Continuing from “What I’d tell myself a year ago” – the most crucial thing I’d change next time… get rid of more stuff before moving – and better organize what’s left. Putting stuff in storage - a master stroke; utter genius. Last summer, after a major stuff-cull, Paolo & I were shoving things into whatever vessel [...]
(The sixth of my moving tips – read #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5) Total cost for our movers: $650. That’s labour only, plus a half-hearted shrink wrapping of our couch. Our mattress was moved naked and our picture frames and artwork were thrown into dirty blankets. Dirty, naked things are hard to love. Spending money hurts even [...]
Not so great: our movers earned 6/10 on today’s performance. (That’s a Canadian 6/10, which is overly generous and actually a 3). I’ve never used professional movers for an inter-city move before, so I had high expectations for a day with little stress and minimal exertion on our part. Instead? Very much the opposite. Here’s [...]
How the mighty fall. Tomorrow’s moving day and we’re not exactly packed. It’s all that remainder crap. My desk’s contents. Really fragile wine glasses. The stereo. A closetful of coats. Cleaning supplies. Whatever’s left in the fridge. An inter-city move really allows for great laziness. Besides, we ran out of boxes and I can’t be bothered [...]
(7 days to possession) Can you move without packing paper? It would be nice to try. Proper packing paper you have to find or buy. With newspaper you’re stuck washing every dish at the other side to get rid of blank ink. And you’re still left with a mountain of paper after unpacking – an [...]
(11 days to possession) Green moving boxes? Maybe I’m moving-obsessed. Or maybe the green movement really is tightening its grip on my beloved Vancouver. Either way, I’ve noticed more and more trucks around the city delivering reusable, plastic moving boxes. They park their trucks on major intersections, so you’ve probably noticed them too. Gimmick or worthwhile? What’s the [...]
Today seemed as good as any day to start packing. For much of the long weekend, Paolo and I had sat staring at each other… willing the time to pass before Key-Day. We’d been out of love with this apartment for some time (The Cave, we call it)… and now we just can’t wait to move. I’ll [...]
(The second of my moving tips – read #1, #3, #4, #5 and #6) 27 days to possession Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin. If you’ve got a move on the horizon – and/or, like me, you hate where you live – there’s no reason not to start packing today. Cathartic, cleansing, cupboard space! [...]
(The first of many moving tips to follow – read #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6) 29 days to possession In all this excitement, I’ve forgotten our first hurdle: moving. Bothered? Nah. After a few months on an aggressive crap-culling streak, packing won’t be painful. Anything remaining in our few tiny closets has earned its place. [...]
