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My sister moved some of her larger items across the country with the help of someone she found through Craigs list. He drove some of her things in his half empty pick up in exchange for gas money. They actually kept in touch after the move.

My daughter is too young to play by herself in her room. I divided a long and narrow room using a 4 x 2 cube expedit shelf from ikea on its side jutting from the wall, about 6 or 7 feet from the end of the room. The partially enclosed corner is her 'playhouse' and has her play kitchen, bookshelves, craft supplies. The top of the expedit also serves as a play surface. When i get around to it, I am going to finish making the fabric pup tent that will be a removable roof spanning from the top of the expedit to the opposite wall. If my daughter had her way, the fourth side of the playhouse would be closed off and she would access it by crawling through the one empty cube in the expedit. I cannot fit through the hole so I have left that side open to a love seat against the opposite wall (facing the playhouse). The coffee table doubles as a play table with little stools. I can sit on the loveseat doing my thing while my daughter plays. It is also a really convenient spot for reading together.

Since my most of my friends also have young children (mostly under 4), it works really well when we entertain. We can keep an eye on the kids, and they can see their parents, without tripping on the toys in the middle of the room. Sometimes we even get to have an adult conversation over the racket.