Moving Soon?

This is post 199 in almost two years. Horrible, I say. Horrible.

I'll admit I haven't been very dedicated to my blog (or reading other blogs) lately, but I swear I've been busy. The weeks are filled with traveling and working, preparing for and conducting training, and finding time to sleep. The weekends are full of house hunting and varied attempts at visiting family. I helped my brother move last weekend and was reminded of how I hated moving.

So here I might outline the things I'd do differently this time from the times I've moved in the past:

I will buy boxes. If I have to move myself, I'll use the hand truck I bought last time and move everything I possibly can in a box. Books, movies, clothes, gadgets, wires, everything. The stuff that's already in drawers? Take it out and put it in a box. If I can't put it on the hand truck, it better be one piece and as big as a box. I bought five small "book boxes" today when I had to move my office, and I'll get a feel for the number and type of boxes I'll need for the coming adventure when I pack my books in them.

I will save up the newspaper. Last time I moved I had to drive to town to get an Atlanta newspaper (the Sunday edition) to pack the dishes and other breakables and it proved to be not enough. I now have almost a month's worth of The Wall Street Journal packed into a container in the garage. I promise I'll have ample packing material this time, with some to spare for my parents' move later.

I will have plenty of money in preparation for the move. I felt very embarrassed that I couldn't afford the truck from Colorado. We were just about broke at the time, and my dad came to the rescue. Enough said.

I will begin preparation early, even if someone says I'm crazy. This I do not want to be caught in: It's the day of the move and we're going nuts trying to figure out where the oscillating fan will fit in the truck. The U-Haul is due back in three hours and we haven't even left yet. There are still the computers left to go, too, and there's been no mention of all the clothes still in the hamper. I will be ready to load the truck the moment it's backed up to the garage. That's the reason I'm buying boxes before we even deliver our 30-day move-out notice to the leasing agent.

I'll go now to prepare for training tomorrow.