Move-In Day 1.28.2022
It’s been a year since we broke ground and we finally moved in over the weekend. I’ll always remember 2021 as the year we spent building our home and anticipating the completion and move in day. We experienced several delays due to supply chain issues, (hello pandemic), and limited staffing that made the year seem like the longest ever.
I’m happy to have 2021 and the build process behind us and even happier to have my family and I getting settled into our new home. It’s a remarkable feeling looking around at every detail knowing how everything was built and from what started as an idea on paper. To see your dream and design come to life is truly a rewarding experience. Now that we are here, the unpacking and organizing begins! We have SO.MUCH.STUFF. It’s a little daunting seeing how much stuff a household can accumulate over the years. Currently, our garage and shop are full of boxes. It will take us a while to get everything unpacked and organized. For now, I am focused on unpacking and organizing the essentials.
I took a week off work to unpack and organize and I’m dedicating each day to one of these areas, and will unpack the rest later. I felt these five areas were the most important for my family and household to have access to right away and feel a bit of normalcy once again.
Here’s how I’m spending my week-long staycation:
- Move In Day: Bedding
- Move In Day: Bathrooms
- Next Day: Kitchen and Kids Play Room
- Day 1 of Vacation: Pantry (check!)
- Day 2 of Vacation: Master Closet
- Day 3 of Vacation: Home Office
- Day 4 of Vacation: Kids Closets
- Day 5 of Vacation: Goodwill run to drop off donations
We also cooked our first meal on the Ilve- bolognese. Oh how we’ve missed cooking on a gas range. The kids and I also baked cookies for an after dinner treat, and cookies are Baron’s favorite thing.
We have a long way to go to get everything unpacked and fully settled, but I am just so thankful to be in our forever home!
Here are a couple of kitchen photos from the day before move-in. The appliance panels were the last items to be installed, literally at the eleventh hour. Despite the major delay and previous mistake on the refrigerator panels, I’m really pleased with how they turned out!
Full home photo tour coming soon!