anyone else moving over the next few weeks? tips and encouragement here!

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ChocolateCoveredlissielou · 25/04/2011 08:40

oh god, we are supposed to move house next tuesday. next fecking tuesday. we've yet to book movers (bloody bank holiday) sell cooker (new house has a built in one) I have started packing but we have such a lot of shit stuff and I feel v overwhelmed. even worse, its ds's birthday on saturday, nieces the following monday and dh's the following sunday. the new house needs fumigating and decorating, and Ive so much to do but cant actualluy get much done yet until we can get boxes etc

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sixtiesqueen · 25/04/2011 08:43

Right.

It takes WEEKS to pack up a house - a couple of weeks at least. You need to hire professionals. Your removal company can do it for you.

I'm assumign you've exchanged contracts? Will the vendor allow you to fumigate before you move in?

Decorating is bottom of your list. We moved into a 60's wreck at the end of January and it's goign to take 2 years to sort it out.

Good luck!

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ChocolateCoveredlissielou · 25/04/2011 08:47

ah, we've packed up a house in a day before now so its doable, just a pain in the bum, its a rented property and we have the keys now so Im going over on weds to get the gas and electricity checked before we move in, I'll bleach everything then. we are just unable to do much until tomorrow because everythings closed. am popping to the local shop in a bit to get boxes etc. tbh, i hate the idea of other people packing for me.

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berries · 25/04/2011 15:58

I am. Was supposed to be next week but been Hammered by bh so it's week after now. And I had partial thyroidectomy a week ago so should be resting. Have booked packers though!

sixtiesqueen · 25/04/2011 16:37

I'm astounded you can pack in a day. We filled a 17 tonne truck. It took us a whole day just to empty the attic!

ninjanurse · 26/04/2011 21:05

I am moving on Saturday. Into rented so no decorating or anything required. Have decluttered, but apart from that have done no packing. Oh and Im at university tomorrow and Thursday. Have started to develop a nervous twitch in my eye..

Have rented a van and booked Sky to come and install though!

OracleInaCoracle · 27/04/2011 08:45

movers booked and going over to clean today!

sixtiesqueen, packing in a day isnt ideal, but its doable, just a pain in the bum

berries, do you have people to help you?

ninjanurse, ooooh, and i thought i was cutting it fine!

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