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That Military House: Move it, Organize it & Decorate it!
 Finally someone has taken the time to take the guess work out of PCSing. That Military House is full of great tips to prepare and organize for a PCS move. Then, That Military House gets you ready for the dauntless job of unpacking and making a house a home. Also this book provides organization, implementation, and following up techniques that are specific to a military family move; the book provides tips and guidelines for basic home decoration on a military budget. Thank God for this book.
Robert "Rob". (Ft. Drum, NY)
We military wives really needed a book like this. A friend of mine has this book and at first glance I knew that I had to have a copy of mine own. Every move that we make, in support of our husband's career, is a new decorating adventure. I myself truly enjoy this - I say this as I am sitting among lots of boxes and am unpacking for the second time in a year. We have a couple of rubbermaid totes full of curtains, organizers and stuff that we may not need in one house but need in the next - so we hang on to it in anticipation of the next move. Thank you Mrs. Payne for your dedication to your husband and nation as a military wife and also for your book that helps other military wives make a house a home, where ever the Armed Forces thinks that needs to be, for their soldier and their children.
Hannah R. F. (Schweinfurt, Germany)
this is a great book, i wish i had this years ago... it would have made my life so much easier.....
K. M. (Texas)
WOW! This is the 'moving bible' I grew up a military brat and now I am married to a soldier. I have moved over 17 times in my life, I thought that I had the moving thing down to a science. When I pick-up this book off my friends coffee table, I thought what can this book teach an old pro like me. Well tons, it gave me some fresh ideas and a number of new lessons on how to get organized and decorate my house on a military budget. Sandee Payne hit the nail on the head with the 3-Box Method. This is a ONE STOP resource! I suggest that you buy a copy and get one for a friend. You will not want to share your copy! I told my Family Readiness Group about it yesterday. Most of the ladies said it was about time someone wrote a book like this.
Paula D., a Military Brat
As a retired military wife, I know the value of this type of information. I will recommend your site and book to my young friends who I know this book will help tremendously. I am also going to recommend your book here at SJAFB. Thanks for writing this well needed information.
Mary W.
| I thought this was a wonderful idea for a book and extremely relevant to those families who live the military lifestyle. Way to go!
Heather K.
"That Military House, Move it, Organize it, and Decorate it" by Sandee Payne just arrived in the mail yesterday and I've already finished it, very fast read for not a little book. All the reviews from Amazon.com were dead on, it's a wonderful resource! Sandee Payne herself is a military wife, married to a MAJ in the Army, she wrote the book based on her own experiences for the definite need that is out there.
I've only moved a handful of times myself, and feel a little swamped with the idea of 'decorating' as my idea of it is still along the lines of college dorms due to experience, not necessarily what I WANT. She really spells out HOW to decorate, without copying a room from a magazine, and does it in such a way that you don't feel lost and back where you started. Even though I don't really consider myself unorganized, this book gives tons of tips on basics to more advanced things, gives ideas on where to go to get stuff, HOW to simplify and organize, and gives realistic time-lines (think up to a month or even longer to truly complete a room). She even mentions the whole fad that is going on right now with the DIY networks, and how they can do an entire room in 48 hours (hint: they have about 20 more people off camera, and have pre-ordered EVERYTHING).
She goes over every major room in the house, from Kitchens and Dining Rooms, to Bedrooms and Bathrooms, to an in-home Office, and Guest Rooms. She gets specific and has an entire chapter about kids rooms and how to help keep those looking nice and organized, without worrying about them growing out of the main pieces.
All in all, she does an excellent job addressing the numerous difficulties with moving in the military, all within the military budget, and the numerous differently sized houses we can live in throughout our own, or our spouse's career.
-Lindsay S.
Moving Help...even for "experienced" military spouse movers!, July 17, 2007 It's funny how civilians always seem to think that if you are in the military or married to the military, you are naturally organized. Ha! They also think that after you have a few moves under your belt you have it all figured out. Ha! If that were true we wouldn't all have these boxes we keep moving, don't unpack, never make decisions about. I read this book just prior to our 20th move and learned a number of things I hadn't known before (or simply never thought of.) Sandee's book would have also saved us some big furniture purchase mistakes (i.e. that bed headboard that never fit into any bedroom or up the stairs to the bedroom). Read this book and reread it prior to each move!! Kathie Hightower, coauthor of Help! I'm a Military Spouse...I Get a Life Too!
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