Moving

However you move, you are going to pay to transport every single item. You pay by the pound, by the square foot, or by the back pains. So it behooves you to sort through your belongings and only move the right things.

You'll need to put most things into boxes for the move, so get a few extra boxes for sorting out unwanted items. Label your boxes in large letters, with a large marker, according to where they go, kitchen, master bed, bath, den, living, etc., and a couple extra boxes, labeled trash and charity. As you go through all the items in each room, ask yourself the follwing questions:

1. Have you used this item in the last year?
2. Will you use it in the next year?
3. Does it have sentimental value?
4. Is there a possibility you'll need it in the future? (be careful with this one, pack rats usually answer yes)

After you've gone through the whole house, you need to dispose of the boxes of trash and charity stuff. You might want to have a garage sale or you might want to just give it to charity. The important thing is to not take this clutter to your new home.

More organization tips

• Lists Setting up a calendar and lists to assist in the organization process.
• Message Center Setting up a central place for messages and important information.
• Are you organized? A quick quiz to find out how organized you are, and how much you can do to make yourself more organized.
• Make your own organizer Making your own organizer to track tasks and dates.
• Telephone tips Ways to save time and frustration with the telephone.
• Errands and appointments Making the most out of errands and appointments.
• Using short periods wisely What to do when you only have a few minutes.
• Mail How to handle mail efficiently.
• Housework Make housework more productive and effective.
• Company Preparing for, and entertaining, company.
• Company Kit Setting up a kit for when company arrives on short notice.
• Each evening Preparing for the following day.
• Simple tidying Life can be easier if you set up areas for situations, tyding up the whole house.
• Laundry Ways to save time and money with the laundry.
• Distributing the Burden You don't have to do it all yourself, you can share the load.
• Delegation How to delegate effectively.
• Child's room Keeping your kid's rooms tidy.
• Storage Where to put things.
• Pack rat How to avoid being a pack rat.
• Messy Closet Cleaning out a messy closet.
• Garage Sale How to have a successful garage sale.
• Moving Sorting through your stuff for a move.
• Prevention Some ideas to prevent cleaning chores.
• Odds and ends How to deal with odds and ends that just kind of show up to clutter a room.
• Organizing Your Home Basics of organization.

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