weekends and month-ends are the busiest time for them. • Look for inexpensive but serviceable packaging. Recycled boxes are less expensive. • Start packing a long time off. Plan months ahead which items you will bring and which ones to give away or donate. • Organize a moving team. You’ll need all the help you can get, from packing to labeling, to unpacking and sorting your stuff. • Time your departure from your old place. Make sure won’t be able to stop and rest when needed at convenient times and places. You want to be able to get to your new house while there’s still light outside for ease of unloading. If you decide to do the move with a rental truck, make a specific timetable. Include all the things that you would be doing in preparation for your move. If you will be proceeding without professional help, you may even want to ask for advice from people you know. Their moving experience will provide you with tips on what to avoid and areas of preparation you may have overlooked. Whether you make your big move with professional help, family and friends, or by yourself, preparation and organization are key. You may ask for all the help you can get and hire the best movers, but without your personal involvement in planning and organizing, you will not be able to keep track of everything that needs to be monitored and prepared.
SETTLING IN
It’s probably after 11:00 p.m. by now, the first night in your new place. Pizza boxes are stacked on tables not yet positioned. Soda 94
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