What did you do first?

hey iris!

i am going through all the stress right now b/c i'm just over a month away from my escape from philly. to answer all your questions:

when i first knew my move date, the first thing i did was determine how much money i would need. then i worked out a budget and determined how much each month i'd have to put aside in order to save the specified amount.

then i made a huge junk pile in my living room of all the stuff i knew i wasn't going to need anymore: clothes, brick-a-brack, sundry kitchen items, household goods, etc. i sold it all at a flea market, and the profits went into my move fund.

i don't yet know what i would have done differently, as the insanity isn't over yet, LOL!!!

speaking of stocking up on certain items, i plan on mailing to myself various personal and pet supplies just in case i can't find them down there: makeup, skin-care products, my cats' hairball medicine, etc.

hope all this helps.

-celeste

When are you moving? I was wondering if setting up the post office box would be the first thing to do? I think I read some people open one via Mail box ETC right from here.

Do you think we can get together before you move?

Iris

i'm moving april 29. yes, setting up a P.O. box would be a good move if you know where you're moving to. what i plan on doing is opening one during my solo visit in early april to apt. hunt. that way i can mail stuff to myself and have it waiting for me by the time i get down there.

a get-together is fine. e-mail me and we'll set one up.

Wow that soon. Did you get a job offer? So are you setting the po box up with Mailroom etc.? Please let me know how that goes.
Iris

i haven't started the job hunt yet. i'll wait till i find an apt first. i'm supposed to look at a place soon. still not sure where i'm setting up my P.O. box yet. i'll keep you posted. 🙂

The first thing we did was begin to divide our STUFF into three categories.

First came the things that we were going to get rid of -- give away, sell, trash.

Next came the things that we wanted to keep, but didn't want to take. We rented a storage unit and began moving those things about 6-8 months before the move.

And last were the things that we took with us. Some we mailed, some we packed into the cars (we shipped a minivan and a sports car).

As we packed the second and third category got smaller and the first one got BIGGER.

After living here a year we went back and closed the storage unit. We left some stuff at my Dad's and shipped the rest down.

hey iris!

i can't seem to find your e-mail address; could you write to me @ celesteharmer@webtv.net

talk to you soon!

🙂
celeste

Celeste I did send you my e-mail. Did you get it?
Iris