Moving Your Stuff To A New Place

The joy of moving is close to that of doing your taxes. The only thing worse besides death would have to be moving on April 15th! The following advice will make your move less miserable.

1. Organizing Boxes – When packing, label each box. Then create a list of contents for each box on your word processor. When you get to your new home, you can use the “find” function to find the box in question.

2. Good Moving Companies – Don’t be a jerk to the moving guys, it will only make things worse. If you buy drinks and lunch, you will be surprised how well things go.

3. Moving Electric Cords – Electric cords are simple to move, but problems arise at your new home. What cord goes with what thing? Label them to avoid confusion.

4. The Double Moving Box – We are all packrats, but need to do something about it. If you move and find a box you never unpacked, it should go in the trash. Less is more and much easier to carry!

5. Lost Movers – If your movers do not show up at your new location, do not panic. Call the company and have them track the lost movers down. Yes, movers get lost all the time. Sometimes they just park and wait for you to call.

6. Banging Doors – If you have large stuff in a room, take off the door before trying to move it. You will avoid damaging the door, crushing your fingers and creating new cusswords!

7. Packing Stuff in Drawers – If you have stuff in drawers, leave the stuff in. Remove the drawer and carry it like a box. Wrap a couple large rubber bands around it if you need to.

8. Biting Drawers – If you are moving something with drawers, take them out to save your shins. If you can’t, tie a string around the piece to hold them in place.

9. Big Furniture Planning – Before you pack up and move something big and heavy, give some thought to your new house. Specifically, where are you going to put it and how are you going to get it in there?

10. Using Back Braces – Back braces may look goofy, but they are a definite must if you are moving yourself. Unless you do sit ups every night [don’t lie], your back will take a beating without some help.

All and all, the goal with moving should be to make the minimum number of trips possible. This means being efficient. Follow these tips and you should be.

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