@geo2061 wrote:Just one in the same ... i put the tree up .. so it is assumed, i guess - that i take it down
I know. Right?!?! What is UP with that, @geo2061? And when we first got married it was worse: real tree (love the smell, not the headache), stringing lights... Then having to take all that down, dispose of the tree and the ornaments too ruined by tree sap to save, storing the lights... (Oh, and do you remember the tinsel icicles? Never could get all those off, and my Daddy made us save them to reuse year after year when I was growing up!)
Every time I get weary having to fluff the fake tree, I remember that whole ordeal and say a prayer of thanks for pre-lit artificial trees!
@ersatz_sobriquet wrote:List the bulkier the better. I remember before you were listing your size 2's.....if you have heavy bulky items that are going to help over-fill that semi truck, I'd list those!
One of my moves the semi was full, the cars were full, I was tying furniture to the roof of my car and gave up....left an easy $5,000 in stuff in the garage. I'm sure the new owners had fun with the freebie garage sale.
Well, I have 5 wardrobe boxes, 2 vintage suitcases and 5 58-Qt capacity plastic bins full of NWT / NIB clothing, shoes and boots, and designer handbags. Pretty bulky.
The rest of the stuff I need to list is Blenko 
Pyrex, Elegant and EAPG glassware, teapots, teacups, china, transferware, flatware, books, craft supplies and storage, and -- Oh! cookie jars. Can't forget the cookie jars! Nothing like furniture, or things which by themselves constitute a lot of bulk
@sockmonkeydave wrote:I would shut down before the move.
You have to pack.
Then move.
Then unpack.
and the change of addy.
Then try to find the thing that sold,
in a box you can't find.
I worked for a bit as "3 Men and a truck movers"
People go crazy when moving.
Take a time out to get in the new place.
Moving is high stress.
But remember to dance.
Okay, yeah maybe you're right... Where DID I pack that prom outfit?! 
Leaving my dance card open for you, @sockmonkeydave!
@campesinoplastic2014 wrote:Crank up the Russia national Song as loud as possible and eat a kabob or two.
This will give you super gopnik powers. Best of luck. Also, reach out to comrade Grady Judd for inspiration. He has not slept since 1978
Yeah, I'll have to download that Russian Anthem thing again. For some reason, it's not showing up in my playlist! 😮
@southernfriedbelle wrote:
@southern*sweet*tea wrote:I've lived in the same place for twenty years. If I had to move I think I'd throw myself off a cliff, just the thought of it makes me cringe
I would wait until I were settled in the new spot. If everything is already packed and boxed, it makes no sense to unpack it, repack it, then unpack it again when I got to the new place.
I know. We have moved 8 times in the past 20 years, and each time, we just move boxes from our first move that never got unpacked. Consequently, we've had to rent storage units. We still have stuff in storage in Oxford, Mississippi, and we've been in Winter Haven, Florida for over a year now.
I literally have not opened the box containing my wedding china since it was packed up in 1996. Thought about selling it, definitely SHOULD sell it, but it's my WEDDING china, and it's so PRETTY!!
😄
I obviously have some possible hoarding tendencies.
I decide to list stuff. Gotta make it nice for the photos. Clean everything, polish the silver, wipe the crystal down with amonia for a nice sparkle. Then I realize how nice it is and I decide I need to keep that.......
Wedding china is tough. If it's from the 90s it hasn't yet reached vintage cool and is likely just considered dated.
@castlemagicmemories wrote:
@sam9876 wrote:Open one box and sell it.
Is there a market for boxes?
Sorry, I do understand what you mean.
have you had to make a run to office depot for a box before? $3 for a 12 x 12 x 12 box! $12 for a cubic foot of starch peanuts.
@castlemagicmemories wrote:
@sam9876 wrote:Open one box and sell it.
Is there a market for boxes?
Sorry, I do understand what you mean.
Seriously. We have everything. 
@campesinoplastic2014 wrote:"After reading all these varying suggestions, I think what I need to do is leave what's already well packed, inventoried and labeled alone, and concentrate on the more accessible unpacked items, utilizing the suggestions and the system you've just outlined, "
Christmas has only been over 2 weeks or so. Relax.
Or a month... 😮
@campesinoplastic2014 wrote:"After reading all these varying suggestions, I think what I need to do is leave what's already well packed, inventoried and labeled alone, and concentrate on the more accessible unpacked items, utilizing the suggestions and the system you've just outlined, "
Christmas has only been over 2 weeks or so. Relax.
Or a month...
Darn error messages! Sorry for double posting. Kept getting that pesky one saying to change the highlighted errors and try posting again. Me no likey.
Oh, the visuals!! Yep that would definitely make the decision a no-brainer...
