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The Two-Phase Packing Approach: Before the Moving Company Arrives

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:27:01 +0000

Dealing with moving companies and relocating are probably not at the top of anyone’s fun list. Even for people who are super organized and meticulous, it seems that there is always an element of confusion and disorientation. Most people pack up one room at a time and while this makes sense at first, taking a two-phase approach to packing will provide you with greater flexibility on both sides of the move and create a less stressful experience.

The two-phase approach is simply this; ask yourself “What is the bare minimum I require for the next two weeks?” Packing up non-essentials first serves multiple purposes. First, it allows you to start packing earlier than you could otherwise. Also, not only does this give you longer access to the items you need on a daily basis, not-so-ironically these are the exact same items you need first when you arrive at your final destination — so you’ve already simplified the process for both sides of the move!

For example, think about the bathroom. There are the things you use every day and then there are the backups, refills, extra towels, etc. It might make sense to put all of the toilet paper in one box, but since this is an item that you need up until your last day, pack up the items that you won’t need and keep out only what you do need. The same can be done with the office, closets and kitchen.

Think of it as the reverse of packing for a month long vacation. Simplifying the moving process is as simple as packing up non-essentials and living out of what you can fit in a suitcase or two. Not only will this save you a lot of time and hassle, you might also avoid some of that pre-moving company arrival panic.

Organizing Your Glassware

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:14:08 +0000

When it comes to organizing things at home, nothing beats neat looking racks to hold everything together. I once saw at Oprah show how can we purge, and put our stuff in neat containers whether it is plastic, boxes, racks or even native ones.

For those that have a bar at home where you mostly entertain friends and family there, those wine glasses will definitely need to have a place and this hanging wine glass rack is perfect to use. Just take a look at the wide choices of wine glass racks for sale at GlassStemwareRacks that I have found and simply be wowed with all their collections. Prices are competitive and you can select from wooden, chrome wire, metal and other finishes.

Your bar will never be the same when you incorporate it with these stemware racks. Your glasswares will be neatly be organized according to your preferences. Oh by the way, aside from racks they also have other accesories like wine buckets and more.

Getting Rid of Clutter in our Homes

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:08:46 +0000

Ahhhhh.. clutter.. who needs that. I don’t!! I just hate it because I can’t really work when my place is a mess. My mind will not work if I see clutter on my table and in my sorroundings and much worse I can’t work if it n-o-i-s-y!! Before I sit down in front of my computer I try to tidy up my place so that my ideas will freely flow.

I have once seen on Oprah on how to keep clutter away from our office or in our homes. We need to SORT OUT things that we really don’t need or will not use anymore. We need to PURGE. And we need to put things on BOXES or PLASTIC containers so that it will be more organized. I did this once and it worked.. really..