Moving Day!
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I couldn’t start to tell you how many times I have moved or helped others move and the worst part is the packing of the boxes, also doing a good job of loading the boxes for the fewest number of trips.

I have moved so many times and helped other so many times that when I moved to New Brunswick I said it was my last move. From there I told all my friends and family that I would no longer be helping them move.

Each one of my friends and family gave me the strangest look and asked why. They didn’t want me to stop because I have such a knack for packing and getting the most from the available space.

A couple of tips I would like to share is to pack the things that you really don’t care about into boxes and mark them as such. We use to take boxes that we marked a stuff we don’t care about and just put them in a spot where they can stay for an indefinite time.

Our last collection of boxes sat for a couple of year before we opened them. We then took all the stuff in those boxes and sold what we in good condition on eBay. It was nice to have a bit of extra money for stuff that was just sitting in boxes any ways.

When we would be getting ready for a move we would start collecting boxes from the local grocery stores. We start way ahead of time so we can get the sizes we need to make the job easier. When I am collecting boxes I am always thinking of how I can use them most efficiently so I don’t just take any boxes.

The last time we moved we  still did all our own packing but we hire a moving service that was on time, had a good track record in our New Brunswick city and they were affordable. My friends were all shocked that we didn’t ask themn to help us move, I am sure. :)

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