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Help organise me with tips and advice i'm in a rut and going mad!!!

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2beautifulgalsandasnowglobe · 06/01/2009 11:44

Right heres the situation.
We are moving stateside in just under 6 months.
We are leaving our rented house mid April to live with a relative, so things to be shipped need to be organised by then!
We are not taking any furniture, just toys, keepsakes, clothes, ornalments etc!
Right now heres the other spanner in the works i am due to give birth 6 weeks before expected move so need baby stuff with us too.
Just don't know where to start!!!!!
Plus also now rental company after living here for 18 months want to do the first ever inspection next week, so need to get my ass into gear before i get to round to move!

I have been taking things to charity shop on a weekly basis mainly toys, old clothes but its a start. All things are out of attic in the spare room that i need to sort through, then where do i start as we still need things?

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leoleosuperstar · 06/01/2009 11:58

Don't worry about the rental inspection too much - as long as the property is in
the same condition you'll be fine. Explain that your moving when they come.

leoleosuperstar · 06/01/2009 12:02

No experience really just an idea:

Deal with 1 'type' of thing at once so today do all the toys. Throw away, take to charity shop, the few to be used throughout the move and stay at relatives and the ones to be shipped. Then that is that chunk sorted. Then do clothes and so on. Make a list of all these 'types' and cross through them 1 a day or week whatever you can manage. Start closing off rooms when your done so you are eventually living with a limited amount of things in a limited number of rooms.

Do you think this might work?

2beautifulgalsandasnowglobe · 06/01/2009 12:14

Thank leo, that is a good suggestion. Think i will start with the spare room full of attic stuff, then can use that space to store other things.
Think i'm just going round in circles and the moving date is creeping up on me...
I ave plenty of lists for numerous things, but doing something about those lists is another matter. Just need to get my ass into gear!

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leoleosuperstar · 06/01/2009 14:05

Tell yourself your going to do 15 minutes and then stop if you don't want to carry on. Set a timer. Normally once you start you carry on because it's just the getting going that is hard.
Good luck.

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