Moving~~NEXT WEEK~~~Where do I start

LOL just going through this myself I'm the last person to comment - my move was too fast to do anything really organized so I threw the things I use daily into an 'over night bag' and it could be weeks before I find anything else - laptop and bag just went where ever I went for a week. Now I just wish I could find the rest of my cloths I'm getting tired of the same 3 tee shirts, one pair of shorts, one pair of pants, and few undies - wash and wear is getting old.

Well for sure you need to pack away stuff you don't really need right away. You don't want to end up opening a box again just to get something you need to use. I don't have a certain room to start with. I just pick a box and start packing regular shaped items into the boxes and filling up the empty spaces. I put in large items first. The main items in each box are from a certain room but the space fillers can be from anywhere. I think the less boxes you have makes things easier. I go through all the rooms and I make sure I have enough space fillers to put into the box along with kitchen stuffs (cause usually they are irregularly shaped). Each day I reduce the amount of things unpacked based on their importance (less important first). The bedroom is the first to be emptied and kitchen is always the last to be emptied on the last day. This is because you don't need to sleep but you need to drink or eat something.

Hi Onfire I wish you luck in your new home. May I ask where you are moving to?. Are you moving to a new town? Well I have done a ton of moving. I always stared with the things I need the least for the time we were moving. Kitchen things that will be need for as many meals as you need. the same way with the clothes and last the essential beding. Put these things aside because you will need them after you get to the new house. From there I would pick a room and just go from there being sure to label the boxes as to the majarity of what you put in it.

I say start with the kitchen, and I speak from experience. LOL By the time you are done with a couple rooms, you'll want to throw it all in a box and not care about the consequences. Also, people tend to take more care with the first things they pack, and dishes would be up there in the fragile category. Good luck on the moving! : )

Well... I don't have any suggestions for moving. So why am I answering, you wonder? Just to post my opinion on moving. I HATE IT!!! I even bought a manufactured home so that if I ever need to move, I can just hook the house up to a truck and move it. I don't really know why I loath moving so much. I feel it's because I was in the Military for 8 years. I resist change now, dispise moving, and I'm not good on long trips. I'm such a bore, huh?? (lol) But if I had to move... I'd hire someone to come in and pack everything up for me and haul it away to the new place.

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I'm probably late in responding to this thread, but I would say pack up the things you aren't using, or can live without first. Also, eliminate (throw away or good will) the things that you don't want to keep. I would also start collecting boxes to pack up your things. I hope your move went smooth!