Gayle, i am sorry you are being forced to move by an insane rent increase. Hope you find a better place that works out for you.
@A222Z
3 ай бұрын
When I discovered minimalism & embraced it & started my decluttering journey -> all the many items I was storing & keeping track of that belonged to other people went straight into their rms or space = they had to decide whether to toss or keep, which meant stored in 'their' space if kept = what a game changer = I felt so much freedom from having way less responsibilities. 😉 i did Not worry about what 'their' space looked like. Fortunately for them, None are materialistic. 😊
@MsLeenite
3 ай бұрын
Good luck with your home search and move, Gayle.
@A222Z
3 ай бұрын
I really like 'Moving' videos for some reason.😊
@ingmariohman8242
3 ай бұрын
My best advice for the moving day, is to gather all the first night essentials in one moving box, marked 1st night. I rolled up my bedding and put in the box. Pj, toiletry, toilet paper. Towels. Fresh clothes for 1st morning. Coffee, whatever I wanted for muy own person that first evening and morning. This was so incredibly helpful! Moving is hard work! You don't want to dig around to make your bed before you can get some sleep. The first thing I did in the new flat, was to make my bed. Knowing I would be exhausted at the end of the day. Also knowing I could wake up the first morning, ready for a fresh start.
@evelina2363
3 ай бұрын
That’s great advice. Even better, if you can, spend the first night in a hotel, so that you can really rest and then be ready to start setting the new place up the following day!
@ingmariohman8242
3 ай бұрын
@@evelina2363 I felt that the 1st night box gave me a restful first night.
@evelina2363
3 ай бұрын
@@ingmariohman8242 It’s a great trick!
@CM-wh8hn
3 ай бұрын
PREPACKING. ...before actually putting in a moving box. Gayle, you once wisely suggested organizing with small mesh zipper delicates wash bags. . I am using those to PREPACK ..... for small clothing, like socks,, underwear, , washcloths, winter gloves and hats. vacuum attachments, etc.. I can get into the zipper mesh bags easier, and easy to see what is inside, and items can breathe. Easier and faster to dump these filled mesh bags in a moving box, when the time comes. Also, Large mesh laundry bag are a great way to prepack larger items, like cliothing , towels, pillows, and linens,, until those filled bags have to be put in a moving box. Again, easy to see what is in the bag (especially a mesh bag that is white) . And when unpacking, moving boxes, it is easier to pull out mesh bags of like items (like washcloths ). At least like items will still be contained , until you find a place to store them in the new home. Also, when unpacking, those large mesh laundry bags will contain all those pieces of bubble wrap. And mesh takes up almost no space or weight. And the large mesh laundry bags are invaluable, for their original purpose, which is to hold all the dirty laundry that happens during a move, when there is no time to do laundry. And plastic ziplock bags are great too to contain like items, . for other things, that do not need to breathe.
@TheClutterFairy
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the reminder! Still advice I offer to clients moving.
@lauriecampbell1378
3 ай бұрын
Having worked at the Post Office for twenty-five years, I agree with you about using smaller boxes for packing and shipping. I would like to add that packing those boxes full and leaving as little excess room as possible helps also because your things don't have as much room to shift in transit. You never know how each person that moves your things will treat the box so pack for worst case scenario.
@TheClutterFairy
3 ай бұрын
Exactly - especially for those things you value most!
@evelina2363
3 ай бұрын
So many great tips and reminders in this video, thank you!
@livmo2351
3 ай бұрын
I love the pre-move prep challenge. I am going to asses what’s in all the kitchen cabinets
@CM-wh8hn
3 ай бұрын
It helps to readjust my regular routine during packing for a move. Example, instead of doing larger loads of laundry or dishes, i find doing frequent smaller loads keeps down the pile ups of dishes/laundry. There is so much "packing clutter" and lost extra time, that it helps to keep my essential home tasks on the smallest and quickest side. There is no time, space, or patience for the everyday l work to be handled in large amounts. So it helps to keep cleaning, laundry, cooking, paperwork, on the smaller side.
@InfiniteMindset99
3 ай бұрын
Great points! My mindset is a fresh start when I move so I am always decluttering/organizing as a way of life. Even though the next move will be back to a larger space, I really don’t want to spend 2K on the UHaul & trailer. I may just look at it as a wash and sell the CB2 sofa & give away the bed to change the energy. Thoughts?
@TheClutterFairy
3 ай бұрын
Why not? You can sell one and buy another in the new place. It’s always an option.
@rachealclark8287
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this helpful information. It has tips that relieves some of my stress
@ros8986
3 ай бұрын
the question that helps me is "what is the worst that can happen it I get rid of this item?" Or "what would I do if I don't have this item?" And for 99% of things, the answer is "I will be just fine" and "I will use something else"
@BB-bx4dp
2 ай бұрын
I already had thought about this week's tittle- furniture is the biggest and heaviest thing to move. I decided I will keep all my furniture until I can afford to move away from my parents. I only have one piece of furniture that would be worth it to me to move to a new place. For the rest, including my bed, I will leave it at home and my parents can turn my room into a guest room. I can then purchase a new bed and some used or budget furniture at my new place.
@CM-wh8hn
2 ай бұрын
It shocks me how unattractive my "stuff" looks in photos. Habitat For Humanity, in my area, will pick up items for free, if I take photos of my donations. and they approve of the donation. So they do not waste their time, with unwanted pickups of furniture. The photos of my furniture shocked me. I got so used to how things looked in my home, that I was not able to see the reality. There was a mental/visual distortion of my objects. But a photo was a a reality check. I just look at the photo (not the furniture ) and that is helping me part with some things.
@TheClutterFairy
2 ай бұрын
That’s an interesting idea, that the photo helps you see the reality of the furniture more clearly. That’s a great insight, thanks for sharing with the group!
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