What to Do? (Need Personal Advice on Home Options)

[libraryvixen]

I packed things room by room, moved them to the apartment and unpacked. Then I went back with the same boxes and loaded them up again.

It worked for a little bit... but then I just ended up packing everything anyway. Things that I could put away in a set place (dishes, kitchen stuff, clothes), I did first over other "little" things.

[Moonliner]

Quick! Get some cables in for surround sound while the ceilings are still open.... You know you want it.


I'll be looking forward to the un-photoshopped after photos!

[Nephythys]

Happy happy joy joy- I am so glad that call came!

Congrats and I can't wait to see it in just over 5 weeks!

[Kevy Baby]

Yeah!

I'll third the non-packin move nix. Nightmare.

[katiesue]

I'll fourth the non-packing nightmare. We moved within our complex once from a one bedroom to a two bedroom. Took forever. I'm also a huge fan of just getting movers. By the time you rent a truck etc in my experience it's not a huge amount more and it's done. I've found they take about a 1/4 of the time as doing it yourself/having friends help.

[Disneyphile]

Y'all are funny. I've done the non-packing thing twice now, and both have worked better than when I've packed.

The first time was when I needed to move away from this nutjob without him knowing, and the team consisted of a guy with a pick-up, a girlfriend, and me. Once the nutjob left for work, we started hauling using plastic milk crates, which would be immediately unpacked and the contents put right away on the other end, and then brought back for another hauling. By 5pm, we had everything into place (including the furniture) in my new home, which was two miles away. And, I pretty much had the exact same stuff that I do now.

There's a way to organize it, and the two-weeks of overlap totally helps too. Since I've done it in a day, two weeks is easy.

By last night, we already had most of the game plan configured for maximum efficiency.

The floorplan will be measured and drafted tomorrow (they'll let me visit again), and then I take measurements of all the furniture and create icons for them, and then move them around on the screen (I do this in Excel, so I have a grid that represents 1 square to 1 foot). Besides the furniture, all closets will also be measured.

Here's our drafted game plan (with everything being put away/in place on the other end in the same day):
October 9th & 10th - move closets, move my workstation, have cable/phone connected
October 11th & 12th - move kitchen, transfer all collectibles from furniture into old kitchen cabinets and the closets (since they'll be empty)
October 13th - movers transfer the furniture and set into place, dress the bed, transfer pets
October 14th - dust furniture, transfer collectibles
October 15th - 20th - transfer any remaining stuff, mostly storage

Remember that all of this is being mapped out beforehand, even the wall art. I did that with our move from the valley to here three years ago, and the movers loved it. I handed them the chart showing where all the furniture went, and they moved it right into place, with everything fitting perfectly. For the non-furniture items, it will go much smoother and quicker, since the new place is 5 minutes from here, instead of over an hour.

Yeah, I'm a geek and a little bit OCD. But, sometimes, that's a good thing.

[Nephythys]

Scary- but you know, after seeing you plan and organize your wedding (including the BOOK of instructions) I am sure you can carry this off!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Dang. Sounds like it should be smooth, though.

We tried the not-packing thing once. We moved from a one-bedroom to a two-bedroom down the hall. What a nightmare. Of course, we didn't have the kind of plan you do.

[Not Afraid]

Very cool!