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| Ask Friends To Help With Moving
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Having just moved about 1 1/2 months ago, I can definitely testify that it is an exhausting process. One thing that helped us out a lot was to ask friends to help us with loading and unloading. We have one of the coolers with a water dispenser.
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| Posted on: 08/21/2008 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Move A Few Essentials In Early
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When you move, many places will allow you to have access a few days early. If this is possible, before the major move, bring enough kitchen tools to the new place to be able to fix a simple meal. Put them away in their new places. How LOVELY, to have a coffee pot, can opener, plates and glasses on the first chaotic morning in your new house.
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| Posted on: 08/18/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Newspaper End Rolls for Packing
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Moving tip. If you need packing paper to wrap your valuables, go to your local newspaper and ask for an end roll of paper. They give it away for free here and it has no print on it and has plenty of paper for getting your things packed. You can also cut it to the exact size you need.
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| Posted on: 08/15/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Set Aside A Box Of Necessities When Moving
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I have moved well over 20 times in my life and the following tip has saved me a lot of frustration and money. I pack 1 box of necessities needed immediately. For my family of four I pack: 4 sets of cutlery, plates, cups, pots, frying pan, condiment, salt and pepper, sugar (packets from restaurants) etc. Toilet paper, towels, toiletry samples. You get the idea.
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| Posted on: 07/22/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Use a Bathroom Rug to Move Furniture
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Recently I needed to switch furniture in two rooms in my house. I have beautiful hardwood floors that are 57 years old and was afraid of scratching them. The furniture I needed to move (by myself) was heavy, big pieces and cumbersome. I thought about getting some of those mover thingies you put under the legs to move things but I didn't trust them to not scratch the floors.
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| Posted on: 07/20/2008 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Moving Tip: Keep Inventory Of Box Contents
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If you are moving long distance using a professional mover, try to make itemized list of what is in the boxes. We lost 9 boxes on our last move and lost money from insurance because we could not tell them exactly what was in each box.
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| Posted on: 07/15/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Moving Tip: Finding the Bedding
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This is an added tip on moving. Pack bedding in washer and dryer if you have them. Then they are handy to get to for making the bed the first night.
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| Posted on: 07/14/2008 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Reusing Moving Boxes for Frequent Moves
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If you know that you are going to be moving again shortly, or if you expect to relocate frequently, you might appreciate this tip from my military wife former mother-in-law, Mary Jo (who is now in a nursing home. I submit her ideas with admiration and as a tribute to her genius at efficiency matters)
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| Posted on: 07/13/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Packing Suits When Moving
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When moving, what is the best way to pack pantsuits and skirt suits? Last time I moved I left them on the hangers and laid them in the trunk but when I got to my location they were scattered all over the trunk and hangers were all tangled up. Any advice?
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| Posted on: 06/10/2008 | 7 Feedback(s) |
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| Mark Back of Drawers When Moving
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If you plan to refinish or move a dresser, chest, or any furniture with more than a couple of drawers; an easy way to remember where each drawer goes is mark on the back of the drawer with a marker pen with "A", "B", "C", "D" or "1", "2", "3", "4".
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| Posted on: 06/08/2008 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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