9 Simple tips to protect you and your things while moving
Adding to the excitement or nervousness of moving is the dilemma of packing. Mankind, being pack rats, tends to gather a lot of clutter over the years --things of use, of sentimental value, gifts, brick-a brack, and family heirlooms. Some are treasured while others tolerated. When the time comes to move there are hard and heartrending decisions to make.
Determine how much you are allowed to take with you.
Find out the floor space in your new home. Be practical and:
? Make a list of "must haves."
? Arrange to put all other things in storage or have an auction or garage sale.
? Put aside things you want to give to charity.
? Disconnect, clean, and repair appliances a week before packers arrive.
? Make arrangements to transport plants and pets or find new homes for them. Most packers will not transport plants and pets. You will need to take them by car, train, or plane to your new destination.
Here are a few guidelines:
? Hire professionals to pack fine china, breakable antiques, silverware, furniture, and heavy appliances. This will save breakage costs and the consignment can be insured.
? Undertaking to handle the bulk of packing yourself, it saves money. Start with non fragile things: books, clothes, linen, shoes, as well as inexpensive kitchen ware.
? Use small boxes ?no box should weigh more than say 15-20 kilos.
? Jewelry and other irreplaceable items should be handled and transported personally.
Pack with bubble wrap and carry it yourself as luggage.
? Boxes must be of the ideal size and good strength.
Wardrobe boxes are ideal for
expensive clothing. Use padded dish boxes for packing chinaware. Use free boxes
obtained from the supermarket for jeans, t-shirts, shoes, toys, and everyday
non-fragile items like tea cups and coffee mugs.
? Use as buffer: old newspapers, bubble wrap, sheets, blankets, pillowcases, and towels.
Every item should be wrapped individually. Fill empty paces between objects with torn
paper bits so that things don't rattle around when shifted.
? Pack plates and glass objects vertically instead of flat.
? Seal boxes using duct tape or plastic strapping used by movers.
? Mark each box clearly?put a number or code that corresponds to your master list.
Paste a label with name, address, destination, and contact number. Use pre-printed
labels or an indelible marker.
? Boxes containing fragile items should be marked clearly as "fragile" with an arrow showing which the "top" side is.
? Make an inventory. Include a detailed list with corresponding box number and which room it is for in the new home.
? Pack a first day box. Mark it to be opened first.
Load it last. It should contain: medicines, food, baby needs, and copies of house documents, emergency numbers, soap, towels, and insecticide. Include a few sleeping bags in case of emergency.
Move economically. Make a plan or timetable. Start weeks in advance.
Try and locate a plan of your new home so that you can decide what to take with you and what to store..
Paul Wilson is a freelance writer for http://www.1888MovingCompanies.com/, the premier website to find help on moving including moving companies search, compare movers, moving insurance, auto transport, moving tips and more. He also freelances for the premier Submit Article Services site http://www.Submit-Article-Services.comFitness Wars: Revenge of the Girth
As of the writing of this article, May 16, 2005, we are all almost 5 months into our New Year's Resolutions.Are you skinny yet?Did you find your six-pack?Does your butt look like you wanted it to in those jeans?For a lot of you, the answers to these questions are going to be "No, No, and, I took the jeans back to the store".Why? You are a victim of the Fitness Wars, that's why. Your Girth is winning out over your Resolution, and you are probably more frustrated now than you were when you started!Is there some master conspiracy that is keeping you from getting in shape? Do the rules of energy in vs. energy out not apply to you? Are you in a fat-loss vacuum where the normal laws of weight loss don't work?Of course not. Yet, you still can't lose the bodyfat, and it is likely because you are simply confused.If you are like most people, you have gotten fitness advice from the radio, TV, friends, family members, magazines, maybe even a Personal Trainer. Who had the most to gain from giving...
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How to Start a Debt Reduction Plan
Copyright 2006 Stephen Ashton
Whether you simply want to pay off your mortgage or car loan sooner, or you've run up a huge pile of credit card debt, starting a debt reduction plan is always a good idea.
Follow these five steps to setting up your own debt reduction plan:
1. Find out where your money is really going. You can't cut your expenses if you don't understand where you're spending your money in the first place.
Pull out all of your receipts, credit card bills, and bank statements for the last 3 ? 6 months.
Make a list of everything you spend money on, by breaking things down into categories (food, entertainment, clothing, travel, bills, interest, taxes, etc.).
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9 Simple tips to protect you and your things while moving
Adding to the excitement or nervousness of moving is the dilemma of packing. Mankind, being pack rats, tends to gather a lot of clutter over the years --things of use, of sentimental value, gifts, brick-a brack, and family heirlooms. Some are treasured while others tolerated. When the time comes to move there are hard and heartrending decisions to make.
Determine how much you are allowed to take with you.
Find out the floor space in your new home. Be practical and:
? Make a list of "must haves."
? Arrange to put all other things in storage or have an auction or garage sale.
? Put aside things you want to give to charity.
? Disconnect, clean, and repair appliances a week before packers arrive.
? Make arrangements to transport plants and pets or find new homes for them. Most packers will not transport plants and pets. You will need to take them by car, train, or plane to your new destination....
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Underground Denim's College Tour Hits UCLA Campus
Underground Denim is making UCLA the next stop on its 2005 College Tour.
The event, featuring the hottest designer denim brands at affordable prices, will visit UCLA May 10th - 11th.Underground Denim produces the only sample sale tour directed solely at the college market.
The tour runs in both the spring and fall semesters, visiting more than 50 schools in 35 states.
The company has taken the ?shopping as entertainment' concept to a whole new level with unique events that feature hot clothes, cool music, and a thriving social atmosphere.
College students attending an Underground Denim event can purchase the latest and hottest denim brands at wholesale prices right from the comfort of their own campus.
Some of the designer denim brands that can be found at an Underground Denim event include:
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My Wabi-Sabi Master is My Dog
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A Country Boy?s View on Fashion
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Wear the Clothing, Live the Lifestyle, Welcome to TheClub by The Executive Clothing Company, Inc.
The Executive Clothing Company Inc. (ECC), an affordable custom tailor-made clothing and cobbled shoe company, announced their client services program THEClub, at their quarterly meeting in Boston. THEClub aims to extend The Tailored Life, to mean more than clothes. Through THEClub clients of The Executive Clothing Company will be able to use concierge services, obtain group buying discounts at member businesses, attend special VIP events, and there's more to come! "THEClub coupled with our affordable prices is another way The Executive Clothing Company continues to separate ourselves from the competition" states Aenis Harris, President of The Executive Clothing Company. Mr.
Harris went on to say, "We are building long-term relationships with our clients, not just look for a quick sale. Our clients are a part of our family."ECC has partnered with a world class concierge service in Cremin Concierge Services, Inc. Clients of ECC accrue points with each purchase of clothing, shoes,...
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The Rules Have Changed: Contemporary Etiquette, Image and Savoir Vivre
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