I’ve finally had it with long, cold, snowy winters. Packing and moving is a pretty daunting task and I’m happy to say that we survived the ordeal. I do have a few tips though that can help with making that move a less-stressful event. In previous moves, I’ve paid for professional packers and have always been disappointed. Something was always broken or bent and of course they pack EVERYTHING — even when you tell them not to. Seriously — did I want that empty toilet paper roll? So for this move, we decided to pack ourselves and I’m happy to report that what we packed survived just fine. The added bonus of packing yourself is that YOU decide just what you want to move, what to discard, and what to put together in a box. Except for a few last minute errant items, everything was boxed so that we could find it when we wanted and put other boxes into storage without worry of what they contained.

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