Having moved a number of times myself and doing it totally wrong, I have learned alot working here at All My Sons. For instance, you do NOT pack as much as you can into a box. There is a science to packing. I had NO idea. Let me share with you what I have found to make your move easier!
My theory was always fill it, tape it, move it. But there is a necessary step in there that I never once took into consideration until it was too late. That step fits neatly in between tape and move. That step is lift it. I am the person that movers hate.
Having moved cross country twice, and using a moving company to move me, but not pack me was where I went wrong. I would go to a full time job everyday, with that move date looming. Knowing that the weekends would be spent packing. Just the word makes your blood run cold. So, I would do the easy things first. The video tapes, cds, dvds. That sort of stuff. Then I would do the closets. Again easy stuff.
The date is now a month away. I am in a state of panic. I am literally throwing things into boxes, willy nilly. I have NO clue what was in the last box. I can't think, I can't remember. Nothing in my brain is functioning except the fact that I need to empty this house in 30 days. Does this sound familiar?
Now, THIS is the right way to pack! The last time I moved, from CO to IN, I had All My Sons move me. Soup to nuts. Packing and all! Talk about making it easy. All I had to do was direct. They did it all. I stood there most of the time with my mouth wide opening wondering why I couldn't grasp that simple concept.
I got to IN, and they brought it all into my house. NO damages. No dented walls. It was painless.
That is how I made my move easier!! I HIRED a professional! I will never do it any other way. |