Tip 2

My next tip is about boxes. Boxes are the building blocks of moving. A great tip on getting free boxes is to call around to your local grocery store and ask when they do their restocking. Most stores have specific days when boxes are going to more readily available so its a good idea to do a little research to save some money. If you need specialty boxes like wardrobe boxes storage facilities are an excellent resource to find affordable moving and packing supplies. 

So the last few months I have become quite adept at packing. I have actually taken pictures of some of my better pack jobs. I have said it before, and I will say it again, storage is a lot like tetris. You have to think out side of the box, no pun intended. Here I will reveal some of my favorite tips and tricks to get you all moved in. 

Tip 1

Make use of all your space. Including nooks and crannies that are formed from putting larger pieces of furniture together. If you fit the smaller things into tight spaces it utilizes all of your space efficiently and it makes things more stable while you're driving the truck.

When you need a storage unit the best price is always free. I actually need storage this month for a few weeks while I am between apartments. My lease goes to the first of August but I will be moving out early to give my landlord time to get the apartment for the next tennants. Luckily, he is allowing me to store my things in an empty apartment, and he is not charging me.

On one of the very first moves for the moving company my roommate and I run. We had to move one of the heaviest TVs I have ever witnessed in life. It was an older model, probably one of the original flat screens, so it weight about 1,000 lbs. I exaggerate but that is what it felt like. It took four people to move it and we almost lost it twice. The only thing good about moving that TV was that it was on the first floor so we did not have to go up any steps.

Today I was watching one of my favorite shows, Star Trek, and the captain, Ben Sisko, told this guy Middleton, that since he had abandoned his post on Deep Space Nine and become a traitor to the Federation of Planets, that his personal belongings had been placed in storage . For some reason this blew my mind because I never thought about there being space designated for storage in outer space. I wonder if they have stasis storage?

I used to have a little green car. It was my favorite and I had a lot of fun times in that car. I drove all over Missouri for parties and fraternity events, and I even made a trip to Wisconsin and Tennessee. It was a great car, very dependable, sometimes I would go for days driving on empty. It was trooper.

That is until it broke down. It wasn't too bad, I could have easily gotten fixed if I could have afforded it. But I could not at the time and it actually got towed because my landlord thought it was abandoned. I was coming back to get it, I would have gotten it sooner but I had no where to put. I wish I would have thought about auto storage or a parking space. I could have saved my little green trooper.

I am in the process of looking for a new apartment and there are a lot of costs associated with this. I have to pay an apartment deposit, pet deposit and the first months rent. I have got to pay to get bills switched over in my name. There is more but If I keep listing them I might get a little depressed.

Anyhoo, the cheapest thing I can do is get some moving boxes and packing supplies. That will help me, cause I am definitely gonna need them. I do not want to pack that much stuff so I plan to get rid of a lot of things. It seems like over the years and I have accumulated a lot of junk. So I am really looking forward to downsizing. I am taking some advice from Ms. Badu. Pack light.

Have you ever went through a stack a photographs and found that somehow they'd melded together? I hate when that happens, because they tear and rip and little fragments of the back of one picture are left on the front of the other. Sometimes it covers up a face you want to remember, or you end up ripping out a priceless moment.

When storing you definitely want to make sure that you have a climate controlled storage unit just to avoid missing out on those wonderful moments you don't want to forget. Climate control units are also great for upholstered furniture, high end electronics, and fine antiques.

Recently I was helping a friend move into a storage unit . We packed up everthing in her house and hauled it off to the unit she had rented. When we got there we were dismayed to find that all of her stuff was definitely not going to fit into the storage space. We looked at it dumbfounded for second, then we began a verbal arrangement of the items each of us giving input on the best way to fit the things in, even though it was pretty much impossible. That lead to arguments and a little yelling out of shear frustration.

We ended up leaving a few things out, and the next day we were able to find her an additional unit and move in the remainder of her stuff. This gave me first hand experience on how important narrrowing down a size is for the caller. I know I'll be taking a little more time with that because I don't want anyone else to have that hassle.

I am preparing for a big move soon. I am approaching my Get of Town deadline and I still have not chosen where I want go. I find myself cruising around my globe looking at different locations and wishing I could take a trip here and there just to interact with the people and to check out the sites to see if it is a place I can actually envision myself living. Choosing where to go is the fun and exciting part, the hard part is the logistics.

Packing up and moving is sure to be an ordeal. I have go to find an apartment and pack all my things up. I have been considering a portable storage unit. It seems like the easiest way to get my things from point A to point B. And I have a lot of stuff, perhaps a bit of spring cleaning is in order.