You know what I have decided? It’s something I already knew, but has become more apparent as of late: I hate packing to move. I cannot stand it. It is hard work and it gives you insight into what a packrat freak you really are. I just finished for the day. This doesn’t mean I am finished with everything. Oh no, not even close. This means I am tired of packing FOR THE DAY. I packed books. For the past two days I have packed books. Books are not fun to pack. I thought that maybe by sorting them by size and packing it would be easier. It wasn’t. I ended up just throwing them in boxes. I don’t know how many more books I have to pack, but no more today, thankyouverymuch.
I also packed everything from the linen closet, which was super easy because I only had to throw them in giant garbage bags. Done!
I should be packing up my art table and all, but I just don’t feel like it right now. Plus, I am totally busy doing laundry, checking out Facebook and typing this. See? Too busy.
I am currently trying to come up with a good introduction for the new website, along with a good (read: interesting, not boring) bio for my etsy store. I am having massive brain farts trying to thing of something right now, which is totally unlike me.
So instead of all of that I will give you Ten Tips For Packing For A Move:
1. Start packing as soon as you know you are moving. Do not wait until 14 days prior to said move. You will find (unless you are a total minimalist) you have waaaay more shit than you thought you did.
2. It does not matter how you pack your books. If you, by chance, still have little nooks and crannies in a box you can use those to pack some of your useless knick-knacks that you more than likely have laying around collecting dust (unless, again, you are a total minimalist).
3. Small towels, such as not-so-nice bath towels, kitchen towels, etc., can be used for packing fragile stuff. They can also be used as a nice filler for those book boxes that have leftover space that nothing else can fit in.
4. All soft things, like bedding, towels, linens, kitchen towels, pillows, clothes, etc., should totally be stuffed into big garbage bags. Unless you really care about whether or not you need to iron items. NO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES pack soft things such as dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, sloths or baby chickens in garbage bags. Unless, of course, they are stuffed animal toys.
5. Whine and bitch a lot about all the stuff you own and blame it on your spouse (like all the books…blame it on your spouse…).
6. DO NOT pack your socks until the last minute. You might need them and then you won’t be able to get to them.
7. If you plan on getting rid of any books or magazine make sure to go through them first. You never know if money or nudie pictures ended up between the pages. You don’t want nudie pictures getting out and you wanna keep your money. If you don’t have time to do this, then take the books and magazines with you. You can go through them when you are settled.
8. If you don’t feel like emptying drawers in, say, a nightstand or craft crate then there are two things you can do: either wrap a garbage bag around the item and tape securely OR take the drawers out and move those yourself. Let the moving doods take the actual stand or crate, just don’t let them see the dirty things in the drawers or you nightstand…
9. Get movers.
10. Try to stick with one thing at a time. I started by taking all of the “art” off the walls downstairs and in the stairwell. Then I went all crazy and started bopping from here to there. It’s not working out well. There is a tiny trail one must take to get through this place now. It sucks. Seriously, start in one room and make your way around.
And there are Ten Tips For Packing For A Move. Well, those are the first ten. I am sure I will have plenty more after this.
The finny thing is that I have moved many times before. The last two moves were the worst. This one might not be as bad.
Fingers crossed.
Ok, now to go play on the internetz for a while!
Good night!
PS-still gonna brainstorm for a great introduction and bio…need to put my thinking cap on…you know what? I think I have a book that could help, BUT IT’S PACKED.