Black Tie and Jam is celebrating its 3rd birthday! Throughout the busyness of the day, I kept feeling like I was forgetting something. Everyone knows that feeling, right? It was one of those days when a lot of little annoying things happen in the periphery of life, like flat tires and jury duty. At the […]
The movers came and delivered all your large items to your new place. Make sure that they set up the bed and any furniture that was taken apart when they packed it all up. Start unpacking boxes as soon as the movers start bringing them in. You will need the following items to assist with […]
Once all supplies are gathered, you are ready to pack up all your belongings. If you can enlist help from friends and family then this will make life much easier. Believe it or not, you can pack up an entire house in one or two days, depending on how big your space is. I am […]
Moving ain’t for sissies! I mean that in the nicest way! The older one gets, the harder it is. A person’s body just doesn’t have the strength or endurance as it once did. When you are a parent, the older your child comes to leaving the nest, the closer you are to helping them move […]
Experimenting with my new Harvest Right freeze dryer has been a lot of fun. This is the first time to freeze dry any kind of meat. I had a lot of deli meats in the freezer, so I thought this would be a good type of meat to start the process. Preparation Fold the slices […]
O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fightO’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,O […]
My son is moving into his first apartment for his last couple of years in college. Looking for an apartment was a good experience for him as he needed to know what to think about, what to look for in a living space and learn how to compare his choices to make a decision. Of […]
Black Tie and Jam is 1 YEAR OLD today! I can’t believe it’s been a year! What a year it has been! I started this blog on a whim. My main intention at first was for writing practice while I looked for a professional writing job. Since I was completely new to the blogging world, […]
You can find many lists on this subject. I know because I have seen them. Some of these lists include less than the basics, meaning your college student will end up going out to search for what he/she needs. Other lists suggest items a college student would never ever use. If you are a parent […]
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