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ModernishHomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl

58 Posts

Amy
Colorado
USA
58 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2012 :  07:25:22 AM  Show Profile
Got a job (YEAH!)

But now I have to find a place and orchestrate a move in a week or less . . . . and all in a house with no AC while temps are in the mid-upper 90s all week. Ick.

Any tips or tricks, ladies?

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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl

620 Posts

roxanna
westport indiana
USA
620 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2012 :  08:23:51 AM  Show Profile  Send rphelps4 a Yahoo! Message
Good luck, I guess now would be a good time to get rid of anything you don't need, mark all the boxes so you can put them in the room where they belong as you move.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl

13055 Posts


Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2012 :  08:39:41 AM  Show Profile
Good luck on your new job and your move. Keep us posted.
Marly

"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl

2350 Posts

Sheila
Virginia
USA
2350 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2012 :  10:22:53 AM  Show Profile
Good luck !! hope all goes well . hugs

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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl

22937 Posts

Alee
Worland Wy
USA
22937 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2012 :  12:17:11 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
My recommendation is to downsize ruthlessly. Haven't used it in a year- get rid of it or set it aside for a garage sale. Then I would do a garage sale over Thursday, Friday, Saturday with really good prices and watch stuff fly.

Also I would do the bulk of work and packing in early morning and at night so you can take advantage of the cooler temps- try to rest through the heat of the day if you can.

We have downsized a lot in each of our moves and I honestly can say that the ONLY thing I have regretted getting rid of is the rocker we had for Nora when she was a baby- but that being said I had no place for it either.

Alee
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl

1874 Posts

Linda
Kansas
1874 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2012 :  2:17:19 PM  Show Profile
Good luck!! When I moved a couple years back had to downsize as well. It's hard, but I think it's worth it

Blessings,
Linds

Country at Heart
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hawkin_farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl

63 Posts

Micah
Austin Texas
USA
63 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2012 :  2:37:27 PM  Show Profile  Send hawkin_farmgirl an AOL message  Send hawkin_farmgirl a Yahoo! Message
Use small boxes! You may end up with more boxes, but it'll be much easier on your back. My husband learned this the hard way. :)

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fille de ferme
True Blue Farmgirl

2344 Posts

Madeline
Meadow Lands Pa.
USA
2344 Posts

Posted - Jun 19 2012 :  3:25:07 PM  Show Profile
GOOD LUCK on your move & job. Like the ladies said, DOWNSIZING is the key ;)

KEEP A SMILE IN YOUR HEART...
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ModernishHomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl

58 Posts

Amy
Colorado
USA
58 Posts

Posted - Jun 29 2012 :  11:29:06 AM  Show Profile
I did a lot of downsizing - donated furniture, clothes, electronics - lots of stuff I didn't use. Anything in too shabby condition to donate got trashed - but I think I may need to downsize yet more now that I'm here. May also need to rent a small storage locker to put my Christmas decorations and keepsake boxes in. I don't have room to store them in the house, but I also don't want to throw them away.

Starting to unpack things now though. I've got about a week and a half before my new job starts to get things all unpacked. Hosting a house warming party the Saturday before I start.

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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl

3259 Posts

Laurie
Patchogue NY
USA
3259 Posts

Posted - Jun 29 2012 :  2:45:32 PM  Show Profile
Best of luck to you Amy! How far did you move? What part of Colorado are you in?
Sounds exciting (although alot of work I am sure).
Update us when you can.
Hugs,


~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

4928 Posts



USA
4928 Posts

Posted - Jul 01 2012 :  06:30:10 AM  Show Profile
Call around for free boxes - grocery stores, liquor and cigarette stores, etc. Then recycle them after the move. I moved twice and got better each time. I'm still finding things that I could have let go.

Label boxes as you put stuff in them. We used index cards, so we could pack more in them.

I think I wrote an article on moving tips, but will have to find it for you.

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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader

4928 Posts



USA
4928 Posts

Posted - Jul 01 2012 :  06:31:31 AM  Show Profile
We'll that didn't take long. Here's the article.

I wrote it back in 2009, so I may need to go back and update it, but here it is: Essential Moving Tips: http://www.helium.com/items/1362835-moving-tips

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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl

917 Posts

delicia
cincinnati ohio
USA
917 Posts

Posted - Jul 01 2012 :  1:16:44 PM  Show Profile
Congratulations. I am excited for your Housewarming party. Hopefully you will meet some new friends. Where did you move to and what is your new job?
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl

3331 Posts

marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW Washington State
USA
3331 Posts

Posted - Jul 02 2012 :  03:54:05 AM  Show Profile
Amy, You are smart to dive right in and invite your neighbors over. It is so much nicer when you know one another. Best of luck to you! I am sure things will work out. When you have your heart in the right place, things will go your way!

Marianne
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ModernishHomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl

58 Posts

Amy
Colorado
USA
58 Posts

Posted - Jul 03 2012 :  7:23:14 PM  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by laurentany

Best of luck to you Amy! How far did you move? What part of Colorado are you in?
Sounds exciting (although alot of work I am sure).
Update us when you can.
Hugs,


~Laurie




I moved from Denver out to Eagle County, so about two hours away from where I was. Close enough to go back and hang out with my friends that are still there once every month or two.

quote:
Originally posted by delicia

Congratulations. I am excited for your Housewarming party. Hopefully you will meet some new friends. Where did you move to and what is your new job?



I hope so too. As you see above, I moved to Eagle County where I will be a children's librarian for a local public library branch. That is what I went to school for, so I'm very happy to be getting started. And also glad that I got to stay in CO. Though I had looked for (and even interviewed for a couple) jobs out of state, my first choice was always to stay in CO somewhere. It's my home.

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