Moving house in 10 -12 weeks, two weeks before due date.. have lots of time to get ready. I need fab. ideas for getting organised, methodical, and easy to unpack at the other end..

[Jackaroo]

Esp. as I've got old baby clothes to resurrect, small child in tow, and am pretty much doing it myself as I'm home for a bit..

I'm looking forward to some great tips/lists/most important to remember items!

Thanks

J

hello again, well you obviously have too much on your mind to sleep.

If you are anything like me, you won't relax until you have it all planned and figured out!

Are you worried you might be early?

My advice would be to pack 4 boxes/suitcases with essentials. Must be clearly marked for DH to be able to unpack without your help.

• your clothes / linen / towels / toiletries and medicine
• Basic Kitchen utensils and mini shopping of dry good essentials ( UHT milk/cereals/pasta/soups etc...)
• toddler must haves ( toys etc)
• papers
• baby paraphernalia

With the above, he could make fresh beds and supper and you would not have to rush into unpacking.

Clearly label items that can wait weeks before unpacking (ie books, summer clothes, decoration items etc....)

Good luck!

Thanks Slim :-)

Yes, this is part of the fun; I've been fielding calls all day from agents/solicitors at both ends of the buying / selling process, good job I'm off work early with low BP !? Have been trying to sleep all day, but the phone has gone pretty consistently every hour.....

That looks sensible. Having separate parcels of a bit for each room makes a lot of sense, rather than going through all kitchen things to find one kettle and one saucepan, you're right.

2 weeks after we arrive is my expected caesar date, but they expect me to end up with the same problems I had last time which could mean even earlier.... I'll know in a bout 6 weeks time, so yes, getting on with it now.

Thanks again!

Are you having professional movers ? If so, you really need to get them to pack you too - doesn't cost much extra, and is a total blessing. They label everything very clearly, and hanging clothes go in hanging boxes, clothes drawers went as the whole drawer etc.

As we have an integral garage here, we got them to put everything but kitchen contents, clothes, furniture and electricals in there. DH stood at the front door and directed each box as it came in. This meant that the house was pretty sorted almost immediatly.

Friends arrived on the Saturday - some unpacked the kitchen and others took DS off so that we could unpack.

If you have airbeds and sleeping bags, then pack them in the car so that you'd have something to sleep on even if you can't find all the beds.

Pack 3 days clothes, bedding, nappies, kettle, plates, cups, cutlery and essential food in the car so that you have them with you whatever. Also all essential document

This move, we only knew 2 weeks before that we would be moving 200 miles across the country, and it all still went well

I'd suggest that as you're starting nice and early, start getting rid of things. Friends, Freecycle, eBay, Gumtree - now is the time to get everything photographed and sent to new homes.

As a veteran of many, many moves, there is nothing that compares to the relief of seeing a big hole formerly occupied by a piece of furniture/pile of junk that you would have had to move.