Load up on boxes/supplies at home.

We all know that Covid is still a thing even though it is less dangerous than the flue.  But it is still 2021 and most of our rules that are not worth a damn are still in place.  But the reality is that that was not the biggest change for my family.  Our change came from the locational change of moving from an apartment to a home for the first time.  My wife and I found a home in the nicest neighborhood in our city and found out that since it needed lots of work that we could actually afford it.  We knew that we would have to do tons of work to this home and that it would take hundreds of hours of work on our part to make it liveable.  But what we discovered was that there are many items that people would consider to be packaging supplies that are constantly use and needed. 

I know that we all use this and everyone has some on hand, but are really important to have on had are different types of tape.  The ability to have tape on hand is even more important for living in a home than versus an apartment.  That is because there are too many needs for different types of tape that can instantly happen.  These tapes are lifesavers and really time savers.  When it is also illegal to leave your home for non-emergency items it is also important to have lots of these items on hand.  You never know when you freedom of movement will be taken away in the United States. When you really think about it buying in bulk can save so much money and it is totally worth it. 

If you live in America then you know that you need to have and will totally use duct tape. This tape was actually created around World War 2 and was made to waterproof ammo cans.  What people found was that it had a multitude of other uses and was amazing at sealing almost anything up.  Around the house, we have used it in emergencies to fix leaks and to hold items together to keep thousands of dollars of things from crashing down.  It is also a great way to seal up boxes and basically patch almost anything.  I have taped paintbrushes to poles in order to get to high places because we had broken our extendable paintbrush pole.  I have taped fans back together in order to air out our home when chemicals spilled.  I needed things fast and I needed an asnwer and duct tape simply was there for me and I think we all need it.

You may think it is sill but having extra boxes lying around can be super nice.  You never know when you will need to store items.  Or even keep items from damaging others and cutting up boxes and using them as flooring covers or simply padding has been a huge help in our home.  We stored the majority of our garage items in boxes and created a whole system for the organization.  Using not just cheap boxes but going to an online packaging supplies store to get top-notch boxes was the best decision we made. These are sturdy boxes that are basically plastic tubs for one-tenth the cost and that is a huge thing over time.