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From: mozeyrn
Date: 03-03-2006, 02:45 PM (1 of 13)
Since there are so many of you that have moved recently, I have some questions about packing. We're moving in a couple of months and we're packing ourselves (we're using movers only for my grandmother's cherry dining room set - dh said he wouldn't touch it since he's not insured). I've gotten all the china & crystal packed but what am I going to do about all the clothes?? It's still really really cold up here but I heard FL is starting to get warm so do I need to keep two seasons worth of clothes not packed? Our realtor said when a house is listed and people start coming in to look, the house has to almost look like no one lives there! My dh and I had two separate apartments (mine a 2-bedroom which only means I had more stuff) and he says, "Don't throw any of my stuff out" - it's mainly his stuff that is taking up the entire garage and that's a weekend job in itself. His idea of moving is putting everything in a big black trash bag and throwing it in his trailer so I'm the one who's been doing all the packing.  My dd loses her mind when she sees me putting anything of hers in a moving box. I don't expect her to understand but it's hard to hear her crying and taking everything out of the box when my back is turned. I try to explain to her that it's not being thrown out but she can't grasp that concept. If she can't see it, she thinks it's gone.I'm just getting nervous about the house having too much in it. I've been making nightly trips to the storage unit but it doesn't seem like I've made much headway. I'm looking forward to getting out of the cold weather but I feel like I'm going to age 10 years in the next couple of months.  Sorry for rambling, I just needed to get it off my chest! - Maureen.
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User: mozeyrn
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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-03-2006, 03:58 PM (2 of 13)
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I suggest you throw all your husband's stuff into garbage bags and into the trailer. Then try to get your daughter interested in packing her own stuff -- as much as possible. Dorothy |
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From: debsews
Date: 03-03-2006, 05:40 PM (3 of 13)
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I've lived in Florida for 4 yrs now and when we moved I kept all the winter stuff because anyone who's been in FL for any length of time thinks it's really cold at 60. I'm starting to get that way! Anyway moving from a cold climate this time of year you'll need a sweater or sweatshirt if you're an early morning person or go out at night past nine or 10. Mostly you'll just need something to layer up with so you can remove when it gets too warm. I got rid of all the winter stuff a couple of years after I got here and just kept a couple of sweatshirts and light jackets. We're in North central Fl, where are you moving to? I packed clothing into the wardrobes that you can purchase and into everything else I could find. Hampers, suitcases, cedar chest, and I didn't take anything out of the drawers because our movers just took them out and put them back once the piece was on the truck. I packed most of my stuff for this move and hired half a truck with some professional people to load and unload. Make sure you get your boxes packed tight so when they are one on top of the other nothing gets crushed. This is where your towels and linens come in handy! Also mark top load only on things you can't be sure won't get crushed. Learned all that the hard way! Also label every box really well so you can direct it to the right room. Good luck with your move. We're trying to move back to Ohio because I miss the grands. DH probably will divorce me when it's over!! |
User: debsews
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From: toadusew
Date: 03-03-2006, 05:51 PM (4 of 13)
You've already gotten some very good advice. I hated having to keep the house "showable" all the time and frankly, my closets were a mess, but the rest of the house (except the sewing room  ) looked great!We didn't pack ourselves--weren't even allowed to do so, so I can't help you too much there, other than to say that the suggestion to put the clothes in the cardboard wardrobes is a good one. That way, you can just take the clothes out and hang them up when you get to your new place. When we moved before, the movers just took out drawers without unpacking them. (in chests and so on) and then put them back in our new home. This time around, because our stuff had to go to storage, they literally emptied every drawer!  Am I going to have fun when we get our permanent home!  Good luck with your move! 
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User: toadusew
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 03-03-2006, 09:53 PM (5 of 13)
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Get some of those 'under the bed' storage plastic bags, that you use your vacuum to suck the air out of. You can get'em cheap at Wally World. Before I moved to FL, I was in MT...I tried to sell all my winter things, but people wouldn't buy them (why buy more when you already have it...). But it was good I kept it. I live in nw FL and it FREEZES up here....(we had some 26 degree nights last week). It doesn't last long, but it DOES get cold in some parts. We even have fireplaces up here...  (we don't use ours...ferrets like to dig...  ). So keep your cold weather clothes...you 'might' need'em...Having moved with the AF for all those yrs. I know how you feel....but it'll be good once you're resettled. I always hated the paking and unpacking myself. military sends packers, but if you DON'T want your things broken, YOU need to pack'em. ( I had the misfortune of leaving my mother-in-laws antique Japanese tea set in the hands of a mover...he picked up the box, dropped it, said whoops, tried to put it BACK In the box broken...I almost killed him. Instead I've never told my mother-in-law it's gone...she thinks I have it in my home and since she's never been in any of my 'homes', she'll never know. And I STILL wanna kill that packer....I loved that tea set). If you want ALL your stuff to arrive with you, it's better to move yourself..( I wish we had ALL the stuff we've 'lost' over the yrs....my littlest brother-in-law, in the AF, had his whole stereo and CD collection 'lost' by movers....as you can probably tell...I hate movers...I 'lost' my Dads tool box with ALL his tools. I got them after he died....his name was on ALL the tools...and the box...but that wasn't all we lost...but the rest was just 'stuff'.....). Have a good house sale and move !!! Kath Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
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From: Sancin
Date: 03-04-2006, 04:04 AM (6 of 13)
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You don't need to buy special bags to compress them. Simply almost close any plastic bag, keeping a wrap or tie nearby, insert a vaccum and when the bag is flat, quickly seal it with a tie. I can't believe how much storage space I have since I learned this. I recently bought some travel bags that one sits on to express the air, making more space in suitcases - and the clothes aren't wrinkled when taken out of the bag. The best advice I ever had about moving which I HATE is to first pack a small or medium box with linens needed right away, a change of clothes for everyone, an small art object that make you think of home, medications and a first aid kit and pack it in the car or whatever and take with you to open first. Then you have everything to get you through the first night, going out for a meal when you are tired. If you suspect you may need cleaning substances plan to buy some on route as most moving companies don't like to move them. Re teenagers. Keep a bunch of plastic bags near their room and when buyer expected throw everything in the bags, suck out air and, dare I suggest, hide the stuff in the garden. I don't know how old your daughter is but when my children were at home and I had to pick up their things, they would have to buy them back from me (for my services and a minumum charge of course) and only after a day or two. I only had to pick things up till the first allowance day and never there after.  They did cry and carry on a bit, but I had explained the rules and they had agreed that they understood them so they didn't 'have a leg to stand on'. 
*~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
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From: Jayde877
Date: 03-04-2006, 04:30 PM (7 of 13)
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I wish I had some really great advice to offer you, but my move was a simple one, we pretty much tossed stuff in boxes and moves a couple block away. As for your daughter(not sure how old she is, so don't know if it will work), if you have pictures of your new home I would suggest trying to show them to her and telling her about her new room and how you need to put all her toys in the boxes so they can get to her new room. That if you don't get the toys in the boxes, the toys may not know how to find the new house. Something along those lines. Perhaps sh'ell be a little more receptive to packing. If she's even too young for that approach I'd have to suggest being sneaky and taking just one or two toys a day (when she's not watching) and putting them where she can't see it. If she misses it, ensure her that you are POSITIVE it will be found eventually(after you're moved) and let her keep a couple of her most prized possesions with her. As for actual packing, I have always hated packing and I have on numerous times taken your husband's approach to throwing clothing into trash bags. Good luck to you, I wish you all the best!! Charity |
User: Jayde877
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From: sewingrandma
Date: 03-04-2006, 07:08 PM (8 of 13)
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Are you asking what to pack now since your move isn't for a couple of months? I had to do that one time because I was going to school full time. I packed anything that wasn't necessary for day to day living. We lived using the bare minimum of linens, kitchen items, clothing, toys, books, etc for several months since I packed as I had time. One thing that makes unpacking easier is to keep things from the same room in the same boxes. Someone did mention labeling, do so in detail. Trust me you won't remember what you packed in a box labeled master bedroom in a couple of months. Our realtor told us that as long as the house didn't looked cluttered it was OK for it to look lived in.
Brockie
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User: sewingrandma
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From: Sancin
Date: 03-05-2006, 02:46 AM (9 of 13)
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Friends Lots of good advice here. I watch those 'sell this house' programs on TV from time to time and wonder. 1. What exactly is cluttered? and what is lived in? As sewers and quilters we tend to have 'stuff' and stashes, so perhaps don't have appropriate perspective. 2. What exactly is personal stuff? I have heard remove personal things. I consider all my 'stuff' personal, including my works of arts. Why do some realitors 'stage' a house and others say a house should look lived in? One thing I do know, from experience, one shouldn't talk to the buyers. The fellow that owned my house before me nearly lost the sale by proudly pointing out how cheap everything was that he had installed! Sewing grandmother - after your move, did you really use all the stuff you packed early or could you have lived without it? mozeyrn - I can certainly appreciate your frustrations, particularly a move over a distance that includes weather changes and 2 households!! 
*~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
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From: sewingrandma
Date: 03-05-2006, 12:44 PM (10 of 13)
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Yup, use it still, well, except for the toys the kids had. The baby is 28 and has 2 of his own now. I packed things like, my sewing things (going to school full time with 3kids under age of 6 didn't leave much time for that) a lot of extra toys and books for the kids and all the extra linens. I washed and put sheets back on the bed from the dryerand towels got washed and put back into the bathroom. Got boring but I had to get started early on some things. When Uncle Sam tells you you gotta be out you gotta be out.
Brockie
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User: sewingrandma
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From: mozeyrn
Date: 03-06-2006, 04:12 PM (11 of 13)
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My dd is almost 3 yrs old (2.10 years to be exact). I normally wait until she's asleep to pack some things she doesn't "need" but if she saw me putting it in a box she'd think I was throwing it out (ask me how I know). I shouldn't be so sneaky but I don't really have a choice. My MIL has been a godsend when I started packing the "good" china and nanna's heirlooms! She's on her 14th house (her dh was constantly moved around while in the Navy and then working for AT&T) and she has packing down to a science. She helped me throw out alot of stuff I wanted to keep. I thought I needed 15 craft-type baskets, ya know, just in case. We are moving to the South Ft. Myers area and my dh is having alot of trouble getting over leaving all the friends/contacts he has in NJ. He knows so many people that I've nicked him, "Mayor Dave" and he thinks it's funny. If we stayed in NJ, he was going to run for town council (as if he's not home enough ). There's a silver lining to us moving.....a large Jo-Ann's is not too far away (I looked for any kind of fabric store as we were driving around).Every day I try to do a little more with packing and moving the stuff to the storage unit. They had a deal if you paid for three months you got the fourth free. The contract for the new house has June/July as our expected "date" of closing but the builders are WAY ahead of schedule so I'm thinking May/June. We need to be a little agressive with selling our house (can't handle two mortgages). My FIL is a realtor and told us if a certain price was offered to take it and run. It's a little less than what we wanted to ask but it's a little 2-bedroom cottage with .5 acre of land. Can't be too greedy. - Maureen.
Learning something new with every stitch!! Kenmore 16231000 |
User: mozeyrn
Member since: 11-29-2005 Total posts: 349 |
From: Chrysantha
Date: 03-06-2006, 09:20 PM (12 of 13)
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If you get to a book store here in FL or a GOOD Quilt shop (as in not JoAnns or Hancocks), they have books that tell you where in the south all the GOOD quilt shops are.
Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
Member since: 09-06-2002 Total posts: 2414
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From: beachgirl
Date: 03-07-2006, 11:33 AM (13 of 13)
| There are also free newspapers at some quilt & sewing shops that tells of shops all over Fl. Ft Laurdale has a lot of shops that are nice & it isn't far going across the alley.We go there a lot just for fun & check stuff out. Sunshine sewing is huge & they are so nice & helpful. Fabrics out of this world & they are on the net also. |
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