{"id":8945,"date":"2021-06-05T15:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T19:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/?p=8945"},"modified":"2021-06-05T15:18:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T19:18:02","slug":"whats-up-this-week-the-prep-the-move-the-recovery-of-our-big-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/whats-up\/whats-up-this-week-the-prep-the-move-the-recovery-of-our-big-move\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Up This Week: The Prep, The Move, &#038; The Recovery of Our Big Move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ladies, Gentlemen, and those unaffiliated: After nearly 4 years of sheer home renovation insanity, we can officially say we now LIVE at Charlotte House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe we need to be institutionalized, but despite its ups and downs, we might just be in love with turning an old space into a fresh, cozy place that functions for regular, today-living humans. It\u2019s like a figuring out a million puzzles at once and then getting to step into the world you\u2019ve created when you\u2019re all done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Granted, this place is far from \u201cfinished,\u201d and we\u2019ve got plenty of other project plans on the horizon, but it\u2019s a completely crazy feeling to see a room that you\u2019ve been envisioning in your mind for <em>years<\/em> finally become a reality. All we need to do now is work on cutting that timeline down by 75% or so, and we might just be able to keep doing all these fun things without needing to sell the new baby to recoup the cost of renovations and the loss of sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s Been Happening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The Prep<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the silver linings of already owning the house you\u2019re moving into is being able to set things up before the big move. Once all the messiest of the construction stuff was finished, we cleaned house, took some pictures for posterity\u2019s sake, and started hanging up curtains so we could have just a wee bit of privacy once we got moved in. Our neighbors are lovely, but sometimes our kids don\u2019t want to wear pants and we don\u2019t need anybody\u2019s wee-wang on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/liv-curtains-2-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/liv-curtains-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/liv-curtains-2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/liv-curtains-2.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/liv-curtains-2.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/liv-curtains-2.jpg?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>There&#8217;s nothing like a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2T1CqYS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">good sheer curtain<\/a><\/strong> to warm up a space and keep your keep your privates&#8230;private.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Liv-rug-Jim-769x1024.jpg?resize=769%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Liv-rug-Jim-scaled.jpg?resize=769%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 769w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Liv-rug-Jim-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Liv-rug-Jim-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Liv-rug-Jim-scaled.jpg?resize=1153%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Liv-rug-Jim-scaled.jpg?resize=1537%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1537w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Liv-rug-Jim-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C799&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Liv-rug-Jim-scaled.jpg?w=1921&amp;ssl=1 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rugs.com\/salmon-pink-10x14-nyla-area-rug-6328208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This rug<\/a><\/strong> really ties the room together. Keeping our fingers crossed nobody(&#8216;s kid) comes around and pees on it. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We also wanted to get the rugs rolled out so they would have time to flatten and air out before we brought more furniture in. Turns out none of them were especially stinky, but it was also nice to figure out exactly where we wanted to place them, trim the rug pads, and vacuum out the creases. (Are there vacuums for faces? Asking for a friend\u2026) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the rugs were purchased well over a year ago, including the style that ended up in both our Guest Room <em>and<\/em> the Primary. Jack originally bought the wrong size, but we liked the rug so much that we decide to keep the first one and just buy another in the right size. We can\u2019t say that doubling up on a rug style would have been our first choice, but the two rooms they\u2019re in have very different vibes, so they feel more like cousin rugs than identical twins. We also dealing with a weird uncle rug in the dining room, but that\u2019s a topic for another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The Pre-Move<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the <em>downsides<\/em> of already owning the house you\u2019re about to move into is that it\u2019s way more fun to set up a new place than it is to pack up an old place. We had basically done <em>nothing<\/em> until 2 or 3 days before the movers were supposed to show up, so it was a mad rush at the end to box up everything from the shelves and make a final determination on what was staying and what was going. (Since we\u2019re keeping our old house to use as an office and eventually an apartment rental, we still need some furniture, dishes, and the like for the place to function.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/letter-to-old-house-scaled-e1622917250921.jpg?resize=1170%2C2079&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8960\"\/><figcaption><em>Our oldest &#8220;wrote&#8221; a letter to the old house &#8211; here&#8217;s the transcribed version.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/extreme-post-its-1-scaled-e1622917268682.jpg?resize=1170%2C2079&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8961\"\/><figcaption><em>Not one of these <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ppJhrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post-its<\/a> <\/strong>fell off during the move. They are truly <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ppJhrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extreme<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We shipped the kids out to a hotel with their grandparents and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/3wYbM1D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some toys<\/a><\/strong> the night before the move, then stayed up until basically daybreak to prep for the early morning truck arrival. Everything that was coming got one of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ppJhrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">world\u2019s strongest post-it notes<\/a><\/strong> with its intended destination, and the rest of it is still heaped in a giant pile of junk in our old living room. We\u2019ll attend to that after the baby\u2019s born and Jack and comb through everything while the kid sleeps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The Move<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we don\u2019t have a lot of extra hands nearby to help out, and there\u2019s only so much one dude and a pregnant lady can move on their own, we decided to hire movers for all the big stuff that was making the long journey from our other house four blocks away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/moving-truck-768x1024.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8949\"\/><figcaption><em>Hiring Movers = Game Changer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We had never hired movers before, so this was a new experience for us. While it did require some decent prep and labeling, having someone else move all our junk down stairs, into trucks, over curbs, out of trucks, and up more stairs was\u2026magical? It all happened so fast, it was hard to wrap our heads around the fact that we just spent four years and an all-nighter getting things ready go, and some dudes we\u2019d never met before moved our whole lives into the &#8220;new&#8221; place in less time than it takes to make a cheesecake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank goodness they did though, because on two hours of sleep, the two of us weren\u2019t good for much else besides literally pointing at things and mumbling the names of each room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tragedy struck when Jack dropped her only coffee of the day right out of her hand on the front steps before she had even taken a sip. The whole cup, just \u2013 <em>boop!<\/em> \u2013 splattered all over the ground. In a separate but oddly similar incident, Andrew had also spilled his <em>own<\/em> coffee on the entryway threshold just 10 minutes earlier, so it\u2019s safe the say the Charlotte was properly christened before we moved in. And caffeinated. Guess she\u2019s gonna need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Like A Good Neighbor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dinner-1-576x1024.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8950\"\/><figcaption><em>Cheese! Crackers! Chicken!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flowers-576x1024.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flowers-scaled.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flowers-scaled.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flowers-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flowers-scaled.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flowers-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flowers-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flowers-scaled.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption><em>AND flowers?! <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Quick shout out to our new savior neighbors, who not only brought Jack a new cup of coffee after the caffeine massacre, but also a whole dinner, complete with cheese &amp; crackers, chicken, a frittata, flowers from the garden, and homemade ice cream for dessert. <em>Homemade<\/em>! And it was all <em>delicious<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ice-cream-scaled-e1622915154647.jpg?resize=1170%2C2079&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8952\"\/><figcaption><em>The neighbor literally made this ice cream&#8230;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-ice-cream-576x1024.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-ice-cream-scaled.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-ice-cream-scaled.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-ice-cream-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-ice-cream-scaled.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-ice-cream-scaled.jpg?resize=1153%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-ice-cream-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C1066&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-ice-cream-scaled.jpg?w=1441&amp;ssl=1 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption><em>&#8230;we think the kids liked it. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The Recovery<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite not hauling the heaviest furniture ourselves, we were completely spent after the move. Jim\u2019s been spending the last few weeks unloading <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/whats-up\/8912\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack\u2019s Facebook marketplace finds<\/a><\/strong> into the house, clearing out a never-ending stream of cardboard boxes and construction materials, and checking off an endless list of to-do\u2019s to get us all ready to change spaces. His actual full-time job has also been super busy at the same time we\u2019ve been moving, so it\u2019s been an intense window of time around here, but we\u2019re doing our best to get some sleep and ready ourselves for the next round of crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/first-breakfast-scaled-e1622915202901.jpg?resize=1170%2C2079&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8954\"\/><figcaption><em>The first breakfast: leftover frittata that the neighbors made + coffee<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/coffee-close-up-scaled-e1622915284420.jpg?resize=1170%2C2079&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8955\"\/><figcaption><em>The house was in a state of chaos, but at least there was caffeine!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Necessary(-ish) Things This Week<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Post-Extreme-Resistant-Engineered-Conditions\/dp\/B0797HV8JW?crid=1GX0BMGBDVUZ1&#038;dchild=1&#038;keywords=extreme+post+its&#038;qid=1622917650&#038;sprefix=extreme+post+it%2Ctoys-and-games%2C162&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=li2&#038;tag=withjackandji-20&#038;linkId=b42ca2c3ed7089997d13964c01e4164c&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=B0797HV8JW&#038;Format=_SL160_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=withjackandji-20&#038;language=en_US\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=withjackandji-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;l=li2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B0797HV8JW\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34QGxcZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extreme Post-It Notes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The most Bad-Ass notes we ever did see, these puppies will stay with you until your dying day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Post-Sticky-BN11-Sticking-Resticks\/dp\/B072KL2QB4?dchild=1&#038;keywords=extra+large+post+its&#038;qid=1622917739&#038;sr=8-6&#038;linkCode=li2&#038;tag=withjackandji-20&#038;linkId=779e2b4dfd47565ed8e2e6176ac68506&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=B072KL2QB4&#038;Format=_SL160_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=withjackandji-20&#038;language=en_US\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=withjackandji-20&#038;language=en_US&#038;l=li2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B072KL2QB4\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; 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margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TIXCDs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Light Filtering Curtains<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Gorgeous sheer curtains with just enough texture to obscure the view of any naked kids (or adults?) in your house<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Please excuse us while we breathe for 10 minutes<\/li><li>Damn, that was a quick 10 minutes<\/li><li>Shit, there\u2019s a baby on the way! Ten more little piggies are set to debut before the end of the month, so we\u2019re got some more work ahead of us to assemble our lives with Ms. Charlotte before things really get wild around here<\/li><li>It\u2019ll be a big weekend ahead, as we\u2019re planning to throw down some flooring in the Primary Suite bathroom. We\u2019ve got a birth tub that needs to be inflated &amp; filled soon, so some water and a drain would be handy, to say the least.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ladies, Gentlemen, and those unaffiliated: After nearly 4 years of sheer home renovation insanity, we can officially say we now LIVE at Charlotte House.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe we need to be institutionalized, but despite its ups and downs, we might just be in love. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[99],"tags":[155,151,154],"class_list":["post-8945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whats-up","tag-curtains","tag-moving","tag-rugs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/post-its-cover-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1705&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8912,"url":"https:\/\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/whats-up\/whats-up-this-week-our-final-inspection-our-first-furniture-haul-plus-more-of-jacks-favorite-cake\/","url_meta":{"origin":8945,"position":0},"title":"What\u2019s Up This Week: Our Final Inspection, Our First Furniture Haul PLUS: More of Jack&#8217;s Favorite Cake!","author":"jack","date":"May 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"After years and years of renovations, we still wound up in a mad dash to tie up some loose ends and get Charlotte ready for her big day.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;What's Up This Week&quot;","block_context":{"text":"What's Up This Week","link":"https:\/\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/category\/whats-up\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/inspection-paper-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/inspection-paper-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/inspection-paper-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/inspection-paper-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/inspection-paper-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8643,"url":"https:\/\/www.withjackandjim.com\/chr\/whats-up\/whats-up-this-week-a-slew-of-setbacks-and-a-moody-new-dining-room\/","url_meta":{"origin":8945,"position":1},"title":"What&#8217;s Up This Week? 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