Wait did you say garden? I'm so curious if you have your own garden? I'm thinking about starting one for me and my boys so they can help and it's another food source for us to make it easy.
Personally, I’d leave Hailey’s room for a few years. As a young adult, I found it easier to take ‘safe risks’ (go off to college, try a new job, etc.) knowing I could always go home. There was nothing quite like the feeling of my own bed, too.
I would agree with this, especially since you have the room and due to the pandemic, my son had to finish his college career at home! Just food for thought. Also, my adult children rent small spaces in our very expensive state, so we are their storage units - lol! My daughter, who rents a small house with a roommate, lives 30 mins away and will soon bring back her summer clothes to switch out for winter clothes. Lastly, it may not work out for Hailey at her college. Then she’ll want to come home to regroup before launching out again.
Absolutely agree 💯 We kept our boys rooms the same until they were married and out of the family nest 🪺 Then we had fun taking all of their stuff over to their new marital houses 😆😅🎉🥳 Life changes make us stronger ❤🌷🍀🏋️♀️
My daughter is back home after 4 years at BU (Boston univ) she is working full time and another job part time to save and travel. My only one so I say let them stay home as long as they want! Lol
This week, I got kerrygold butter for 1.50 each, packs of stock cubes for 10 cents each, yogurts for 25 cents each, a giant alouette cheese tub for 5 bucks (small ones are that price), a giant kit kat for 50 cents (rare treat for the kids),and several drink mixes that were about 75% off. (Can't remember exact numbers). Too often, a lot of people focus on the hauls, and then don't talk about what to do with their hauls.
You obviously know what is best for Hailey, but I wouldn't touch her room for atleast the first year. I was an RA in college and so many of my residents got home sick, some would go home for a weekend and it would cure it, others ended up not making it through college. But I had residents that were so sadden by their rooms being changed, even if they were aware it happening... it hit them harder then they were expecting. Me personally, even though I never had terrible homesickness, it was always so comforting to come back to my room that was unchanged:)
Our oldest daughter is the same age as Haley but went to college this year. Since you don't need the space, definitely keep the room for her. She'll appreciate it when she comes home to visit.
Our son has moved back home 2x since he moved out , I didn’t change His room much , it’s our spare room . He was so very thankful to be able to return home . I have always let my kids know they can always come back home at any time . Rent here starts at 1500.00 and the average home to buy is in the $700,000.00 I live in the Interior of BC Canada . This spring homes were going for $150k Over asking price , it was crazy .
For pasta sauce my mom makes this amazing one and grates up zucchini, summer squash, and eggplant along with some onions, hamburger meat, sausage(ground and sliced) and shredded chicken. She makes a HUGE batch of it and freezes some for later. I make my own slightly cheaper version with all the grated veggies and hamburger meat and add ricotta cheese and use a good marinara sauce and it’s phenomenal!! Love love love it! I usually make a large batch too when I find a good deal on veggies and freeze it. Works so damn well and it’s so much more filling ❤
Old bananas: I toss the one or two old bananas that didn't make it before they got too old into my freezer (in a designated basket) peels and all. When I have about 15 frozen bananas, I make a quintuple batch of banana bread and add oats and walnut to the batter. Instead of loaves, I make muffins, (it makes over 100 muffs) and freeze them in gallon bags. They make really great snacks for my kids as they are coming and going from their activities. They grab a couple out of the freezer, microwave about 30 seconds and spread a thick layer of peanut butter on them. They are so good! My daughter's room: my husband used it for an office, but we kept the bed in the room for guests and for when my daughter came home.
Leave her room. She will have it when she comes home when going to college and after if she needs it. As a girl, it is always nice to have that safe space even being out of the house at college.
We had to move kids around when my oldest left for college... but as time has passed she 21 still comes home very often and my twins 20 have both moved out.. so we now have a semi guest/storage room. Still have 2 at home full time.
I left my daughters’ bedrooms alone when they went to college. They knew they were always welcome back home. Now they are both married and stay in those rooms when they visit.
We get our 1/2 a cow in January and when it got close last year and I needed to make some freezer space I canned some of the roasts and steaks. I canned them in pints, just 3 people in my house, and they are great for soups, pot pies and making beef tips with pasta. If you sear them a little before packing the can they hold together a little better.
My parents kept my room for me until I was done with college, so I could work over the summer and save money for school. Once I was graduated and moved into my own space the following summer, they downsized the house, since they didn't need such a large house with fewer people there (my sister was also in college and out of the house by then, too).
We keep the room as is for about a year. Then it becomes a craft room, or reading room, or guest room, game room. My boys that are grown always loved coming home and staying in their bed.
When my brother went to college, my parents kept his room the same. He still came home for Thanksgiving, Christmas/winter break, spring break, and summer. Once he moved across the country, it became guest/craft/sewing room. Same with my sister's room, hers became yoga, my mom's office, and storage room after she moved out of state.
We lived near enough to our daughters college that she was home every weekend sometimes during the week all holidays. She did technically live in the dorms. So while she was in college we kept her room exactly the same. But when she got out of college she moved in with her college sweetheart and so this just happened recently and we are converting her bedroom now. We have four other kids two of them share room so they’re happy to be split up now.
When my son's went to college I left their rooms as is. I wanted them to know they had their room still. They gobthrough enough changes without feeling like they had no home bedroom. After college graduation and they moved to their own place then I made tge decision what to do with their room
I joined the military at 18 right after high school almost 6 years ago, I have 2 kids and a husband now and my mom still has my room pretty much the way it is before I left. She kind of moved into it since it was a little larger room but all my pictures and decor is still there. No shame is keeping her room if you don't need it (:
Hi from Melbourne Australia..we are lucky here we really don't need to worry about stockpiling..yes, we buy items e.g. cleaning products when half price, however, we really don't worry about products as we have great fresh veg and fruit and meat ..we freeze meat, however, ponder and wonder your people must be doing it so very hard..I do feel so lucky ..living in Australia..and born in New Zealand..good luck..come down under to the lucky country..
Keep her room as is until she graduates from college when she comes home it’s important for her to feel part of family, she is still young to have her place disappear and feel like sis a guest in her home.
One of the most memorable things I took from my 1st child’s college orientation seminar for parents (yes, there were some really helpful meetings for parents to attend while the students were attending their own meetings) was that as parents we should consider NOT to give the new college student’s home bedroom to another child or take it away from them if at all possible. Because as a parent you want to keep home feeling like home. You don’t want your child to feel like they aren’t wanted or welcome at home. Home is a special place & if you take away their room, they might not feel as welcome coming home as you want them to. Everyone need’s to do what’s best for their own family & home but this really stuck w/me over the past 9 years.
I LOVE THIS!!!!! I now what you are saying about "gottta do it" clean out to make space for upcoming sales and to stay out of the grocery store till it is all gone. You rock.
This comes at literally the perfect time! I want to get through some of the more summery meals in the freezer and pantry before stocking up on all the cosy winter favourites.. Thank you for the inspiration! God bless you and your family! ☀️☀️
Oh my gosh. Since I started watching your videos a couple years ago I have gotten HOOKED on shopping sales and reduced stickers at FM/Kroger 🫣. I’ve recently found out that they do their reduced stickers Sunday morning around the time I’m in church so I always run over to FM and see what they have right after church. I have 2 medium sized chest freezers full of meat 😅 and some garden produce stuff. Mostly meat though. I seriously need to take a month and just eat out of the freezer like what you’re doing lol.
Hello!! Long time lurker, first time caller.big fan. Wanted to advise that your missing an opportunity to move some of those bananas. The protein muffins! You can use bananas (or applesauce) in place of the oil and boost up the nutrients a lil. Love ya from GA!
My son who is 26 just moved back after a big sad breakup. He was so happy to come back to his old room (except for all the toilet paper, tissues, canned food etc 😂)
We raised 4 kids. When the oldest moved out another kid needed her room (we had 4 bedrooms so 2 always had to share). When kid 2 moved out we kept her room as a guest room, which was a good thing because she came back at some point for an extended period. After she moved out for good we downsized, still had 4 bedrooms but one became the exercise room (treadmill etc) Then kid 3 moved out and we got a guest room again. Kid 4 is still with us, even though she is 24. I would say most people keep the kid's room as is when they go to college, they will be back for breaks, summer, etc. Once she gets a real job after college make a guest room, craft room, whatever. Our situation is different from your's, I guess you have a basement but we are in Texas so we don't have that space.
how do u get ur muffins to puff up? i remember u mentioned a tip before regarding the temp or something but i cant remember. i got the giant tins too👍🏼
Question for the lasagna, how long do you cook it for? Do you cook the ones you freeze or do you just freezer and wait to heat when you’re going to eat them? Sorry if I missed that on the video! I’m taking tons of notes!
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Leave her room be, she needs to be able to come home for a few years or so Eighteen may be legally an adult but she's still a kid 😢 I have three, all grown up and gone now. The middle one was the only one to go to uni out of our area. I cried when she moved out.And cried when she moved back home 😃
I've kept my kid's rooms as their rooms while they were in college because they came home often and were home all summer. Once they make the transition into their own home/apartment I cleared their rooms. I made one room into an office, another room into a home gym, another option could be a guest room.
I completely agree. She will come home for Holidays and vacations. She still lives with her. Christine needs to wait. It's crushing to find out you no longer have a room.
When I moved out at 17 for school, my parents moved my 7 yr old sister to my room and made her former room into a sewing room for my mom (She kept the nursery wallpaper though) 😂. I didn’t feel upset about my little sister upgrading to my (larger) room, but when I had a tonsillectomy at age 19, I got really ill and I needed my dad to take care of me. He didn’t have a bed for me to sleep on since my sister had a twin - no room for sharing. Instead I slept on the couch and he slept there with me head to toe to keep an eye on me for about a week.
We were a large-ish family, but parents kept my room as it was whilst I was in uni. It was the same for my siblings. I'm glad, as we would have felt pushed out if our rooms weren't there when we came home for the Uni holidays. It only stopped being my room when I got my own place after I graduated
My room was my room until I officially moved out at 25. I came back from college and paid rent that was charged less than the going rate and proportional to my income. Parents used it to teach me how to budget and pay bills on time. They saved that cash in a bank account and it was my budget for when I got married. They told me it was there AFTER I moved out.
My grandma left my room for me as it was when I left for uni. Came in handy as I went through some rough times in my early 20s. I love my grandparents and wouldn’t be where I am today without their constant support.
We kept our college kiddo's bedroom as it was while he was in school, because I wanted him to know he's always welcome.. He started a full time job and moved to another city, and we pretty much cleared it out, but kept his bed. Now we're turning it into a guest bedroom, but he sleeps there when he visits, even if we have other guests. So bottom line, I encourage you to keep Hailey's bedroom as is until she has a job and is supporting herself.
Christine, although Hayley will be going to college, she will be home at Thanksgiving, Christmas, winter break, spring break and every summer for the next 4 years. We didn't make any changes to our 2 kids' rooms until they moved after college to their current homes. One of ours lives in San Francisco and the other moved to London. We are still in the same house in NH, just the two of us. You may not want to change anything for a while, just so that she has a place that's familiar and comfortable when she returns. They really do come home more than you think.
My daughter started college a month ago and she has been home every weekend except for one! She is only 40 minutes away so it's easy for her to drive home on weekends. 🚙
I would leave the room the way it is I think it's so important to have a safe space to return to at least in those first few years of college and so on...
🙋♀️ Yes! Bring on the deals, and prepare those meals ahead of time! Before I retired from teaching, I would make enough freezer meals during the summer that I wouldn’t have to cook for the first six weeks of school! What a blessing my summer self gave my Start Back to School self! I still double or triple the recipes and freeze them for those times when I just don’t want to cook! 😃
Tips for adult children’s rooms. I moved out a couple months ago and my parents left my room as mine. So I always have a place to come home to. My closet has clothes in it my bathroom has products in it. I can go home at the drop of a hat and bring nothing. The only thing that changed is my dogs sleep in my room now and my mom uses my desk areas as an office if she needs to be closed off from the rest of the house.
As a child who recently left home (3 years ago but still 😂) and my parents had been separated for most of my life - my dad kept my room and had space for me. My mom needed it for their business so she used it. There was no hard feelings from me at all about it, but when I needed to leave a bad relationship really suddenly I went to my dads because I felt like it was less of a burden. I’d say keep it at least the bed in there until she’s been out for a while ❤
Kids come home to visit and many don't want to see major changes because it feels like they are no longer welcome. Wait until she's out on her own before making big changes.
We love the Rao's sauce at our house! And I often put diced zucchini in my pasta sauce. I like to cook it separately and get some good color on it. Thanks for the great video! Even though I have a small family (3), you have taught me to keep a few extra things in the pantry so I can put together meals or snacks without having to do a full grocery shop every week.
I would not do anything with your daughter's room until she's finished her education that way she always has her space in her family home. If she plans to move out permanently when starting college I would leave it a year to make sure she is settled then change the room to whatever you need it to be.
I think I've picked over 30# of green beans from my garden this year! I've canned over three dozen pints, blanched and frozen two gallons, and we've eaten it as a dinner side many times. Such a great crop this year!
I have canned 21 quarts and 20 pints of green beans just from my backyard. We have also eaten a lot and I have gotten to the point where I am giving away just about all I am currently picking. I had purchased a couple of bushels in April and canned those so I think we might be set for a bit:)!! I have a small garden with the bean plants tucked into empty spots, it has definitely been a good green bean year!! But lets not even talk about how bad a tomato year I have had:(!!!
Canned 72 jars of green beans from two picking. There wasn’t a third picking lol! About 40 lbs carrots, so 13 pints carrot ginger soup canned and 14 pints diced carrots done. Rest in spare fridge. Needless to say, I am tired.
If you have never cooked your pasta in the tomato sauce with about a tablespoon of beef boulliom you have no idea what your missing! Great video, Christine
I love a good pantry cleanout challenge! I’ve done several on my channel and have another one going up on Sunday in honor of Shelftember 😊. My clearance foods were filling up my freezer so I just had to do another one.
No adult kids here Or kids of any age really But around me (growing up and now as an adult) most people keep the room of college going children as the room of said child until they finish college and actually move out into the adult world Or whenever the kid actually moves out (room is used when child comes home for the weekend , holidays and so on maybe even when things do not work out as planned and child returns home for a period etc)
