tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post2999539604150288898..comments2024-03-18T04:32:45.523-07:00Comments on Nikki and Danny: Sixteen daysNikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02993502569209583377noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-70462178400314378542010-04-27T10:15:47.211-07:002010-04-27T10:15:47.211-07:00How exciting! We've moved so many times, it&#...How exciting! We've moved so many times, it's ridiculous. Never had to move a freezer though, just fridges. They are always the last thing unpacked and put on the moving van, and first thing unloaded off the van and restocked. It's always nice to chuck the outdated stuff that I otherwise wouldn't have gotten around to.<br />Label everything! My hubby shoves all things in one room into a box and then just mvoes it. Then I'm stuck having hair brushes, sidewyas lotions, etc... all in one box. Things will go much quicker on the other end if it's picked up right to begin with.<br /><br />Make sure to keep some toys and kids snacks out for day of. <br /><br />Oh, and I agree with the garage sale before the move, but I know that has got to be overwhelming at this point, so I like your "before and after" idea.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15553733761594023263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-64003409442009677622010-04-27T08:58:33.286-07:002010-04-27T08:58:33.286-07:00Leslie, Rach, Heather, Lisa, Stacy, Jane, Laurie, ...Leslie, Rach, Heather, Lisa, Stacy, Jane, Laurie, Julie, Melodie, Shanna--<br /><br />Such terrific advice from everyone! Now if I have time we'll do a yard sale before and after. I'm going to eat out of the freezer before the move and then borrow and appliance dolly to move it with the food intact. It's only about five blocks away.<br /><br />I'm fearing the off-white carpet. I may buy a multi-colored neutral carpet to put over the top.<br /><br />I also love the idea of numbering the boxes like Lisa suggested. Very smart!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993502569209583377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-15607130678658678692010-04-27T07:34:41.137-07:002010-04-27T07:34:41.137-07:00I have no advice. I'm a terrible mover. Thus...I have no advice. I'm a terrible mover. Thus one of the reasons we've been in the same house for almost 12 years.Just SOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185859150181585109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-62701941924809771872010-04-27T00:51:28.364-07:002010-04-27T00:51:28.364-07:00I so know how you are feeling! We just finished mo...I so know how you are feeling! We just finished moving from a little 2 bedroom in the city to a 3b<br />bed 2 bath in the country.<br /><br />We moved our freezers full for this move (20 minutes away) and the last one (5 hours). A freezer that is sealed and full will keep tings frozen for a good while. <br /><br />Also we had a sale at the old place and we're having one in the new place, to make sure everything we don't want is outta here!<br /><br />Good luck on the move and the baby!Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442306251867080479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-33324981680459918162010-04-26T20:51:27.091-07:002010-04-26T20:51:27.091-07:00Good luck with the new carpet.Good luck with the new carpet.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527622301735368452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-87614871182905524102010-04-26T20:42:45.210-07:002010-04-26T20:42:45.210-07:00We moved our freezer with food in it on multiple o...We moved our freezer with food in it on multiple occasions, but it wasn't full, only about halfway. If it's a short move, just borrow an appliance dolly and get it done quickly.Laurie HFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365643088170395900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-85059351305253716132010-04-26T20:02:28.089-07:002010-04-26T20:02:28.089-07:00Good luck with the move and the pregnancy and the ...Good luck with the move and the pregnancy and the no mold and the potty training and the next ob appointment and the twins crawling and . . . life!<br /><br />Congrats to you, too.Neighbor Jane Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524394383695366513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-57984818263001594672010-04-26T18:10:48.777-07:002010-04-26T18:10:48.777-07:00We moved our chest freezer full because we just mo...We moved our chest freezer full because we just moved a few miles down the road and immediately plugged it back inStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961919932082816489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-47398037635786199922010-04-26T16:54:05.848-07:002010-04-26T16:54:05.848-07:00I think you should try to have a yard sale before ...I think you should try to have a yard sale before you go...which can be kind of a mess with the already stressful packing and stuff, but anything you don't have to move, you don't have to move! And if you can get someone to PAY you for it, and then TAKE IT AWAY THEMSELVES, so much the better. <br /><br />The downside of fridges and freezers and stuff is that they're heavy when full. So probably better to empty it out as much as you can. Eat what you can now, then borrow some coolers and throw the stuff in there during the move. <br /><br />We used to label our boxes with a 1-4 system, where 1 needs to packed last/opened first, like cereal, plates, and shampoo, and 4 first packed/last opened is stuff like Christmas lights. 2 and 3 are somewhere in between. Then we'd also write the name of the room that it went in. that way, when your EQ helps unload the stuff, they know right where to put it and then you can slowly move from room to room and find everything you need. <br /><br />Lastly, the amazing little piles: KEEP, GIVE AWAY/SELL, TOSS! Usually the Toss pile is biggest. :)<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />ps. all this advice is completely unwarranted, unnecessary, and not to be heeded unless you want. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294036726523853032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-20376972284018311822010-04-26T16:45:22.475-07:002010-04-26T16:45:22.475-07:00Empty the freezer before moving to decrease the ch...Empty the freezer before moving to decrease the chances of a major catastrophe. Before we moved, I didn't grocery shop for several weeks. We had some strange meals towards the end, but it cut down a lot on how much there was to move. I say hold a yard sale of stuff you definitely want rid of, and have another yard sale once you get settled into your new house for the stuff you don't end up using.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172636187611286057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-17852413009139140702010-04-26T15:55:49.082-07:002010-04-26T15:55:49.082-07:00Oh I love MOVING!! stressful, but so fun. I go wit...Oh I love MOVING!! stressful, but so fun. I go with what Leslie said about the freezer. She knows these things. Have a BIG yard sale or craigslist. I love yard sales too. So fun that you are getting a new house..or newer. Bigger living space, even better.Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739488493192195427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15443223.post-86962870615332845112010-04-26T15:24:24.201-07:002010-04-26T15:24:24.201-07:00If you are referring to onion soup bowls that are ...If you are referring to onion soup bowls that are not Corelle, then ditch them. Because you can cook in Corelle - that's what we do when we make onion soup.<br /><br />And for moving food from a fridge or freezer - load it all up into ice chests, or even into open boxes (so you don't forget what's in there even if they're labeled), make the freezer move one of the first things and then go load it right back up. Eating up a good amount from your freezer in the days leading up to a move helps, too. <br /><br />good luck!Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430815366297302202noreply@blogger.com