Sit back and ask yourself, “If I was marooned on a desert island with no television or internet and I could pack one box to take with me, what would I bring?” This is a question you will need to answer a few days before you actually move out. Both computers and TV’s are excluded from the question because it very well could be a while before your connections are set up in your new place. During that process you should have plenty of time to figure out where it was exactly you packed them. Unfortunately, a lot of the boxes you’re filling to the brim with the junk you just can’t bring yourself to throw away might as well be time capsules addressed to Future You. If you’re moving during the playoffs, it could be weeks before you even make it to your second box. (more…)

Before you bust out the weight belts and hit the heavy lifting, there is plenty of leg work even the women-folk can help with to get each room ready for moving day. Renting the truck can be expensive, no matter which company you choose, so you will want to make sure you get started as soon as you know you’re on the move. Despite what might have worked for your Intro to Literature exam on Seis de Mayo, waiting until the night before or morning of your big move to start preparing will cost you dearly. For those of you whose first time it is packing up the house or apartment, here are some helpful tips to make sure your place is ready:Tip 1: You can never have too many boxes. Try your local grocery store. They probably have more boxes than they know what to do with. It’s not like they are mailing in those bananas from Guatemala in little white envelopes. The last thing you want to do is come up few boxes short. Loose items in the back of a moving truck are the recipe for personal effects jambalaya, a bitter dish that takes a long time to digest and sort out. (more…)