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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]24 hours. I’ve moved 15 times in 15 years and have a solid packing/unpacking system. The only exception would be if I had any furniture yet to be delivered that was necessary for unpacking (most recently it was waiting for a dresser before unpacking the guest room so I had a place to put guest linens).[/quote]

Please share your system![/quote]

Not PP but I do this. We’ve moved a LOT.

I hate boxes. It also helps that we don’t have that much stuff.

I open boxes, and put things away in GENERALLY the correct spot. Kitchen stuff, books on shelves, toys in closets, frames on dressers. It’s messy but OUT of boxes!

Then over the next week, I fine tune where things are. I organize the kitchen. I rearrange the toys. I decorate.

But when I unpack, I just get things out of boxes.[/quote]

I'm the PP who has the movers take the boxes with them, and this is my system too. Also, purge [i]extensively[/i] before packing. If you're iffy about keeping something in your current place, you'll be tempted to just pack it and make a decision later, but you're going to hate having to deal with it in your new place. I cull my belongings by a third with each move, and that's on top of seasonal donations.[/quote]

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