Monday, February 1, 2010

Lists of things

My husband started stressing out today about all of the things that can happen where orders can get taken away. He's most stressed about his PT test. He hasn't exactly been proactive about keeping fit lately. Eating junk food, eating late at night, going back for seconds...all habits he did away with a couple of years ago and then he picked them back up while deployed....now he has to kick his butt into high gear to lose about 30 pounds and be able to have a small enough waist measurement to pass. He's not fat, he's just a big guy. He's 6'5" and is large framed - someone of his size can have 2% body fat and still fail the PT test because it is not realistic to have a 33 inch waist.

I feel like I need to get a list of things going for various things. This is more for my reference than anyone who is reading this, so ya may as well stop right here, because the rest will bore you :)

List of what to pack into the cars we'll drive down there
-pack & play
-1 set of dishes with minimal silverware
-cleaning supplies (movers won't take them)
-crock pot and toaster oven
-very basic cookware (1 glass pan, 1 pot, 1 stirring spoon, etc.)
-muffin tin for the kiddo's special milk-free foods I make and will need to get cracking on right away as soon as we arrive
-a few non-perishable food items to tide us over until I can get to the store
-air mattress and pillows
-2 fans (everyone in this house needs white noise to sleep at night)
-cable modem & router
-satellite dish receiver
-small toys for kiddo
-1 weeks worth of clothing for us all
-blanket to put over kiddo's room window
-couple rolls of toilet paper/paper towels
-couple of kitchen towels
-bath towels

List of what to put up for sale on Craigslist or at the base yard sale in March
-baby clothes
-baby toys
-high chair? I can't decide
-coffee table
-my clothes that are too big for me
-dressers

List of things to buy once we get there for immediate needs
-food for kiddo's milk allergy so I can start putting it away into the freezer
-kitchen sponge
-new bath puffs


List of things to buy once we get there for general needs as money becomes available
-new set of bedroom furniture with mattress, move current furniture into 3rd bedroom
-coffee table (eventually, can do without)

List of miscellaneous
-get grill & patio furniture from mom's house
-get USAA checking & savings accounts set up (will set up savings after husband's paycheck hits for the first time into the checking)
-take important papers out of safe to take with us in the car so the 100lb safe can be handled by the movers and not weighing down our car sucking the gas mileage out. They will already be packed to the gills as it is.

I'll add to this as more comes to mind

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