Moving in 2 weeks, need help/ideas!

wink0erin · August 2011

Now that most of the drama has settled and I've had a much needed vacation (went camping int he Red River Gorge area of KY!) I'm starting to think about my move in 2 weeks again.

BF's roommate still hasn't found a place and it is unlikely he will have a place and be moved out in 2 weeks (although I'm still crossing my fingers that he will magically be out by then!!)

I'm trying to think through the logistics of moving. The house is small and there isn't much room for me with the roommate still there, and I have years worth of stuff in my apartment. I've started to toss things and bag things up for donation, but I am worrying about how on earth I will semi-comfortably move in without going INSANE if the roommate is still there, especially since I start preparing for the CPA exam the following week... which will eat up all of my Saturdays and most of my weeknights for the next several months.

So, ladies of NEY, do you have any tips or ideas on how to make this move easier... one, moving into the house BF has occupied for years and turning it into OUR home... and two, moving into a house where the roommate hasn't gotten the heck out yet! (therefore severely limiting space for me to unpack/get settled).

I am more concerned about the second part of that, since BF and I have ideas on merging households and making cosmetic changes to the house!

Blue & White · August 2011

I totally almost posted this (almost exact) situation this morning, haha. Except I'm moving into a house with tons and tons of room.

However, in your situation, do you think you could rent a storage unit and basically just bring enough stuff to wear clothes, cook food, and study for the exam? This kinda only works if you're sharing a room with your bf, but ya know

It's an option.

Then once the roomie moves out, you can do whatever cosmetic changes you want to do and move your stuff in. Of course, this method could make the roomie stay longer...

Blue & White · August 2011

Anyone else responding, do you have any ideas about where to get decent boxes for cheap? I'd rather buy them than beg for them at stores because I live in a military town...there are people moving here alllll the time and thus, boxes are hard to come by.

peekaboo2011 · August 2011

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[QUOTE]Anyone else responding, do you have any ideas about where to get decent boxes for cheap? I'd rather buy them than beg for them at stores because I live in a military town...there are people moving here alllll the time and thus, boxes are hard to come by.
Posted by Blue & White[/QUOTE]

<div>What's it called - UHaul might have some. I usually just snag them from ABC though :/</div>

thejucheidea · August 2011

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[QUOTE]Anyone else responding, do you have any ideas about where to get decent boxes for cheap?Posted by Blue & White[/QUOTE]

My family's always gone to liquor stores to get a copious amount of perfectly sized and stackable boxes. It'd recommend perusing local booze vendors.

wink0erin · August 2011

There is enough room in the basement for me to cram all of my stuff together tightly (I think) so I won't need a storage unit. Our plan of action is kind of to make the roommate feel as cramped up and uncomfortable as possible so he will get out faster, lol. Unfortunately that means we will be cramped and uncomfortable too. BF has joked about putting boxes in the roommates room, but obviously we aren't that rude!!

I really just have no idea how to effectively pack and unpack in that cramped of a space with the roommate still there, not to mention just LIVING there with the roommate still there, since my CPA prep course software has to go on my desktop, which will likely have to be set up on the kitchen table until the roommate moves out. =\ I'm trying to focus more on just moving in.

I have been saving every box I've gotten from ordering things and I've put up a sign at work asking people to save boxes for me. My parents have a bunch of flattened boxes in their garage so I will probably use those too.

Blue & White · August 2011

I tend to pack by "rooms". And I always have about 300000 boxes of books, which you have to remember get pretty heavy.

But unless absolutely necessary, I really try to pack by rooms so that I can unpack by rooms. I really don't want to open up the toiletries box when I'm looking for a box of DVDs or something.

wink0erin · August 2011

Good suitcase idea Liv!! I didn't even think of that.

I usually live out of a bag when I go there on the weekends anyway, haha. I have spare toiletries there already because I kept forgetting to pack them up whenever I came for a weekend.

It would just suck feeling like a guest until the roommate gets his jolly rear end out of there, hopefully sooner rather than later.

tdwpg1984 · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_moving-2-weeks-need-helpideas?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:6824ba4e-d91e-449e-b188-591029dd2eb0Post:ee22c7b0-cb18-4bfc-abfa-1b02134611fa">Re: Moving in 2 weeks, need help/ideas!</a>:
[QUOTE]Anyone else responding, do you have any ideas about where to get decent boxes for cheap? I'd rather buy them than beg for them at stores because I live in a military town...there are people moving here alllll the time and thus, boxes are hard to come by.
Posted by Blue & White[/QUOTE]
Is there a frog box franchise near you? <a href="http://frogbox.com/">http://frogbox.com/</a> They're not super cheap, but they're environmentally friendly!<div>
</div><div>As for the OP, no suggestions on moving. When I moved in with my BF I was a little worried too about his house not feeling like our home. I re-decorated one of the spare bedrooms. The spare bedroom in the basement, I turned into a hobby room, with his bowflex in one coner, our wine making stuff in another corner and my sewing and crochet stuff in the other 2 corners. I also added some decor to our rec room. Mainly a giant Winnipeg Blue Bombers flag and a few other Bomber items. We plan on getting a Bomber rug for down there once our puppy is housebroken.</div>

hetshup · August 2011

I guess I fail to understand why the roommate hasn't been given a move out date? If he isn't out by "x", then he will get "y" per diem charge. It's a bidness first.

I'm moving this weekend and I buy all my boxes at HD, I like the ability to stack them and know they haven't had some funky crap in them before. I learned it from the professional movers.

wink0erin · August 2011

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[QUOTE]I guess I fail to understand why the roommate hasn't been given a move out date? If he isn't out by "x", then he will get "y" per diem charge. It's a bidness first. I'm moving this weekend and I buy all my boxes at HD, I like the ability to stack them and know they haven't had some funky crap in them before. I learned it from the professional movers.
Posted by hetshup[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>I tried to stay out of it since it's not my house (yet), so I left it up to BF to get his roommate out of there... and I think he was probably too nice about it. The roommate knew for months that I would be moving in at some point, and he knew a couple months ago that I would move in early September before my CPA stuff... but I don't know to what extent they discussed it. There for a while the roommate was trying to find a place with one of my friends, but that fell through and they decided to live separately. That ate up about a month of searching and I wished I had never given the roommate that option since during that time he didn't look for any solo places =(</div><div>
</div><div>I WILL get cranky if I'm stuck living out of boxes and having to study for the CPA exam in the livingroom,especially since I have a hard time focusing when there's people walking by or people talking. </div><div>
</div><div>There is the possibility that the roommate has given 2 week notice at his job today and will be moving to another city to live with a friend, but that isn't set in stone right now... so fingers crossed and positive vibes that this is the case!!</div>

perkins81 · August 2011

Like PP's have said, pack by the room. And make sure to have a couple of big black permanent markers to label every single box! I'm moved over 20 times in my life, so I definitely know what it's like. And I've had to live out of suitcases for extended periods of transitional time, so I feel ya. Like others have said, pack all your essentials in a suitcase and a few boxes. In fact, I would even label them "don't need to unpack" or "unpack" so you know exactly what can be stored in the basement and what can be put upstairs as you're unloading your stuff.

As for the roomy thing, your BF needs to give him an ultimatum and be very firm about it. Give him an exact deadline and stick to it. As long as you can all see the "light at the end of the tunnel" and you know it will end, then you can keep your sanity in the process.

Good luck!

SopChick · August 2011

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[QUOTE]I'd pack by room, as Blue suggested, and I'd pack your "essentials" into luggage that you can live out of for however long it takes the roommate to get out. I don't think that you can really start making it feel like "YOUR" home until the roommate is out. Then it will be a lot of compromising as you figure out which things you both will keep and which things you will buy new together!
Posted by LivLeighton[/QUOTE]
This. BF and I have been living out of our suitcases at his parents' place for the last 3 weeks. We gave notice on our apartment thinking we would be moving out West sooner, but ended up not being able to get an apartment out there until Sept.1. It's not ideal by any means, but in our case as in yours, it's only temporary!

Sending some good vibes your way in hopes that it works out well (and quickly!), good luck with the move!

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