You have sold your home and now the fun begins. Well maybe. Is house packing fun? Not really, but it does need to get done and you can get it done if you have a process.

REDUCING WHAT YOU NEED TO PACK UP

• Sell household items via the newspaper or garage sales.
• Donate to local donations centers or churches.
• Recylce and Reduce. 

Plan ahead. Do not wait until the last minute. Make it a daily routine. Take 4 trash bags and 30 minutes a day. Use 1 bag each for selling items, donations, recylces, and garbage. 

Designate a room at a time and concentrate on that room until the task is done. Work it on a daily basis. You will be amazed how much you get done and how much you will reduce what you need to pack up.

Get the family involved or delegate the jobs to someone who likes doing the task.

PACKING FOR THE MOVE

When packing and moving fragile items, use bubble wrap on a roll dispensed from a box. You can purchase this at a local U-Haul center. There are also individual foam pouches and box dividers to keep glassware and collectibles safe. Having the right size box, wrapping paper, tape and markers will help you move quickly and efficiently.

When packing up boxes, labels on boxes are essential for identifying the contents. Label all sides of the box so placement on a shelf doesn't matter. Writing the room the box will be unpacked in eliminates moving the boxes unnecessarily. Group like boxes together whether storing or moving to know how much you have.

HAPPY MOVING !