Please let me hold your hand...roll on 2018!

Floss

I 'm not one to say "we told you so..." but... :whistle:

Floss

Seroliously though, packing is a means to an end and is best tackled in short doses, as is the unpacking in your new home (apart from essentials like kitchen bedroom & bathroom stuff).

thorsoak

JackieO wrote: »

I agree with monnagran, prioritise the most important stuff first and your tax return is very important set aside a block of time and a large pot of coffee and tackle that first and foremost.Once thats done and off your back you can begin to organise a little When I first got married I moved 9 times in 3 years ,the last time was with a 4 & 2 year old in tow.Its doable and adds grey hairs but think of the end result.Fodd obviously is the first priority after the tax man as you certainly don't want to try and move with a full freezer.List all of the contents and stuff to eat and work your way through them.I shall be moving in around three years time and I have started to organise books cds etc already.Once read I pass them on to CS or friends,unless they are precious and I'm not able to get rid of them They will get boxed up in crates and labelled to what room they will be going into .re the library books read an hour at a time and if after two or three hours the books don't grab you then return them to the library Don't waste precious time reading something you aren't keen on or because you think you have to.A lot of kitchen gadgets can also be boxed up and put away for a few months Work out whats the minimum you can manage with including cutlery and cups plates etc and box the rest up if you are keeping them.Its amazing how little you really need.If you were camping you wouldn't need a butter knife would you ,bit of an allegory but you see what I mean.
I wish you the best of luck with your coming move and I'm sure it will go well. Where in Essex are you hoping to move to ,out in the sticks or Colchester way.I lived on Mersea Island in the mid 1960s and loved it
Good Luck and keep us all in the loop at how you are getting on.

JackieO xxx

I live on Mersea Island now (have done so since 2008) and it hasn't changed that much since we first visited Mersea in the 1970s. You'd still recognise most of it x

VfM4meplse

Floss wrote: »

Seroliously though, packing is a means to an end and is best tackled in short doses, as is the unpacking in your new home (apart from essentials like kitchen bedroom & bathroom stuff).

I think you’re spot on. I shall limit it to a concentrated 2 or 3 hours a night with a radio programme on in the background. If I’m not done by mid-December, I’ll have to devote that weekend to the rest. The professionals can deal with the big items.

LameWolf

VfM, did your tax return ever get done?

VfM4meplse

LameWolf wrote: »

VfM, did your tax return ever get done?

No, but I'm happy to leave it to January, as I usuallly do. (I do my annual financial review at the same time, and cut expediture back radically during January-March. This time round I shall be feeling particularly broke!). I will inform HMRC of my change of address beforehand, though.

VfM4meplse

Well I put in nearly 4 hours this evening and have made some good progress

I also feel very much awake so will now reward myself with some rubbish catch-up TV.

greenbee

VfM4meplse wrote: »

No, but I'm happy to leave it to January, as I usuallly do. (I do my annual financial review at the same time, and cut expediture back radically during January-March. This time round I shall be feeling particularly broke!). I will inform HMRC of my change of address beforehand, though.

Just make sure the paperwork is unpacked by then!

I used to do mine in January - then in dawned on me that as I usually get a rebate I should deal with it earlier, so now try to get it done in August/Sept. This year I got about £600 back and I've just done my mum's and got £550 back for her. Given your moving costs it might be useful to deal with it earlier...

short_bird

Hope all is well and the packed items aren't stressing you too much...

VfM4meplse

Well I’d like to thank you all for your moral support! I’m in now, and sorting out the rooms one by one.

Moving day was physically tough, but hiring professionals certainly made it easier than it would have otherwise been, esp as they helped me pack the last few boxes up. I didn’t realise just how much stuff I had until it was moved and I had to unpack it...even the removal team was surprised by the quantity, considering its only me.

I did make the mistake of not decluttering thoroughly before I left. Thankfully I have plenty of external storage space and nothing that can’t be housed will come through the door. Some of the duplicates have already been Freecycled, the rest will be given away in time....

And breathe. I’m not quite there with the unpacking as yet, but well on my way to creating the home of my dreams :happyhear