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CCMommy
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CC's Mommy
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Packing Tips
Does anyone have any good tips for packing..? We are moving by the end of the month and I just feel so overwhelmed..
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Posted 3/18/08 12:28 PM  |
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Emily
Kasey & Me! Lurves it!
Member since 7/06 8703 total posts
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STBHC
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Re: Packing Tips
Order supplies online
Pack a few boxes each day
I started packing 3 months in advance because I was so excited to get out of the place we were living. 
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| Posted 3/18/08 12:31 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
Member since 2/06 24849 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Packing Tips
leave your clothes on the hanger
buy large tie closure garbage bags and cut a small hole in the bottom for the hangers- use as a garmet bag- then tie the top- uncase something comes lose
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| Posted 3/18/08 12:32 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Beth
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Re: Packing Tips
also- shopping bags are great for emptying a whole draw into
I also LOVE trader joes bags- they hold alot of stuff
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| Posted 3/18/08 12:33 PM |
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MrsPJB2007
MBA at your service!
Member since 7/06 12020 total posts
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MJ
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Re: Packing Tips
label, label, label.
try your best to make a box one particular area or room in the house so that you aren't stuck with some stuff for the bathroom, kitchen, or bedroom all mixed together.
forget newspaper---buy bubble wrap. wrapping things in newspaper seems okay at first---but after awhile--it can weigh the box down when you are using multiple sheets of it for items in one box.
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| Posted 3/18/08 12:35 PM |
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robynfs
12/6/10!!
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Re: Packing Tips
If you have a lot of books...put a layer in every box...it helps to distribute the weight!
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| Posted 3/18/08 12:40 PM |
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DaniJude
You're My Home <3
Member since 11/06 14815 total posts
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Danielle
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Re: Packing Tips
sort everything out by room and category - like, breakable/handle with care, bulk or general items in each room. so each room should have it's own category and then within each room their should be breakable/handle with care, bulk items and then general items - or you can make them more specific depending on what you have. then, make sure to label everything and try and pack everything as neatly as possible. bubble wrap helps a lot - lots of sharpies for the labeling!
GL!
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| Posted 3/18/08 12:41 PM |
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MsMBV
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Member since 5/05 28602 total posts
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Me
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Re: Packing Tips
Posted by MrsPJB2007
label, label, label.
try your best to make a box one particular area or room in the house so that you aren't stuck with some stuff for the bathroom, kitchen, or bedroom all mixed together.
forget newspaper---buy bubble wrap. wrapping things in newspaper seems okay at first---but after awhile--it can weigh the box down when you are using multiple sheets of it for items in one box.
ITA. Also, if you have the time, take a picture of all of the items you are putting in the box. I usually just put them all on a table together and snap a pic. Then I print it and put it on the box.
The wardrobe box at U-Haul is a saviour.
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| Posted 3/18/08 12:57 PM |
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LFitzy79
can hardly wait
Member since 5/05 2650 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: Packing Tips
label everything
pack a box a night....set your kitchen timer for one hour, and pack a box-it won't seem overwhelming that way.
start with stuff that you can live without for a while, like all your dvd's and videos.
also, use towels and sheets to wrap breakables in...leave two towels per person out, and then pack up the rest, same thing with the sheets, leave out two sets per bed that's being slept in, and pack the rest.
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| Posted 3/18/08 1:10 PM |
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