The best way to move... packing etc

Poppycat

We are only just thinking of moving, but what we have done is this.

Get rid of stuff we dont need to charity shop or tip.
I am using some spare boxes in attic for other items we may need but not urgent in boxes and labeled "bits n bobs".

When we do find some where I will be using the boxes I am getting from a kind person on Freecycle to boxe other stuff and I will label them kitchen, bathroom, bedroom etc, so that when we move we no whats what.

Good luck. I am also learning about moving we only once moved mnay years ago. We still have to sell and buy although we do have a morgage promsied subject to the sale of our house.

pigeonpie

ha ha Poppycat, I was just about to post NEVER ever mark a box 'bits and bobs' as it will sit there for the next 2 years as is full of pens and junk that you probably don't need or could easily replace.
I have moved 5 times in 2 years (not by choice; mad but not that mad) and my only advice is don't buy/use boxes that are too big and invest in an efficient tape gun and large marker.
(and strong drink )

Norma_Desmond

I've just got around to unpacking a 'bits and bobs' box in our attic, two years after moving in. It contained a load of old rubbish really and ONE shoe.....