My bestie is on the podcast today to talk to us about preparing for your move with your kids. She’s the total expert on this subject as she has moved just under a gazillion times in the past 8 years with her awesome family!
Last week I shared the 3 E’s to having a successfully organized move on Episode 20:
Essential: Purge before and after your move
Enhancement: Label boxes properly
Extra: Visualize your move to troubleshoot any problems that may arise
Now Tiffany shares her top 3 E’s, plus some great bonus tips when moving with kids:
Essential: Research your new city, schools, churches, activities before you move. (Use Google, Facebook groups and friends for recommendations, local MOPS groups and other organizations you love.) Along with researching, start praying with your family that God will put the right opportunities and people in your path.
Enhancement: Don’t be afraid to try more than one (or 3) different groups for you and the kiddos to find the right fit for you.
Extra: Accept any help (without feeling guilty) in those first days of your move, including movers, family, friends, babysitters and get your kids involved too in the setting up of their room right away so they feel settled in sooner.
While Tiffany moved from city to city with her growing family, she turned her photography hobby into a business. She takes the most gorgeous family photos and has even hooked me up with some awesome biz pics, including the cover art for my podcast! Thanks, Tiff!
Bonus tip: She says you can never have enough photos of your beautiful family to capture all those special memories and new adventures, especially when you move often. She also suggests that Moms should be in those pictures too. So hand your camera to someone or snap a selfie!
Here are the highlights from this episode:
{1:38} Introducing Tiffany Sharp
{3:46} Researching and Googling before you leave
{9:56} Asking for help
{14:53} What you can do to help the transition
{20:15} How to balance having a business and being a busy mom
Checkout Tiffany’s work @tiffanysharpphotography on Instagram and Facebook and be sure to book a session with her if you are local to Memphis, TN!
For more resources to organize and style your home with kids in 3 simple steps, click these links:
Be sure to follow me @everythingwithstylemom for upcoming podcast episodes and guests, plus lots of organization motivation!
For extra resources on organizing and styling your new home after a move (and more on how to purge the clutter, donate items/sell in a yard sale and create a space you love) checkout my Online Home Course! It’s simple to follow along with each module on your phone, laptop or in your ear buds. You’ll see simple step-by-step directions to accomplish those organization goals with lots of before and after examples and some pdfs to print out that’ll keep you on track!
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