Friday, November 28, 2008
Shape Up or Ship Out
Anyone have any good packing or moving suggestions? I have only moved from NV to the "hood" to here. I'm not good at this. I need help.
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My advice is label, label, label. First, write the room in belongs in, then the contents. Then when you move, you can put the boxes in the correct room to begin with. YOu will need some big boxes for odd sized kitchen pans, etc., but for the most part, medium boxes are best. They won't get too heavy and the things won't get too smashed on the bottom. And big boxes are awkward to move anyway.
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I just asked my friend the same question. Here is her great and thorough advice:
1. Begin sorting through your stuff now to eliminate the amount of stuff to tote to the new place. It's a total pain. Plus, you'll be so excited with the new space and new possibilities that you won't want to worry about sorting through all your old stuff once you're in the new place. So, sort through everything: every drawer, closet, box, and shelf.
2. While you sort, concentrate on eliminating at least 1/4 of the stuff you have (that's my rule anyway). Anything you haven't used in a year, and don't see yourself using in a year can go - either donate or have a yard/garage/rummage sale of some sort.
3. Begin lumping like "keepers" together so that they're packed and (more importantly) unpacked together.
4. Pack the things you use least frequently first, and the things you use every day last.
5. Label the boxes as well as you can - if you're anything like me it's amazing the amount of things I can forget I have in a week's time. If it's possible to have a general idea of where you want things in your new house, label the boxes with a color-coding, or numbering system. For example, all boxes with a green label go in the kitchen (which is marked with a green piece of paper), or all boxes with a number 3 on it go in the master bedroom (which has a piece of paper with a number 3 taped to the door). We've found this system makes unloading the truck super duper fast, especially if you have the elder's quorum helping you unload - they appreciate it too - it's very user friendly. And, use a dolly for loading/unloading boxes as well as furniture.
6. Unpack every single box, even if you just put everything back in, seal it up, and put it in storage. Things always get lost in moves, even if it's just across town. Knowing that you've at least looked in every box will keep you from staying up at 2am thinking, "Where is that glass candlestick my sister's teacher gave me? I swear I packed it!!"
Whoa, whoa whoa! Crazy. That is pretty cool though that you are getting some pretty clear signals and know what you should be doing. Let me know what day/s you want me and I would love to come help pack, clean, watch Rees or whatever you want. Seriously. I'm going to miss you!
In the phone book under moving supplies, there's a place that sells this clear plastic that you can wrap everything up in (lg things like couch, bed, tables) so it won't get dirty or scratched. It's AWESOME. I don't know if you saw our stuff. It costs around $30 for this huge roll. Maybe find someone else moving soon and split it. The place is on 800 N., just off State on the East side. Look inthe phone book and you can call and ask if they have the plastic stuff to wrap your things in to move. That's how I found it!! Good luck!!
Well you caught my attention. Where are you guys going? I guess I will have to look back and read.
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