Sorry but there really is no nice way to say it! It sucks! I do not like it. Not one little bit.
There are however a few things I have learnt over our many many many oh too many moves in the last 10 or so years.
Firstly – The earlier you start the longer it takes, but you will still start as soon as you know you are moving, you just will.
Secondly – Culling BEFORE you pack is far better that culling when you UNPACK. It may seem more time consuming but at the other end you will be exhausted from all the packing and moving and culling is the last thing you will want to do.
Thirdly – Packing things with other things they belong with and labelling the boxes really does help. Packing Linen wiith cutlery and then not labelling the box does nothing but frustrate you when you a) can’t find the cutlery, b) can’t find the linen and c) have unpacked every box until you came to the one with the linen and cutlery in it that was shoved up the back of the garage because no one knew where it belonged.
I am going to stop with the numbers because ‘fourthly’ doesn’t even sound like a real word.
But I will keep going with the list because if something positive doesn’t come of all my pain then, well, nothing will have come of my pain!
Ok, Cleaning as you go is annoying but it WILL make things easier once the move is done and the final clean needs to be completed while you are exhausted and grumpy.
Kids can unpack boxes quicker than you can pack – Fact.
Best way to pack when you have children is to place them in the biggest box you can find with textas, pencils, scrap paper and glue and tell them to decorate the inside of the box. It also helps if you close the lid and tape them in their but you may not win parent of the year of you do this!
It is easier to move a long way than it is to move around the corner. On a long move you get it all done in one hit because going back and forth just isn’t an option. When you move just a short way, multiple trips in a ute are inevetibly made and drag the process out for far longer than any sane person can handle!
If you can afford to pay someone to do it all for you, DO! Seriously! Moving is the worst! There is no money better spent than money spent on a removalist and a move out cleaner.
Finally. Focus. Set your sights on the end goal and move towards it. Take time out to relax a little and be methodical. Start and finish each room before moving onto the next. It will make you feel you are achieving more and give you a sense of control and efficiency.
but in the end, no matter how you look at it. Packing sucks. It just does.
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