Need moving help - mark your calendars!

May 17, 2010 22:07

It's that time. Move will happen on 5/29 or 5/30. Yes, I know it's Memorial Day weekend and it sucks. I have no choice.

We will have professional movers, but it will speed things up, save money, and ease my sanity if we also have friends to help.

Big burly friends are especially helpful, but even if you can't lift heavy things, you can be part of the ninja unpacking team. We're going from a tiny house to a slightly bigger but still small space, so the only way a move happens smoothly is if I unpack and put away as much stuff quickly as possible. This typically starts with things like clothes, linens, kitchen stuff, pantry items - things that can just be shoved in any old way to get the boxes out. I can rearrange cabinets later.

In addition, most of the boxes of books and some other household goods will likely be diverted straight to a storage unit. If you have a vehicle that can tote boxes of books, you'd be very useful even if you need someone else to lift the boxes.

Packing help between now and then is very useful. Driving small loads over to the new place to be put away is also very useful. Again, tiny house, it's necessary to clear space in which to stack packed boxes. Fortunately, there is lots of stuff that can be moved in a regular size car.

I have one cat at the cabin, and new roomie (Stax) has two cats at the new place. I keep a variety of OTC allergy meds on hand for them what needs them. All cats will be locked away during the actual move, but please be advised that these are cat-infested dwellings and belongings.

argh, move

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