It will take longer than you think. And mark on the box what's inside so that when you need the mixer beaters you can find them.

Hi Allie,
I just finished packing. My sister (who just refinished her wood floors) told me to tape plastic drop cloths over all the windows so I won't have to clean drywall powder and sawdust out of all the little latches and grooves around the windows. Good advice (I hope). My demo is 7/7 and I've moved out until everything is completed.

I wish you luck! I'm moving back in and sorting at this point. It was too hectic to sort while packing. We just threw it all in open boxes and filled our hallway and den. Though we had pulled out what we thought we needed, meal prep was (and still is) a scavinger hunt. I would have been happy with cereal, sandwiches and salads. But DH is grilling up a storm. He's even boiled pasta water on the grill. He made eggs in the cast iron skillet on the grill. lol.

Hi, pizza stones come in very handy for placing in the grill to set old pans on so you can use grill as an oven. There is a little learning curve but it can be done with great results. So,if you have a grill I would not pack the old pans and pizza stone.

we did it. Even though I left the cooking until the last minute, we were pretty much moved in the temp kitchen by dinner time and even ate at the pool. I didn't cover the hinges on the windows, but am sure I will regret that. Was just so tired after the days of shuttling kids (school ended on Thursday) and kitchen stuff, not to mention work!

First glitch in the plan will be if we have thunderstroms tonight and the swim meet is cancelled, dinner was to be out of the snack shack!

I checked in at Lunchtime and the dry wall is pretty much all down, so we can see all 3 rooms together for the first time. It will be nice and big! I wonder how different from what it looks like on paper!

Allie

Wow, Allie, sounds like we are doing something similar. Today is the first time I was able to see the new family room space open up to the old space. Tomorrow, another wall comes down! I think the demo is the worst (so messy!). I still have 2 rooms to pack and figure out how we will live in one room for 2 months! Yikes, the wine is handy and trying to keep the end in sight!

I've been planning this reno for 9 months. I got really excited about seeing my new sink and faucet in boxes, but I can't wait to actually see something important, like the cabinets and granite.

I commend you who can live in this mess...I've moved out for the duration.