10 Ways To Ensure A Successful Move

by freeandflawed - October 24, 2008

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As I get ready to complete my seventeenth move (yes, you read that correctly) I began thinking about all the things I've learned from the previous sixteen. With some help from my professional packer mother, we came up with a list of ten moving faux pas that we may or may not have done. In my defense, moving makes people crazy.

Moving Tip #1

Moms are great aren’t they? They bring us soup when we’re sick, listen to us vent after a rough day and help us clean up our apartments. Unfortunately, they’re not the best movers. While packing many people tend to have a get-rid-of pile and a giveaway pile. Usually my giveaway pile is my garbage pile. It is extremely important that you don’t let your mother see the get-rid-of pile because SHE WON’T!

If your mom is anything like my mom she will “Aww Jenn” and “Whhhhhy?” as she digs through your piles. Soon she will need a box to bring home all of the “treasures” she’s saved from imminent doom.

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Moving Tip #2

Never say, “No, I don’t need more boxes, I don’t have very much stuff.”

This is important for two reasons. One, your mom will remind you of this every time you move. Two, do you know how much stuff one accumulates?! It might not look like a lot, but trust me, looks are deceiving. I’m convinced my closet opens up into an infinite abyss after I close the door. Who knew I had so many shoes?!

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Moving Tip #3

Make sure the box you are taping shut does not “meow.”

Those are my two adorably mischievous cats. They have numerous toy mice, sticks with feathers and balls with bells. Yet, they choose to play with cardboard boxes and packing peanuts. This is annoying any time there’s a box in my room, but it’s especially annoying while moving. Often I will catch a box tipping over and see a cat run out of it. One day I’m bound to tape one of them in it – that may or may not be on purpose…

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Moving Tip #5

When ordering a new bed to have delivered – make sure you bring your new address – (don’t guess on that unless you want to make your neighbors real happy.)

In my defense, it’s been a crazy few weeks! The last thing on my mind while bed shopping was the new address it would be shipped to! It turned out okay since we’re in 2008 and text messaging is a life saver!

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Moving Tip #6

You might be wondering what toilet paper has to do with moving. Well, let’s say you found that box of alcohol. At some point, you’re going to have to use the restroom. Where’s the toilet paper?

Hence the moving tip: Remember where the following items are packed:

- Toilet paper
- Remote control
- Can opener

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Moving Tip #10

Be sure to fill out a change of address form.

So maybe you can’t specify to receive only good mail, but any mail is better than no mail. I recommend doing this at the post office because doing it online requires $1 so they can verify you’re a real person. Um, that’s a dollar I can put toward an IKEA trip!

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: by ElGuapo 11/19/2008 Reply

Haha. The first one is the best. Moms love to save treasure (read junk)…

: by noordinaryrollercoaster 11/07/2008 Reply

Movers are worth EVERY penny.

: by Dirtyathlete 10/27/2008 Reply

The biggest tip I have: is to really consider if you still need that HUGE entertainment center you’ve had for ten years……especially if you have switched to flat screen TV, its not necessary to take up a whole wall with a huge wooden Stereo/tv/storage unit. If you seriously can’t bare to part with it, the friends who help you move it, deserve more than just one beer.

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freeandflawed

Harwood Heights, IL

Jennifer is a 20-something blogger from Chicago. She loves being challenged, which is why you can usually find her sharing her love for all things geek here at Guidespot, maintaining two of her own blogs & and organizing meetups for Chicago bloggers. As if that weren't enough, she is also the S...