I had to laugh. I got our mail the other day and I pulled this out:
It’s a little packet of sorts from P&G – a kind of “welcome to the neighborhood.”
I laughed because we’ve lived in the neighborhood for over a year now!
Nevertheless, it was full of fun goodies!
I mean, you can’t beat that, right?!
It got me thinking about when we first moved to the neighborhood. We didn’t know anyone, so we did something a little unconventional. Well, my husband would say that I did something a little unconventional, because HE thought I was crazy! HA!
I baked cookies and took them to the neighbors.
I know, it sounds silly, because the neighbors are supposed to do that kind of thing for NEW people who move into the “hood”, not the other way around, right? Well, I’ve never been totally conventional.
It was a big hit! If you want to see more about that, check out this blog post I did on it: Hello, New Neighbors! (Oh yeah, this blog post is complete with free printable tags and everything!)
And can I just say that we have awesome relationships with all of our neighbors now? We really do! In fact, it’s not uncommon for it to take me 30 minutes to go check the mail, or my hubby 30 minutes to take the trash out, because we’ve run into a neighbor who wants to stop and chat! And hey, if you’ve gotta live by them, you might as well be friends with them!
Now we’re not the newbies anymore, and I am totally the “Hi, I’m Kristen, and I baked you this pie! Welcome to the neighborhood!” type! I’ve gotta admit, I don’t want any of our neighbors to move, but if they do, I’m gonna be all over it when the new ones arrive!
What about you? Do you have neighbors? How do you keep a good relationship with them?
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That is a sweet package! I LOVE those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. They really do work miracles.
Oh yes, they are some of my faves!
This brought back some fond memories for me. When we moved from Charlotte to Macon back in 1967, the ‘Welcome Wagon’ still existed. I remember a nice lady coming to our home with some goodies. The only thing I do remember that she brought was a 6 pk. of Coke in the small bottles. Even at 9 yrs. old, I thought that was nice. My how the times have changed.
Glad you did it the other way around, that is awesome!
Oh, that’s great, Shirley!
Great selection of products!
Thanks, Sophie!
I adore our neighbors. We help each other out and we have a lot of fun together.
That’s awesome, Tami!
That would be something fun to give to our new neighbors. What a thoughtful idea.
Thanks, Amanda! It WAS pretty fun!
Great bunch of products!!Love your idea for making friends with Neighbours. Its been over a year now , I don’t know anybody near our house 🙁 But I always wanted to talk to them and make friends, may be I should try your idea to get new friends 🙂
Yes, you should! It’s nice to have good relationships with those around you! (If THEY’RE nice, too, of course! LOL)
Somehow I missed your New Neighbors post, went over to read it! You are an awesome New Neighbor! We did not get a welcoming pie either (not from neighbors next door), and I did not think of such an awesome idea as you did. Love it!
Aw, thanks, Anna! LOL Now I’m hungry for pie, aren’t you?!
Our neighbors aren’t very friendly, but it may be because they don’t speak English very well. I did bake them cookies when they moved in and invited them to church (in case they didn’t have a church home) but in this instance, the old saying “good fences make good neighbors” will have to suffice. 🙂
I think you’re very sweet to welcome your new neighbors and it was beyond awesome that you were the new neighbor and made it a point to take cookies over to meet your established neighbor.
Oh yes, the language barrier could be a problem! I don’t have that issue around me, so I’m not sure how I would handle that one. We do have a nice fence, and I do appreciate it, too LOL
Our one neighbour is fantastic! Always telling our boys they love them and spoiling them! It is so nice – we have been so blessed!
That’s awesome! Those are the ones who become family!
what a sweet package to give a new neighbor or anyone moving in.
Thanks, Becca!
How nice of them to send you a package. Hope you settle in well.
Very nice, just a little late LOL
What a nice package to receive. We went from living in a neighborhood where the neighbors all knew each other and helped each other to an area where the neighbors all knew each other and avoided each other to an area where we know no one and prefer to keep it that way with where we are. Can not wait to move again to where we have no neighbors – sorry but ours now mow their lawns at 10:30 pm and play horribly loud music all day long and I just want to get away.
Oh goodness! That’s not a good situation to be in, Jennifer! I hope you find a great new nest soon!
That is such a great idea! Never thought of that.
Thanks, Amber!
Know what’s funny, we have lived in our house for over 2 years now and we still don’t know our neighbors. My kids play with the neighborhood kids and I don’t really know their parents. I really got to get out and introduce myself.
In your free time, right?! 🙂
Our neighbors are not the kind anyone wants to live near.It is great that you are so kind and welcoming.
Oh, that’s sad, Kay 🙁 Maybe they will move and you will get new ones!
I love this idea! What a sweet idea! 🙂
Thanks, Amanda!
What a great box! I love those Tide Pods!
I’m gonna try them today, I haven’t used them before!
It’s great to live in a neighborhood where you know your neighbors. Ours is the same way and we all look out for each other.
That’s awesome, Marni!
Oh what a lovely little package that would be amazing when people first moved in! Such a nice welcome. x
That’s true, Sarah!
This is a great idea! Something that everyone could use!
Very true, April!
I actually have very elderly who are very nosey and are very suspicious of anyone who moves in to the neighborhood.
Well, we have one of those! I’ve tried to make it a good thing – hey, if anything happens to our house, I know who will have seen it and who will tell us all about it LOL
I am totally the same way!! Most of our neighbors are older and don’t come out a whole lot but we do check in on them every so often and say hi.
That’s nice, Alice, I’m sure they appreciate it!
That’s a nice welcome package, even if it arrived a year after the fact! I think it’s great that you baked cookies for your neighbors. It’s a cool way to get to know the people around you. I’m surrounded by houses full of college kids. They come and go as each school year begins and ends.
Oh, that’s interesting, Terra! I’m sure they would love any kind of food LOL