moving

[Safferbeauty]

Who here hates moving. I am going to be moving soon. It is exciting stuff but hate the packing part lol

 

[labratza]

hate it with a passion if I could stay where I am now for the rest of my life I would be happy

 

[Safferbeauty]

i would to but my place is actually so small. i will be going back to sharing but I have the bottom flat with my own entrance. can share cooking if I want to. I am actually going to be paying less so will be saving. I get double the space if not more than double the amount...

 

[Conradl]

At a rough count I have moved house 35 times. One advantage is that you learn not to collect junk

 

[Safferbeauty]

haha i must start sorting now lol..... prob moving b4 18 september lol

 

[Rosaudio]

Where to?

 

[Mila]

I hate the packing part... and unpacking..
Total of moves for Mila = 27

 

[davemc]

Damn Mila, that's incredible.

 

[Hot_Chocolate]

I've moved 9 times so far in my whole life.

The unpacking is nice (especially if you made a list of what's in what box). It is the sorting and packing that gets to me.

As we are also thinking of moving again. I have already started sorting through all the junk and chucked it out already...will save some time later on

 

[Mila]

Damn Mila, that's incredible.

Makes for less stuff to pack each time you move.

 

[RazedInBlack]

At a rough count I have moved house 35 times. One advantage is that you learn not to collect junk

People dodging their creditors!

They'll find you eventually!

 

[marco79]

I'm moving back to Cape Town from Port Edward in December.

 

[Viper25]

Hate moving, packing, unpacking...
Its great once you settle in to the new place though.....

 

[Safferbeauty]

I am moving just down the road. Will be accross the road from the shop and in the same road as where i work so very handy

 

[Vinia]

At a rough count I have moved house 35 times. One advantage is that you learn not to collect junk

Wow, that's epic. Apart from no packrattishness, what other tips do you have? Will be very useful for everyone at some point.

My family moved a lot when I was younger, during the house renovation & speculation boom. I always enjoyed it & learnt some tricks to make it easier.

1. Start packing at least a month in advance
2. Set aside a room for the packing eg garage or empty out a bedroom/study
3. Don't buy moving crates. Get boxes from a supermarket loading area or
4. Keep the boxes your tv, fridge, pc, shoes etc came with
5. Get a black koki pen & write whats in each box after you pack them
6. Unless you're moving to another country - don't get a moving company
7. Hire a trailer for the day or rope in friends with bakkies

anything else?

 

[Safferbeauty]

Thanks for the tips. Appreciated. luckily I dont have a ton of stuff but going to get sorting soon