Moving House Old Style

grannigrunt

If you really want to do an old-style removal........chuck your stuff on the back of a horse and cart and do a moonlight flit:rotfl:

weeze210

As some may know I am moving to a very rural area of Wales, the nearest big town is 30 mins drive away. Does anyone have any tips on ..........well............surviving basically? I am not an organised person and tend to do what Jamie Oliver calls 'sleep shopping', basically buying the same stuff week in week out. I know I should menu plan but I just don't know where to start. Should I stock up on things before I move or do a shop once I've moved. I'm thinking about moving more stuff and things defrosting or getting damaged verses having to find the shops, travel to the shops and what do I eat before I do the shopping? As if there isn't enough to think about when buying, selling and moving!
Ideas and opinions please.

Weeze x:undecided

Starstream

Hmmm, I live rural, but am lucky enough to be within range of an assortment of supermarkets,
Ranging from S'buries to N€TTO.
I am guessing you will too far for any home deliveries? So a 30 min drive is going to be an expensive- oh !!!!!! I forgot the sauce trip-
I would shop after moving myself,just take with you some tinned get you out of trouble meals.good old baked beans even!
Do you know the area? So you have an idea what shops you will be able to choose from?

I would run down the freezer before you move,as I believe they need to be left turned off for 24 hrs after moving to allow gases to settle. This may only apply to older types,so perhaps check on that.


I do try to keep in a few( at least) more during winter, dinners,in case of being Ill and unable to shop.
Take with you,for the mve,loo roll,light bulbs,tea and coffee making stuff,biccies ,food for pets,and chocolate.....as moving is stressful,and you don't want to be caught out with no tea,toilet necessaries or god forbid chocolate for when it all gets too much!


Good luck x

ankspon

Take me with you,i hate living in a built up area

swimsink

Don't you have a local shop? I live in the middle of a million farms and on the edge of some big woods and ontop of that don't drive, but my mum takes me food shopping once every 1-2 weeks. Inbetween that there is a convienience store/post office, a sweet shop and a garage within walking distance for little bits and bobs, there is surely something nearby you?

7roland8

Snap here - i tend to do a large Tesco online shop every 12-14 days and top up with milk/eggs at local garage minimart.
Otherwise I have tinned fruit adn carton juice as well as frozen veg as standbys.

RAS

weeze

Take as little as you can on removal day. But make sure you have thought about and have the goods to make meals for the next two days.

On the second day get a big supermarket delivery of staples and a weeks worth of milk, bread and veggies. You can freeze the milk and bread if needs be.

You will need to learn to menu plan; it is along way to go if you realise that you have forgotten a necessary ingredient (even if it is only 10 miles believe me).

Are there any other familis with whom you can share a big shop every week, taking it in turns.

And if you are going to be in the sticks in winter, you really do need to stock up. My mother always had 6 weeks of food in the larder in winter and sometimes we needed it. One time we had no running water for 6 weeks.

Do not rely on a freezer unless you have a generator to back it up as you lose every thing if there is an extensive power cut. You need stores of essentials like flour and yeast rather than frozen bread. Ditto porridge oats and cans of meat. You may not want to eat corn beef hash often but if you are snowed in the high fat option will be welcome.

However old freezer cabinets are very good for storing bulk supplies of things like root vegetables. If you can find one a Asian supermarket can be a great place to buy sacks of vegetables, which are more suitable for your new situation than weekly shops.

Sagz_2

I think I'd run stocks as low as poss before the move, there's little point boxing up and moving with stuff that you can easily get when you've moved. Take just a few tins or packs of things (beans, tuna, bread, butter, jam, cheese, spuds, salad stuff, cereal) to get you through 2 or 3 days.

Will any of the supermarkets deliver to your new address? If not then it's just a matter of getting used to buying when you can get to the shops and getting inventive when you can't!

I used to live-in at my job and only get to the shops once a fortnight or so, you soon get used to stocking up on essentials (loo roll!) when you can.

weeze210

Starstream wrote: »

Hmmm, I live rural, but am lucky enough to be within range of an assortment of supermarkets,
Ranging from S'buries to N€TTO.
I am guessing you will too far for any home deliveries? So a 30 min drive is going to be an expensive- oh !!!!!! I forgot the sauce trip-
I would shop after moving myself,just take with you some tinned get you out of trouble meals.good old baked beans even!
Do you know the area? So you have an idea what shops you will be able to choose from?



We will have a very small shop for milk, bread etc and the post office comes to use twice a week I think. I have checked and A$DA seems to deliver. (although I prefer Te$co. Not sure about what else is in the area so might go and have a look soon as the kids are off so will have time to get there and back in a day!
At least if I run the freezer down I am starting from scratch so might be able to start meal planning!

Weeze x

charlies-aunt

Think about creating a store cupboard - dried, longlife and tinned.
A couple of tins of corned beef are an excellent stopgap - can be morphed into shepherd pies, pastry pies, stews and curries
Living in the country will give you an opportunity to buy potatoes by the sack to store in the garage and fresh eggs, veggies from local small holders
Think ahead and try and meal plan for the next few weeks and buy accordingly
Think about using leftovers and buying a slow cooker - Sundays chicken can be stretched over several days - turnng it into casserole, curries and thick hm soup

Hope this is helpful x