Tips for Moving

So I'm moving next week and my friend gave me a bunch of tips on how to pack quickly since she did ALOT of moving as a kid, I'm passing them to you as I try them!


1.  Leave no space unfilled.

Fill your jewelry box with a few socks, throw spices and plastic cookware in your crock pot, put cleaning supplies BACK IN THE BUCKET!  Pretty much you fill every nook and cranny THEN PACK IT, then fill the rest.


2.  Get creative with wrapping and cushioning.  Instead of buying bubble wrap use your pillows, comforters, blankets, and sheets to cover and protect objects. 


3.  Plastic wrap is your friend...  Don't unpack drawers, pull them out, seal them with wrap and put them back in!  Same for your cabinets silverware, wrap the organizer rather then pulling it out to pack.


4.  Zip Lock Bag It.  Put cords, devices, and other like minded objects together in larger zip lock bags.  Great for those drawers of ladels, spactulas, ect.  Put them in a gallon bag and then dump them in the new drawer.


5.  Don't take food.  Sure pack lunch and snacks, but trying to move pantry goods like cans will take longer and be heavy.  Instead go to a food bank with all of it and donate it for a tax deductible receipt. 

6.  Clean the fridge now.  Eat those frozen dinners and everything a week or two before to prevent waste.  This is the time to splurge on single serve frozen dinners to get you through. 

7.  Don't fold the closet.  Take a trash bag and put it around the clothes and hangers.  Now you just have to cut them loose!


8.  Mark boxes.  Make it easy to see where it goes by writing or sticking colored tape to it.


9.  Have a "First Night" Box.  This has a pair of clothes, soap, and a few breakfast bars.  Its pretty much a suit case to get you through the morning and night when your too tired to unpack.


10.  USE THE SUITCASE!  Ever seen someone PACK UP a suit case?  Why aren't you using every bag you have as a box?  If its a nice one then pack it full THEN PACK IT!

11.  Donate a few days before.  Do you need a toaster?  Do you need 8 hammers?  12 shirts that look the same?  The Toys from your childhood that you hide under your bed?  Well call a local charity or go visit them with a box of goods.  Save on taxes later, unpack less later too!

12.  Cancel services and change address NOW!  Ya... I have no services but I am changing address so my packages need to be forwarded and my amazon has to have a change.  You can keep the bills.


13.  When renting, do a good cleaning before leaving.  Were doing this by me shoving EVERYTHING in the front room and then cleaning every other room as it empties.  Then while Sal packs the van I'm cleaning the front room.  Spotless.


14.  If theres a hole in the wall, you can use soap to fill it in.  I think she meant nail holes.  Not a biggie to me, but maybe for you.


15.  Put wrap on liquid bottles and then screw on the cap to prevent leaks.


16.  Have trouble with wires?  Then take a picture of how its connected before unconnecting!



Well that's what I got told, putting it to use this week!

Wolfe