kitchen was still under construction for this video, so I prepurchased my mini bundt cakes, but feel free to make your own! 

Use a tube of green icing and a grass piping tip to create grass on the top of the bundt. 

Then use a toothpick to secure a bunny peep in the grass. Place a few eggs and jelly beans around the bunny. Serve and enjoy!

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Then fill a ziploc bag with frosting and snip off the corner. Coat the back of the cookie with frosting and then place another cookie on top. Squeeze until the frosting is at the edge then roll the entire cookie in green sprinkles. 

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There are lots of pie flavors to choose from and the pies ship directly to you frozen and packaged in dry ice. Add a little egg wash, and bake for a delicious, classic pie! 🍎

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Home, Life · July 24, 2017

Moving Tips and Life Hacks

Updated from the archives: Life Hacks to Make Your Move Easier

I’m moving again this week so I decided to revive and refresh this post from 2015. Fun fact, these pictures are also from 2015 so don’t hate me.

Stephen and I are moving from our one-apartment that we share with our golden-mutt Molly and fat cat Mimosa, to a four bedroom house. We are super excited about the elbow room. However, this brings the grand total of moves to 5 in 4 years. If there is anything I feel that I am absolutely an expert at, it’s preparing and packing for a move.

I’ve compiled and updated my list ofΒ moving tips and life hacks. Here you go:

Put a Styrofoam plate in between your fragile plates to keep them from bumping into each other.Β 
-In the past moves I didn’t really care about my plates because they are old. I, of course, took care of them, but they were a hodge podge of hand-me-downs. This year, we got married. So now, we have nice plates that match, are crack and stain free, and match all the other accessories like butter dishes and gravy boats that I never had before. So I am treating them like they are made of diamonds. And my Christmas spode? Forget it. I used an entire roll of bubble wrap on those 8 place settings alone. In addition to the bubble wrap, I highly recommend the styrofoam trick.

Press and Seal your drawers.
-Let me tell you a story about how one time, I was driving behind the trailer that was holding my stuff. I watched as the top drawer of my chest of drawers started creeping slowly out. As it was sliding out my navy bra started making it’s way out of the drawer. We were able to pull over and save it in time; however, the last thing I would ever want is my underwear and bras all over the city of Atlanta. So now I press and seal my clothes into my drawers.

Cut handles in your boxes.Β 
Boxes are heavy… It’s super awkward to shimmy them up your body and hold them underneath. So save yourself the hassle and back pain and use a box cutter and cut a handle in the sides. Stephen did these last moveΒ and suggested that you also tape the edges so you don’t cut yourself while you carry them.Β This year we thought it through and bought the boxes with the handles pre-cut.

moving tips

When you disassemble furniture place all the screws, nails, nuts, and bolts in a labeled Ziploc bag.
-You will save yourself hurt,Β aggravation, and therapy by doing this tip. I even recommend taping them directly to a piece of the furniture it belongs to. Under the coffee table, on the back of a book case, whatever.

Put trash bags over the bottom of your hanging clothes and tie the tops.
-The easiest way to pack a closet ever and you don’t have to risk losing your favorite strapless dress or attempt to get all the hangers facing the same direction.
Do not mix rooms.
Please keep one room per box so you don’t fling yourself off the roof of your new house. If it’s in the kitchen item, put it in a kitchen box. If it’s a living room item, put it in a living room box. You will not want to be trying to figure out where everything goes when you move in your new place, so please keep it organized.
Β 
Label your boxes on the sides.
-If you label the top and stack them, you won’t be able to see your label. Another Stephen tip, put an arrow of which direction is up. You don’t want everything you carefully packed to be smithereens when you get there because the box somehow got flipped.
Plan ahead and plan for more:
Pack a bag of just your essentials so you don’t have to unpack everything to find your toothbrush. Start early so you aren’t scrambling to finish when it is time to get the Uhaul. Buy your supplies ahead of time so you aren’t going to therapy over a lack of sharpie. Just be mindful and plan ahead. Also, whatever you think you need, buy more. I’ve made five trips to Lowe’s in the past three days for more boxes and bubble wrap. Whatever you think you need, double it. That includes tape, bubble wrap, boxes and Sharpies (more than likely you will pack one or two on accident.)
There you have it. The best tips I’ve acquired over my time as a nomad.
What are your favorite tips? I still have six days left of packing, so let me here them in the comments below!

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  1. Wife Sense says

    July 24, 2017 at 2:21 am

    As a veteran of many cross-country moves, my best tip is to get rid of stuff you no longer need or want before you move. Have a garage sale. No sense moving (and paying for! – professional movers charge by the pound) stuff you’d decide to purge when unpacking.

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:18 pm

      That’s a great tip! We only moved 20 minutes up the road but if I was going cross country I would sell everything!

  2. Chandni Patel says

    July 24, 2017 at 5:39 am

    This is great! so helpful, thanks for sharing

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:18 pm

      No problem!

  3. Chelsea says

    July 24, 2017 at 9:36 am

    These are such great tips. We helped my sister move this past weekend and it was a hassle! I dread the day we have to move! lol

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:19 pm

      I hate moving, but honestly this move wasn’t too bad.

  4. Muna Kenny says

    July 24, 2017 at 10:08 am

    Moving can never be easy, but yes some tips can make it go smoother. We might be moving in few weeks and the packing and unpacking is already a nightmare to me!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:20 pm

      Yep! I hate moving but this move wasn’t too bad!

  5. Ashley Stephenson says

    July 24, 2017 at 10:26 am

    We have finally stayed in one house for the past 3 years. We don’t plan on moving but the last time we did we did the trash bag trick with the clothes and it was a life savior!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:21 pm

      That’s awesome! I’m hoping we stay here for awhile.

  6. Cara Owens-Kindly Unspoken says

    July 24, 2017 at 11:32 am

    These are great tips! I never thought of the styrofoam plates one! We’re getting started with packing now so I’ll definitely be putting these to use. πŸ™‚

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:22 pm

      So excited you’re coming to Georgia!

  7. Patricia @ Grab a Plate says

    July 24, 2017 at 11:59 pm

    Ooo! Love your idea to put styrofoam plates between plates! And also the garbage bag trick. I always think about this, even though I have no plans to move soon!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      Thanks girl!

  8. Kay R. says

    July 25, 2017 at 8:51 am

    I mean some of these are genius. I should be moving sometime in the not too distant future so Im saving this!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      Awesome! Hope it hurts!

  9. thesophiadiaries says

    July 25, 2017 at 2:33 pm

    All great tips! Esp making box handles.. I gotta do that haha

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      Yep! It makes life so much easier.

  10. Jordyn Galan says

    July 25, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    We move around a lot! Thanks for all the awesome tips!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:24 pm

      Hope they’re helpful!

  11. Krystal // The Krystal Diaries says

    July 25, 2017 at 7:05 pm

    Moving can be so stressful and so much work! These are great packing tips! The one thing I learned to do is keep a list on paper or on your phone of what is in every single box and number each box. That way if you can’t unpack all at once but need just one random thing, you’ll know what box you put it in.

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:24 pm

      That is BRILLIANT!

  12. Robin says

    July 25, 2017 at 8:17 pm

    Here’s my best tip: Use your clothes to wrap all of your dishes and keep them from rattling around in their boxes. You literally never have to buy packing materials again!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:25 pm

      That is really really smart!

  13. April Kitchens says

    July 26, 2017 at 8:35 am

    Great tips. We are moving soon and I’m not looking forwards to it lol. Your tips will make moving bearable.

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:26 pm

      Thank you! Hope they help!

  14. Suzy @ In The Lyons Den says

    July 26, 2017 at 8:36 am

    We are moving in one month so this is perfect! So many things I didn’t think of like the labels on the side! I agree with mixing rooms!! Thanks for this!!!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:26 pm

      No problem! I hope your move goes well and the tips help!

  15. Jenny says

    July 26, 2017 at 11:45 am

    These tips are amazing! Def love the tip about cutting out handles on the boxes. So smart.

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:26 pm

      Thanks girl! It’s so helpful–makes all the difference.

  16. Kaleigh Bulone says

    July 26, 2017 at 12:50 pm

    these are great tips – I never even considered them before! Love it! & hate moving. So thanks for making it a bit easier!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      August 3, 2017 at 9:26 pm

      Yep. I have a hard time moving, but over the years collecting these tips have helped!

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