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Archive for April 22nd, 2008

In a couple of weeks, we’re going to be moving into a new home. (Yippee!!!!) But I have a dilemma…

Our new home will be very close to our current home. Close enough that the dirt pile from the new site is sitting in the old backyard. I’m a horrible judge at distances, but I’m going to say that from front door to front door is about 300 feet.

Now, here’s the dilemma – Do I pack most things in boxes as if we’re moving 300 miles instead of 300 feet? Anyone have experience with this?

I’ve thought about using laundry baskets to move most things. For example, when the new home is ready, unload the kitchen cupboards into the laundry baskets, carry them over, unload them in the new pantry. I like that idea. We can also carry the dresser drawers this way.

But what about things like books? (I have lots of books.) And things that are on pieces of furniture like my desk or the china cabinet or tops of dressers? Do I pack those things?

I want to be efficient as possible so we can move in quickly. I really don’t want to spend a week trudging back and forth between the two places.

I’m the type of person who would rather stay up for 24 hours straight and get the entire move done with rather than stop halfway through to sleep knowing I’m waking up the next day to the same mess. And, yes, during previous moves I have been known to stay up until the early morning hours so everything -the entire house – is unpacked and put away.

Please offer any advice that will help save us time!