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Step By Step DYI Moving:
Alright so now that I know I am moving I am completely overwhelmed! I used to really love moving. It was always an adventure and something new. This time is a little different. Because we have moved the last 2 times with a moving company for various jobs for my husband I think that perhaps I have forgotten how to move. This coupled with the fact thatthere are five of us now with double the things. Let’s not even talk about the fact that my foot is still in bad shape from when I broke it this summer! So this is what I am going to do in order to make all of this happen in two and a half weeks. Please let me know if you think something esle would work better! I need all of the help I can get!
- Take a deep breathe. I think that this will help a lot. Every time I start to feel overwhelmed I think I will close my eyes and take a deep breath.
- Access what I have. Unlike the moving company I do not have to write it all down but I think it is good to take a hard look at what I need and what can go!
- Clear out a spot. I am thinking that I will clear out the downstairs hallway. This will mean that nothing will have to go up or down the stairs.
- Pack a room every two days. I am hoping that this is realistic. I guess in a way it has to be right?
- Assure that when I go through everything I throw some things out. Did I say SOME things… I mean lots of things.
- As I pack each thing I am going to make sure that it is getting packed in the right room. You know what I mean… I will not pack the kids toys in the kitchen box. Things will be packed in the room in which they belong.
- Breathe again… Just thinking about it is stressful.
- Sell anything that can be reused on craigslist.
This is what I have so far. Any additional thoughts would be appreciated. I, again, need all the help I can get!
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Becca, thanks for visiting my blog!
Thank you… I really enjoyed it. I will stop by again and hope that you will do the same!
Becca
Don’t be hard on yourself. It’s okay to feel stressed and overwhelmed. Moving (with kids) is one of the hardest things you can possibly do.
Be sure to reward yourself at the end of the day. Especially if you look around the house and feel like you don’t deserve it. You do.
You should be able to pack a room every two days, no problem…
Things that you haven’t used or needed for a year, get rid of. That’s something that is really hard for me, because I am a pack rat! LOL!!
The other thing I learned (the hard way), is to make sure you don’t pack breakables too ‘tightly’. Even though I wrapped things (like my crystal) carefully with lots of packing paper and popcorn and bubble wrap, I put too much in one box – so some of my crystal got broken during one move, even though the boxes never got dropped. I found out later that there needs to be some air space in between – so that the simple ‘pressure’ of all the things in the box doesn’t cause breakage. After I got that tip from a ‘professional’ packer once, I kept it in mind and never had breakage when I moved again…
Craigslist is a great resource to sell stuff you don’t need anymore – you can always go the eBay route, too, but for any bulky stuff Craigslist is definitely the way to go (plus there are no fees to list stuff!)
OR you can throw it all out and start over again…