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Date of upload: Jul 25, 2023 ^^
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As someone who's moved 38 times in 33 years, I strongly agree with ALL of these!! My additions:
-use empty suitcases or duffel bags to pack clothes! I find this keeps them cleaner. Plus you have to move your suitcases and bags anyway.
-people are ALWAYS giving away free boxes and bubble wrap online! Also, your workplace is likely to have empty boxes they'll be happy to let you take if you ask.
-if you have camping gear, it helps to keep it handy in case by the time you get to your new home you're too tired to assemble a bed. We've been known to plop down on our sleeping pads and sleeping bags the night before and after a move :)
-if you're too young/broke to hire movers and are asking your friends to help you, PLEASE feed them.
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My favourite tipp: make freezer meals for the whole last week AND the whole first week in disposable pans. You can pack and unpack all spices, pots and utensils in these two weeks AND you donāt have to worry about dinner while unpacking. You will be fine with oatmeal, fruit cups, sandwiches and a freezer meal for two weeks. And it is a Great way to use things up.
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I always encourage people moving over a weekend, to first pack everything they will need to get ready for work on Monday in a suitcase so all they have to do is find the suitcase and it eliminates a world of stress if you know that you can manage getting ready for work. Bath towel, soap, shampoo, toothbrush & toothpaste, deodorant , hair products, & toiletries.
Also, set up and make your bed right away. When youāre tired, itās the last thing you want to do.
Everything else is gravy. Iām grateful I havenāt had to move in over 20 years, but I know Iāve accumulated āstuffā that needs to be purged. Sometimes I want to pack as if Iām moving for a good reality check. Iām certain I would be surprised at what I no longer need but am continuing to store/manage. Funny how packing makes you realize this.
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When I start packing, the first thing I pack is walls. There is nothing I need on the walls. I go room to room and pack everything on them. Since it is also decor it's the last you put back up. So first down last up. The bad thing about procrastinating is if you wait till the end then your going non stop packing then unpacking. Give yourself a few days at the end where you can chill a little bit makes all the difference!! I have moved so many times in my 69yrs it's crazy!!
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Youāre right, thereās no time for gift baskets, but we left our buyers toilet paper in the bathrooms, hand soap, paper towel, a few trash bags, and some basic cleaning wipes and dish soap. Just some common sense kindness to pay forward, hopefully. I also recommend packing smaller and lighter boxes than you think; itās so much easier on your back when the movers and helpers are all gone and itās just you moving the boxes around as you settle in (for weeks on endā¦).
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I have a priority plan for unpacking.
First priority: The day you move into your new place, you first clean and set up your bathroom(s). Toilet paper in place, backups accessible, towels on the rods, shower curtains hung, and the basics of your everyday care stuff in place and easily found and used. With that in place you can take care of basic needs plus get showers and such to keep yourself going.
As soon as that's done, start setting up the beds, with kids beds being the first priority and adults after that. With that done, you have a place to sleep.
Once those necessities are taken care of, I tend to go on to a complete unpacking and setting up of the bedrooms, followed by the kitchen and then last, the living room.
Last time my husband and I moved, which was around our 15th or 20th time, we moved into our one bedroom apartment and were completely unpacked, right down to pictures hanging on the walls, in two days. I love being a minimalist.
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When you're done packing a room, clean it right away! We always have the first week's essentials separate and it goes in the car! First thing is to set up beds, so they go in the moving truck last so they are first to be pulled out and set up..then the kids can be occupied making beds and starting to visualize their new roomšā¤šš¾
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Other tips (because I am also in the middle of packing to move houses) : make a list of your frozen food and fresh food in your fridge in order to plan your meals to empty them and have time to clean them and unplug before you move + plan time to clean the dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, and drain the exit water hoses (to avoid the risk of a mess aka flood on moving day...)
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Donāt scrounge a bunch of randomly-sized boxes to save a little money. Uniform boxes made for moving in a few sizes will stack better and make the best use of space, and are more likely to be strong enough. Make sure the boxes have handles! When I last bought boxes a few years ago, the ones Home Depot sells didnāt have handles; the ones from Lowes did.
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Whoa that vacuum sealing hack on a normal bagā¦ mind blown. 6:17
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@christywatts3855
9 months ago
Another suggestion is packing the bedding separate and making the bed as soon as you set it up so at the end of the day when you are tired you can fall into bed and not have to make it first. š
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