Does anyone have tips for speedy packing and moving? Read on.?

Question

I applied for a transfer and it was denied., A delay because I waited for a friend proved good.On the way to a meeting I saw the person I needed to see and talked with him.I got the transfer, thank God.On June 30,2006 during meditation I saw the locale and got three names.Later I got a fourth name.I spoke to the person in charge of housing and was telling her about the experience. She was excited about the two names and overexcited about the third name.It was her own; and I will be renting a house from her.I am packing but it is slow because I am new to moving.Additionally, I have a guest- my 87 yr old aunt who is not used to sitting around.Her life has been active.I described where I am going and she is excited.It is near a beach.I have a lot of books that are job related,photos and unpublished writing that I plan to work on in the new locale.The rental house is furnished so I have 3 weeks to dispose of furniture/ belongings.in 3 rooms and a hallway and pack.Any speed tips?

I am moving to a remote island.There is no city or stores nearby and a commercial airplane travels there on Wednesday and Saturday Does that change the packing process?

Answer 1

1: Get a notebook.
Write down what you pack into each box, in this notebook.

2: Get enough boxes, of enough different sizes, so that no box, when packed, weighs more than 20 pounds/10 kilograms. [I'm using units that are easy to measure, hence the different amounts.]

3: If you will be moving yourself, then you can get by using file boxes purchased from your local office supply store. [Either for A4 files, or 8.5x11 files.]

4: If you will be mailing/shipping the boxes, then get them from your local storage warehouse franchise. [Public Storage, Shugard, etc.] They will also supply the other supplies you need for safely transporting them. [tape, foam bubbles, markers, etc.]

5: Put like thing sin like boxes. Just paperback books. Just hard cover books. Just research papers. Fill them with foam bubbles, if need be. If you need to use clothes to stuff things do so --- provided they re clothes you don't mind getting torn, or otherwise ruined.

6: Keep track of the exact items that you put in each box.
label each box with a number, the room it goes to, and a one or two word description of contents.

Remember that notebook. Write the box number at the top of the page, then the room it goes into. Then list each item in the box.

7: Start packing the largest items first.

Furniture: Assuming that you are moving to another city, donate all of your furniture and kitchen items to the Salvation Army, or similar organization. Get a receipt from them. This might be tax deductible for you. [If you have a lot of stuff, consider having a garage/moving sale first.]

Kitchen items: For the most part, it is cheaper to buy new crockery, cutlery etc, than to pack and ship it. donate everything to the Salvation army, or similar organization.

TV, Stereos, and similar items:
* Keep your computer, and monitor. Keep the printer only if costs more than $250 to replace.
* Keep your TV, Stereo, and related equipment only if they cost more than $750 to replace

Exceptions:
* Keep legitimate antiques, or specialized furniture that you need. [For example, a Grand Piano for a musician.]
* Keep expensive crockery;
* Keep Kitchen appliances that cost $100.00 or more;
Everything else can be replaced in your new city.
* If you using U-Haul, or similar company for your moving van, than it might make sense to keep your TV, etc, ragardless of their cost. If you do, them pack them very carefully.

9: If more than a quarter of the box is empty, transfer the items to a smaller box. If you are mailing/shipping the boxes, then use foam bubbles to fill the box up.

10: When sealing boxes, make sure that it is sturdy. Make sure that the box number, and contents are visible after sealing the boxes.

Stuff I learned from several cross country moves, and lots of moves within the same city, or county.

Answer 2

This Very Depends On What Your Packing .. If Your Room ... Buy Some Cardboard Boxes And Bubble Wrap.To Protect Fragile Items. For Clothes Fold Neatly Into Pile More Space .. ;) And Any Other Stuff Put Them In The Box ... Chuck Out Any Unwanted Items .. Furniture Should Be Left Wraped Or SomeThing Sorry If his Dont Help .. Tryed My Best Siri-Ox

Answer 3

What I usually do is identify the stuff that I want to take but won't be needing in the short term - things like old books, photo albums, CD's,seasonal clothes, ornaments etc. Then I pack these things up first, label the boxes and put them in a room that isn't being used.

Then as I am going through this process I do a cull. Get rid of the stuff you have been meaning to get rid of for years, or that you don't need.

A few days out I usually pack the bulk of my kitchen up and only leave a few plates, cups etc out - just enough to get by on simple meals.

Keep all your boxes neatly stacked in the one place with room labels (kitchen, bedroom etc), so that it can be quickly packed up and when you get there boxes can go straight to the appropriate room.

To get rid of furniture - a garage sale is great if you have the space to do so. Otherwise try and find out if you have a tender sales place near you. What you do is you take your used furniture and stuff there and tell them what you would be prepared to sell it for. People then go in and make offers on your stuff and the centre negotiates the sale for you.

Answer 4

Trashbags and boxes, friends and pizza and beer, and after you've packed everything you want to keep post a walk-through garage sale in your house, give it to the friends that helped move, or Salvation Army and take a tax write-off.

Answer 5

Donate to the Salvation Army or Goodwill whatever you don't want.

Answer 6

you could put stuff in milk crakes, they stack really easy. have a big garage sale, what you don't want. if you leave stuff behind leave on the street sidewalk, people will take what you don't want. i done it.