Moving and organizing tips

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

Andy also uses little freezer bags to tape any screws and allen wrenches and tapes them to the piece of furniture they coordinate with, that way we aren't trying to find pieces when we eventually put things back together.

Forgot about this! Yes!!!

When you take your bed apart (for example), grab all the bolts, throw them in a sandwich bag, and tape that bag to the head board or something.

There's nothing more frustrating than assembling something and then finding out you're missing one really important screw in the end.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Forgot about this! Yes!!!

When you take your bed apart (for example), grab all the bolts, throw them in a sandwich bag, and tape that bag to the head board or something.

There's nothing more frustrating than assembling something and then finding out you're missing one really important screw in the end.

hehe, Did this already with the dining table. We're ditching most of the furniture and borrowing a pickup for the bed and a few other pieces that I'm actually keeping.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by greekmomjo

honeychile, I am sorry about the loss of your mother. So, so hard.

Originally Posted by lauralaylin

I'm really sorry for your loss. Definitely don't get rid of anything. I was just having a conversation with my mom about cleaning out her grandmother's house. Her father rushed them through it, and over 30 years later, she's still mad about it. Best to get rid of things on your own terms.

Thank you. My brother thinks I'm lollygagging (all those who know the Bull Durham reference, raise your hands), but he nor his wife have ever been to an estate sale. When I told them that the estate agent simply opens drawers, evaluates the price, and puts things out to sell, they didn't believe me. *sigh* There are a LOT of things I'd like to take, but for the sake of the sale, probably won't. I've moved a lot of the awkward & small things out to my house (I lived with her for the last six years, when she became legally blind - thank heavens I kept my house!), but I have tons of boxes of books which are simply too heavy. I still need to get into both of the attics, too! Oh, I used my blankets with some of the middle-range china. I wrapped a few tea pots in bubble wrap, then put them between the blankets.

One cool thing I found a week ago & am looking for again: my parents moved into this house 50 years ago, and it was the model house for this subdivision (read: all the upgrades). One of them found the advertisement for it in the paper, and kept it! I think that would be a very interesting thing for anyone who buys the house! I also have a list of neighbors, babysitters, dog walkers and lawn mowers ready.