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ModernishHomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
58 Posts
Amy
Colorado
USA
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 Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 07:26:39 AM
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So I'm moving this week - and thought I'd ask if you have any good tips for packing and/or cleaning for a move . . . so, any tips?
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I'm just a 20-something girl making a home for me (and my dog) and waiting for the family to fill it!
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2012 : 08:15:37 AM
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Hi...the best to you on Creating Your Life. It is the way to go. Having moved several times as my husband was in the military, the one thing that was useful was to put together a small box that is loaded in the very last, so it can be removed the very first and put on the kitchen counter. In it are essentials that can keep you going the first few days of unpacking..like one pan, plate, cup, silverware, toilet paper, tea, a bath towel, one outfit, dog food, a dish for the dogs water... you get the idea. It is basically to get through the first day or so of unpacking. Go to the store if you can and get just a few essentials for the refrigerator. It saves on time having to stop to go get food when you are looking completely disheaveled from unpacking. The next best tip I have for you is have your bed assembled the first thing and immediately make it up with your sheets and bedding. It is amazing how hard one works to begin to get settled and unpacked. The midnight hour will come quick and it is so great to know you can rinse off in the shower, and fall into bed while boxes are stacked all around. In the movie, "Under the Tuscan Sun" she prepares for a life she didn't have yet, and it unfolded as she began to fully live an enriched life she created. There will be times when doubt sneaks in or waiting seems like it has crowded out moving forward. But keep the faith and just live responsibly. Have fun...as a good friend reminded me years ago..taken from the movie "Sleeping With the Enemy" remember.."You Have Yourself".
Best to you. Enjoy the experience.
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craftystranger
True Blue Farmgirl
525 Posts
Barbara
Franklin
NC
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2012 : 04:08:38 AM
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One tip that I have is using duck tape to help label boxes. They come in so many colors and prints. One for the kitchen another for the bathroom .... Happy packing!
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pennyhenny
True Blue Farmgirl
304 Posts
Missy
Dayton
OH
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2012 : 3:21:47 PM
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A master list is my must do. I pack a box, label it-number it and then write that number down on my notepad and write what's in it that way if I need to get something quickly I can find it. Also I label a NEED NOW box(es) with towels, shampoos, a few dishes etc.
hugs,
-missy-
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KatTylee
True Blue Farmgirl
230 Posts
Katrina
Mitchell
Nebraska
USA
230 Posts |
Posted - Jun 23 2012 : 06:17:12 AM
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I'm moving in a month as well. Previously I've always like to close off the house room by room as I'm done with it. That way I knew it was clean and empty. Granted this worked much better with a smaller family. If I was renting I always just made sure everything was "top" cleaned since I know most rentals get a major carpet shampoo and usually paint too. For packing- a master checklist of things I need to get done. I label but don't number my boxes (yet). I've never used a mover though either so that might be different if I did that. Those are the major points. Setting up you bed first is a great way to make sure you get some sleep after a long day of unpacking. That first day box is a life saver as well.
~"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
— Oscar Wilde~
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jun 23 2012 : 06:42:33 AM
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My husband likes to save space by packing in drawers and in doors - meaning, if you've got a bureau or credenza or hutch, pack your breakables well and use the furniture as boxes.. For example, glass items do not usually have a lot of weight to them, and they will be safe and secure in heavier furniture items vs. cardboard boxes (you can secure doors with bungee cords)... And you can pack them very well in thick items of clothing and blankets and towels, which saves you a bundle on packing material. We've moved quite a few times since we've been married and his system saves us money, space and simply works like a charm! Good luck in your move, Amy! Blessings to you in your new home! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Jun 23 2012 : 07:28:30 AM
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Be merciless with "stuff" is my advice, repurpose/get rid of what you can. If that's one positive of moving it makes you go through everything.
Farmgirl Sister #3759
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world"
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4745 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2012 : 10:23:25 PM
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Great thread and tips. Perfect timing too, I'm moving in less than two weeks. I have the house more then half packed, but will definitely follow the advice here to do the rest.
Best of luck to everyone on the move this summer!
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ModernishHomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
58 Posts
Amy
Colorado
USA
58 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2012 : 11:33:09 AM
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Thanks for the tips and good luck to everyone else in the throes of moving! :D
I am beginning to unpack now, and the boxes I packed are good, but the ones my parents helped with are a mess. I wanted to set up the Wii today and discovered that I have no idea where the sensor that goes on top of the TV is! It's a pretty useless machine without it.
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I'm just a 20-something girl making a home for me (and my dog) and waiting for the family to fill it!
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2012 : 4:06:34 PM
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I didn't bother to unpack bureau drawers. I just took them out of the bureau and moved them contents and all that way. If you have a moving van, once the bureaus are in, but the drawers back in and remove them again when the bureaus are removed from the van. Use towels and other linens to protect breakables. LABEL ALL BOXES! Particularly where they are going to be put when you get to your new home.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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