Moving Countdown:


Submitted by: Shaun Parker

Unless your entire house is being packed by the movers this is the week to get serious about collecting, buying or borrowing boxes, packing paper, bubble-wrap, etc. You can start packing some things now, but of course you're still living there and don't want to be reopening boxes to find what you need if you pack too soon.

1. Gather packing materials and supplies

If you are hiring a moving company, it's a good idea to let them do most of the packing, especially the big items. That's what they do for a living, so they know the proven methods for keeping items safe. This is why Week 5 is so important. The pre-sorting and organizing you did will make it easier for them to pack what you really want moved.

2. Use three signs or stickers for labeling

• Do Not Load
  For boxes and items you do not want loaded on the moving van, make or get from your moving company stickers marked "Do Not Load" and place them on all the things you want to take with you.
• Load Last
  Place "Load Last" stickers or signs on things that you will need to use as soon as you get to your new home since the last items loaded are the first ones unloaded.
• Fragile
  The "Fragile" stickers should be placed on items that need special care.  

3. Remember self-care, childcare and staying on task

If you are packing and moving most of everything yourself schedule time to pack one room at a time. Some people like to marathon it others only have time or energy for one room or area at a time. It doesn't matter how you schedule it, just start it now so that you don't have items not packed the day of the move.

 4. Create a "Packing Central"

Packing Central is your organization station. Everything you need to pack should be here. This is where you coordinate and compile all of your packing supplies: packing tape, packing paper, foam peanuts, labels, permanent wide markers, boxes, scissors, razor cutter, plastic gloves, etc. Having Packing Central ready for fulfillment at all times makes everything run more smoothly.



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