We are closing on the condo we purchased back in January on Monday right after I get home from Buffalo and the move happens three days after that on Thursday. I've been successfully avoiding thinking about or doing anything about moving until today. I've put off packing until now and I'm leaving Thursday morning for a weekend of teaching. I woke up a bit panicked today, so I went into hyper packing mode today. I've got my boxes, packing material, tape and my dogged determination to pack like a mad woman.
I'm not sure there is a way to make packing fun, but I thought maybe it could be fun for my readers and I'll live vicariously through you. What about a surprise giveaway? I have no idea what it might be...a quilt, a bunch of fabric, a book, some white elephant I don't feel like packing? Maybe all three? You'll have to wait and see.
Here's what I'm thinking....how about guessing how many boxes it will take me to pack everything in this 1000 square foot apartment. I'll tell you now, my stash will probably not go into boxes, so take that into account. I'm just counting boxes, not anything else.
Leave a comment with your guess. If you're a no reply commenter, leave an email address where I can contact you. I won't go searching for you. If you have a great moving story, or packing, moving, unpacking advice feel free to share that too. You never know what might be rewarded.
First person to guess closest to the correct number of boxes wins. I may have some other winners too depending on how I'm feeling that day.
Bruno is freaking out and has taken to hiding in the bathroom to avoid the chaos. Wish me luck!
319 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 319 of 319When we move I am always astonished at the number of boxes and how little you can actually put into one. So I am going to say you will use 130 boxes. We are moving next fall - leaving friends, family and home to go to a nicer climate and retire. It is a huge adventure and I am so excited to start this next chapter of my life. I don't want to leave, but that doesn't mean I don't want to go. It's a bit crazy-making that way. But to retire at my age! (I'll be 52) To have all that unstructured time! The sewing I can do! The writing! The walking! Sure we won't be rich by anymeans dollar-wise, but that's not how I count being rich. I also don't care how many boxes it takes, 'cause I'm movin' on!
Good luck on your move. I'm guessing 92.
I'll guess 90 (yowza, that's a lot).
When I was a kid we moved on Halloween and were, unfortunately, still moving when the sun set. My mom hated it, but hey - it's a great way to meet all your neighbors, right?
I am guessing 44 boxes. My moving story - after having lived in the same place for 30 years, I moved across 11 time zones with two suitcases that weighed whatever the airline allowed to check in. Look at your stuff and think - which is more painful, to pack and move it, or to live without it? It worked for me… Wishing you luck with your not-so-radical move!! RR
43, it's a good prime number. Glad to see your got the boxes from Home Depot, so much cheaper than the storage places.
My guess is 69, hoping you're a very organized person with not too much clutter. Take care.
I'll guess 52 boxes!
My Mum would be my moving "hero" since she moved from London, England to Adelaide, Australia with a 1 and a 2 year old by boat. This was at a time when air travel was expensive, and my parents couldn't afford for us all to fly, so my dad went ahead. It took a month. We were all seasick. I was the 2 year old and I remember dolphins, stopping at Sri Lanka, and the cocos and keeling islands. Mum was planning to get out at Egypt and see the pyramids, but there was some unrest at the time so we did not see them.
Good luck with your move!
124 boxes!
I am guessing 85 boxes. Good luck with everything!
My guess in 58 boxes. Because I know it would take about triple that to move me, but your place looks much cleaner/less cluttery! Ahhh. Well, best wishes!
34 boxes.
The best thing we ever did was hire movers to move all the heavy stuff. Good thing too, the day we moved the temperature was somewhere north of 110 degrees and my husband's prized possession is a custom bbq that weighs about 400 lbs! By the end of the day the movers were threatening to 'fall' in the pool - i think they were hoping to have a beer in hand when they did!
HI!!! How fun!!! For us!!! I will guess 179 boxes!!! Thanks for the fun!!!
I have to get my guess in too. I haven't moved for 40 years and have no realistic idea of the number of boxes you will use. My guess is 73 boxes. If I were to move in the near future, I am sure I could fill that many boxes with my quilting stash.lol Good luck with your move!
I will guess you will need 62 boxes. I moved twice and it was not fun, but it was a good way to get rid of clutter.
Hmm. Im gonna guess 112 boxes. Moving isn't funny. We have moved 16 times in 41 years. Im done. Good luck.
How many boxes will it take? One, Two...how about one hundred and two (102).
Hopefully you do not pack like my husband. When we moved quickly he just dumped stuff in a box. He also held a box with one hand and used the other to guide/sweep/knock stuff in.
brittany_bratt@yahoo.com
I'm gonna go with 92. Best of luck to you, packing stinks!! Thanks for such a fun giveaway :)
Carrie
thesimpson5@twlakes.net
No idea so how about 94 boxes
I hate to move but I do hope it is painless for you. My guess is49. Have a great life.
Barbara
Good luck with the move. I hope you can get Bruno out of the bathroom, I'll guess 97 boxes.
Ah, tricky. I'll guess 75 boxes :o)
39 boxes
Last move I made was my honeymoon. We drove from Montana to North Carolina in a pickup pulling a fully-packed airstream trailer with a "just married" sign in the back window.
39 boxes.
The last move I made was my honeymoon. We drove from Montana to North Carolina in a pickup pulling a fully packed airstream trailer with a "just married" sign in the back window.
Wow, I don't envy you. I hate moving. I'm guessing you will need 44 boxes. Good luck!
oh Jacquie, hopefully you get to unpack for more than a year. I hope you only have 12 boxes but I am going to guess that it will be closer to 81. Safe packing and here's to finding a new home. - Lisa
My funniest moving story was when my sister helped me move the last time and after a few boxes of quilting she started marking them "yep, more quilting" "you guessed it, still more quilting" - we had a good laugh. I'm guessing you'll have 85 boxes.
Moves are exciting even if they are a lot of work! We moved 5 years ago. My fabric stash took up an embarassing and eye-opening number of boxes. Beat out the kitchen hands down, lol! So if you're not packing fabric your box numbers should be not so bad! I'm guessing 46. And wish you an uneventful move with pizza and beer at the other end!
I tried to get my son to give me afvice on the number of boxes since he moves people for a living and he was no help. He had all these questionshe wanted me to answer like how many Bookshelves does she have. So I will go with 53 boxes since you've moved recently you already purged once. Moving advice, label, label, label. Moving nightmare, everyone has them but no one really wants to hear them before they move, so good luck.
Hope it is your last one for a very long time.
I'm going to guess 69. Good luck with the move!
I say 103 - this would have been a good time to make an early comment, but I feel good about 103.
I did NOT feel good about a military move from an off-base apartment (on the LAST day of our short-term lease) to on-post housing at Ft. Riley Kansas on December 22, 1989. We had plane tickets for the next day to fly home for Christmas.
It was 23 degrees BELOW ZERO!!!
It was the coldest temperature ever recorded at the Kansas City National Weather station. The movers called to say that their truck runs on diesel fuel and the fuel had turned to "jello" and they wouldn't be able to come. I was beside myself - we had been overseas for the previous three Christmases and I was not going to miss the holidays at home! I have no idea what I said to those people, but they said they would try and they made it!! They drove the truck into a heated warehouse and eventually it started. They (very) quickly packed up our little apartment and we got everything into the new place and survived the night even though it was below freezing INSIDE for three hours after they were gone.
The next day, all our new neighbors came out with their hairdryers and got our car engine warm enough to start. I have never been so happy to land in the South as I was that Christmas - no snow for us there - thank goodness.
Heres to smooth rolling tape and light as a feather boxes. Enjoy your new place!!
Let's go with 110. I've moved many times, and it always takes a LOT more boxes than you'd think!
55 boxes. I have no idea, but wanted to participate. I love your quilting designs and enjoy your blog!
Wishing you luck with your move! As someone who moved something like 12 times in 13 years I don't envy you! You really start thinking, "Do I need to pack this again, or can I just get rid of it?". I hope you have fewer than 63 boxes.
Based on the fact that you have moved once already and downsized a bit to get here, I will say 80 boxes. I am currently in the middle of a move myself, but only across town and the other house needs a bit of work, so the move can be done over a 2 month span. It's almost worse than a quick move. Good luck and many hugs and biscuits to Bruno!
I've moved 13 times and it never ceases to amaze me with how many boxes it takes. Prof. movers are the best but it's funny what they do with odd things - like if you don't have it in a box, they find a box and start putting things in it - even things that were meant for the garbage man!! Empty bottles, recycling papers, cans, anything!! My guess: 139 boxes.
We have packed half of our 2100 sq ft house and it has taken 58 boxes. Apparently I have a lot of books. They are most,y book boxes. I haven't packed the kitchen yet though, and that takes a lot of boxes. I'm going to guess 67.
Remember, a spoonful of sugar helps everything, according to Mary Poppins. Good luck with the move!
Hmmm, judging by my own home, I'll throw out a guess of 59 boxes. Good luck!!
I'm just so glad i'm not you! If I ever move again i'm hiring someone to pack!! i guess 101
I'll guess 51 boxes. It always takes more than you think. I don't have a good moving story. My dad worked for the government at the airport and we had to move every couple of years growing up but it was the kind of thing that the movers came in, packed everything and put it on the truck. You just had to make sure that they weren't packing the trash! Good luck with the move.
Good luck with the move and have fun this weekend, teaching. I guess 68 boxes.
Oh my, packing is not fun, usually. Why not give yourself a little reward for every 5 boxes packed? Like a handfull of m&m's?
I'm guessing you will have 52 boxes.
good luck!
indyqltr@hotmail.com
Good luck with your move. I hope you only have 58 boxes to deal with.
76 boxes. Mark the boxes really well unless it's private stuff, then use code.:)
I guess 68, but hope it is half that! Good luck..
Poor Bruno! My guess is 175.
For our last move, my husband's company sent movers to pack our things. It sounds wonderful, but it was a nightmare. Two of them whined the entire time, and none of them cared what went in what box. It took me forever to unpack! One of them even packed the potatoes, in summer. I found them in a box marked pillows.
I lived in two states for a year, carting my crafting supplies back and forth every two weeks. It was so nice to be able to pack it all up and move back home, have my sewing machine with me all the time, and be back where my kids are settled. So I say 55 boxes, as even that total will be exhausting.
Hmmm let's see...we just moved out of an 800sqft apt and had about 50 some boxes. My guess is going to be 62. Here's to a nice anxiety free move!
I'll guess 43. Have a good move.
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We moved our daughter cross town last fall. It was chaos. They didn't try to pack a lot so we were using whatever containers we could find to move stuff.They had some broken down boxes from their move a year earlier which we managed to fill rapidly. It was worse on the other end though. The big stuff we pretty much knew where it went but all the stuffed stuff we couldn't remember where it was so we had to go through every box to find their bedding, clothes, even dishes and food stuff. So I'm glad you are packing and hopefully labeling. Have fun!
When I moved countries last year we had 65 boxes of books alone...so I'm going to guess 190 boxes for you.
I have moved over 20 times in my married life. I have had more than enough packing in boxes for a lifetime. I will guess 74.
I'm guessing 39 boxes, I know how organized you are and no fabric so....
Good luck with your move!! I am going to guess 113 boxes. It looks like everything in the 40-75 boxes range was already guessed, so I am throwing an oddball number out there. I really hope it's not that many for your sake, but I'd love to win too!! :)
I'm not good at guessing games. I'll say 57 boxes. But I have a GREAT moving story.
When my husband and I moved (from Buffalo, coincidentally), my parents were living three hours away from us. My mother kept calling, to see if there was anything she could do to help... but at three hours' distance, there's not an awful lot one can do to help someone pack a box.
Moving day arrived, and I don't know about you, but I always feel like I'm in great shape until I start packing the truck and then there seem to be 100 things left undone. The plan was to be done and at my in-laws for dinner. My brothers-in-law came up for the day and helped shlepp boxes, but we were still behind, and ultimately decided to take a break and eat dinner out, then finish the last few things and head out later than planned.
In the middle of all the chaos, my parents call to check how things are going. My DH talks to them, and says everything is fine. (Remember? They're THREE HOURS away. Even if they got in the car that very moment, we'd be in good shape by the time they reached us.)
Well, late at the end of the day, dog tired, we finally hit the road and pull up at my in-laws', an hour's drive away. It is long past dinner time.
Who is sitting in their living room, but MY PARENTS. SURPRISE! When they made that last call, they were on the Thruway, 10 minutes from my house, a very reasonable helping distance.
To this day, I still don't think my mother understands why it was all so upsetting to me.
I remain resolute in my dislike of surprises.
58 boxes ... no more, no less. Good luck!!
My guess will be 75 boxes. My advice is have a roll of Toilet paper and paper towel in the car by your purse where you can find them. It seems everytime we move those are the first things we need and can never find fast enough!
37 boxes
Is it too late to guess? I'm going to guess 130 boxes, though for your sake, I hope it's not that many. But it's always more than you think. Keep everything labeled and organized, that helps a lot. Good luck to you, and to poor Bruno!
I have been in the same home for 23 years, so do not have any tips for moving. (But I could use some tips for decluttering after all these years in the same place!)
I'm guessing 62 boxes!
deb
ladara at cfl dot rr dot com
Moving really sinks, although having your own place is super exciting! My guess is 70 boxes.
By the looks of your box size in the photo I'm thinking closer to 185!? The stash isn't in the boxes but the rulers and scissors and kitchen utensils and dog bowls.....
Barb@Witsend
Well, I think you will have 53 boxes. Unless you have a move like one of mine - I unpacked a box in my kitchen , expecting to put some dishes or something away, only to find that the movers had put a single can of pepper in the big box-tons of paper and a single can of pepper.
Good luck!
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The first number that popped into my head is 67 so I will stick with that. I really have no idea. The last time I packed moving boxes was nearly 16 years ago, moving from Chicago to NYC
I'm going to guess 67 boxes. We're in the middle of moving too, and I know it takes much more than we expect!
Moving is such an adventure! I think you will use 108 boxes.
Oh my, So hard to guess. I know last time we moved it seemed like the boxes were endless. However, not everything goes in boxes. So many numbers I liked have been used. Even so there were too many posts so I didn't see them all. I'm going to go with 70 boxes.
I've moved quite a few times, but the last time I'm hoping was the last time.
I do have to say to you that I'm JUST starting to come down from the high that I've been in most of the day because of your workshop. It's going to be tough tomorrow getting back to my regular life. I've promised myself an hour in the studio. :)
Good luck moving and I hope you use ALL 70 BOXES!!!
70 boxes!
Good luck with your move.
Our last move involved my husband driving from CO to OH in a moving van, pulling the car, with our two cats in the cab with him. It was a very windy drive across Kansas. I got to fly with an infant. It was, of course, 'the last move we will ever make'. We'll see about that.
I'm guessing 101.
Moving can also be a good experience--a clean slate--new begininngs and so on.
Well we had a 40 foot container when we moved here from our 900 square foot home in London but you looked to be a whole lot sparer in your style than we ever were... so I'll guess 82 which sounds like too many for one person to pack but not enough for all the stuff we had... Hope it all goes well!
Ah... the fun of moving... 1000 square feet and no stash...how about 38. Congrats on the new space!!
I'm going to guess 76 boxes and hope that your move goes well for you! I love the lava quilt and love it how makes me feel just looking at it!
LauraT
67 boxes for your move! good luck and happy packing!
I guess you'll have 115 boxes - you always need more than you think.
Unpacking is what makes a move fun!
Livia (eierplaetzchen@web.de)
I think you'll have 104 boxes. BTW, saw you in Buffalo on Friday night and enjoyed it SO MUCH.
Jeanne
jeanne2e@yahoo.com
i think it will take 82 boxes. 8 years ago we moved cross country -- me, my husband, and our 100 pound dog (named bear) -- in a ford taurus for 5 days. the first night we stayed at a dump of a red roof inn. bear walked into that room and literally took one look around and tried to herd us out of the room.
67 is my guess. Good luck on the move. Love how you DIY move your fabric stash...
64.5 boxes? good luck!
I've moved quite a few times in the past few years, and I think you definitely end up with more boxes than you'd initially expect! I'll say 63 boxes. Good luck with your move and trip!
Sorry, no tips since I haven't moved in over 30+ years. The only thing I can think of is to pack the stuff you don't need first - such as the pictures on the walls. However, you are beyond that.
64 boxes is my guess.
I have not moved in 20 years, but moved every two years while growing up. What a pain that was. I am going to guess 53 boxes. I did a mental count of my house and can't wait to see how off I am. Best of luck for a efficient and quick move.
My guess is 113
Okay, can't decide between 71 and 102...so right between...my guess is 86! Yikes, if I had to move right now, it would be at least 300 boxes. whoob@aol.com
101 Boxes
I am going to guess 57. Yup that's my guess. Congrats on the new digs! Miss talking to you.
132 boxes! And I love the lava lamp quilt. :)
Funny. I was just wondering if you had gotten your new condo...so happy that it has worked out and that you are already moving in! In the box guess, I'm going with 96...don't think that's taken yet! Don't get glass in your bum!
I'm going to guess 69 boxes. I hope everything goes smoothly!
I have not moved in 36 years of marriage although I have helped my kids move. I guess 73 boxes. Good luck and enjoy your new home!
150 boxes. I'm sure it's a long shot and hopeful it's a lot less :).
I want to guess 64 boxes. I hope the unpacking is more fun then the packing.
36 or less....
Tip - label each box with which room it is to go in, your movers will love you...
And if you are so generously considering one of the gifts to be a quilt.... I would love it, I would show it off at our Modern Quilt Guild..... Most of my quilts I give away, so it would be cherished :)
My guess is 79 boxes! Hope your move is a smooth one and you can settle in and get to creating soon!
I hope your move went well, and that you only had to use 36 boxes. I made my last move using a 96 Hyundai Accent. I made many trips and was able to move everything with it but the large furniture, lol.
No way to know, but I'll guess 77. Seven being the perfect no. and this will be your perfect move,:(, good luck.
I will guess 79 boxes. Best wishes with your move!
My guess is 87.
Good luck moving!!
I'll go with 53 boxes simply because that's my age! Good luck and we'll see you in Portland, OR soon.
Maybe 52 - good luck with the move.
87 boxes... though I hope for your sake it is less!
Hmmmm...86? Good luck with the move and congratulations on your new condo!
My guess would be 84 boxes. Don't know why, just seemed like a good number to me! Good luck on your move. I hear you might be heading to St. Louis soon. Looking forward to meeting you.
Based on the list I checked off as the movers unloaded our truck last month, I will guess 231. Maybe high but I only counted one list since you have a smaller place. It is ALWAYS more than you think. I pray you find everything you need when you need it.
I haven't moved in 22 years so would have many more than you have. I'll guesstimate 75.
We live in a 1000 s.f. home, and admittedly most of the boxes were books, but we had 114 boxes. So that's what I'm going to guess. Have a good move!
I am predicting that your move will take 134 boxes!
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Depends how big the boxes are....
41.
i'm guessing 113. our last move was 5 years ago over 2,500 miles from the west to the east. we had lived in one place for 17 years, not a fun move, was glad that i didn't have to do the packing of the house. i did, however, do my sewing room, too overwhelming to have to count the boxes. can't wait to see how many you have.
55 boxes for a nice easy number. Boxes can be ordered in 5s and 10s right?
I have no crazy moving stories but this past year I got to unpack 6 boxes that my dad packed up from my high school bedroom when he moved when I was out of the country. 10 years later it was an interesting time capsule to go through. Any ideas on what to do with old figure skating trophies?
I reckon you used 135 boxes, and have unpacked 63 so far. I hope the move went well. Now I'm off to have a look at your Craftsy course.
I am late to the guessing party, and skipped reading the comments..have done a lot of moving over my life so far. I even have packed boxes from at least 3 moves ago! My guess is 280 boxes. I did read the stash in baskets post..what a brilliant idea!
I hope once you are moved and everything in it's place that it will be the happiest home ever.
MY GUESS WILL BE 119 BOXES!! GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR MOVE.
Maybe 63 boxes? I hope your move goes well and i am excited for you! Can't wait to see all the new post in your new place!
I hope it's not more than 80 boxes. Good luck with the move!
I'm guessing 137 boxes. My moving story was many years ago when I was moving the last of my childhood items from my parents house down in Florida up to then current home in Michigan. I recruited my best friend who owned a larger car than I (a Honda hatchback, I believe) to help me schlep it all back. When I was leaving my folks house, my mom insists I make room for my cello. Since the car was already full at that point, we happily strapped it to the ROOF of the car covered in a tarp and secured with duct tape and bungie cords. We drove all the way to Michigan like that! People mustof thought we were crazy because the cello case looked like a brown coffin.
I hope the move went well!
Shannon (from the CMQG)
turtlesek@hotmail.com
I'm going to take a guess and say 48 boxes, although I think that may be low. I have told my husband that if we ever decide to sell our house and mov--we are selling it FULLY furnished...the only things I am EVER packing again are clothes and my sewing room--I have my priorities :-)
78 boxes. I move Dad out next weekend, so exciting times.
my guess is 163 boxes
good luck with the move. love the idea of using laundry baskets for moving fabric!
Kathie
I guess you need 108 boxes. That's quite a lot and I wish you all the best! Love your designs. ♥
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