Awesome news!
CONGRATULATIONS!
I had this super long reply, but it disappeared. But the main thing was congratulations and a few bits of advice. I figured your boss and colleagues would take it well. And your husband is from the area, so you might be coming back to visit again soon. Also with social media it's so much easier to keep in touch and "see" each other using technology like Skype and FaceTime. Of course they will miss you, but that's really good testament to how awesome you are
My main advice was ALWAYS check with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) 1st before you pick a mover if you are going to hire a mover. (I think hiring a mover is a wise move because it's pretty far, and it will cost you time and a lot of money unless you have a caravan of Uhauls and 3-4 trustworthy drivers to move a house with a family. Once you pick your mover make 100% sure you have a signed contract. My parents got screwed by their moving company and were charged thousands of dollars more than they were quoted and they did not get their stuff back for 3 weeks…almost a month and when they did their stuff was damaged. If you don't have a contract, you have no legal recourse. They can charge you whatever they feel like. If you have a contract that includes all supplies and time lines, etc. you can have a leg to stand on (and some clean clothes on your back)! My parents were royally screwed, which is why I feel like I have to tell you how important this is.
Other options for moving might be to hire college kids (trustworthy ones that you know). The bad part is if you can't trust them things can disappear, get lost or broken. Plus HUGE Uhauls are hard to drive for the average person, so unless you have experience with driving huge trucks, consider the ease of hiring a professional and peer recommended moving company.
Okay, so you have your moving plan set up (yourselves, college kids, or a pro company with a contract and several checked references). Now you it's you against the clock. Here's what worked for me. I took things room by room with my husband. We packed the easy rooms first. The attic and the garage. I used color coded stickers like you get at the dollar store. Grey and brown for the attic and garage respectively. We put everything that was in halfway decent condition on eBay, Craig's list first with a "first come, first serve policy" which pretty much eliminated the flaky people. Plus we made some money…and and that left room for more important stuff to fit in the truck. Whatever we couldn't sell on eBay and Craigs list we tried to sell at a garage sale. Right after that we dropped off the nice stuff that was left over to charity. When Charity wouldn't take the big stuff like bookshelves and furniture, we "free cycled" (a website) it and left it for the people to come pick up. We did this for every room and color coded the boxes with stickers for each room of the new house. Each person the house was responsible for packing up a room, and each room had 3 piles…1. keep, 2. sell, 3. donate. Once the items were marked "keep" it went into that rooms box with that rooms sticker on it. Each person packed a suitcase with "must haves". My advise is to start with packing your garage and attic stuff first. That will give you a gauge to how fast or slow your progress is. Pack your bedroom and kitchen last because thats going to be closest to the back door of your moving truck. You want to be able to get to your bed and your food once you get to your new house. I packed garbage bags, food, knives and spoons along with cereal, granola bars and almond milk (because it comes in those stay fresh but room temperature cartons for having a quick bowl of cereal or cup of coffee/tea.) I put that in a huge box labeled " PACK LAST and keep this by the back door of truck" and had loads of red stickers on it so it would be easily recognizable by all. Also I packed some nuts, trail mix and power drinks/H20 because everyone will get thirsty and you don't know what the water will be like.
Pack a suitcase with everything you absolutely have to have if for any reason you can't settle in the house the first day. For example, I packed a suitcase with a blanket, pillow, sweat pants, t-shirt, underthings for a few days, and a dopp kit with toiletries. ALWAYS bring an extra garbage bag, and toilet paper in all cars. I was SOOO happy I did this.
Oh before I forget…make sure on moving out day you have two different people (in my case it was my husband and I) with the old house keys and a spare set with a trustworthy person like a neighbor or a friend that's helping move you. I can't tell you how bad it sucked to be locked out of my parents house because they both left with their house keys and they thought I was already in the house packing. My cell phone was also locked in the house which meant I had to wait hours in the cold before they realized I was locked out. Giving me one of their sets of keys or a spare set would have solved the problem.
Those are my best moving tips for you As for boxes I agree with everyone else. You can also pick up great boxes at liquor stores. The often have wooden crates which are awesome for glass/breakables…you just have to ask…put it out there to them and they usually will give them to you because that means they don't have to break them down. File boxes are the best, small but not too small and you can label them easily.
Always have loads of tape, big fat sharpie markers, and scissors on hand. I kept a pair of scissors in my car because on moving in day nothing is worse then having the boxes taped up like Fort Knox and having to guess which one has your pajamas or food for the evening in them. Pack extra scissors in your cars if you are driving them or pack them in the trunk of your car is being transported. Color coded stickers are great and you can tape big colors to the doors of the rooms the boxes are going to be moved into. That means everyone can find what goes where quickly and visually.
WOW! I am so excited for you! You are another amazing InstantCert Success story!
Congratulations!
Tara
CONGRATULATIONS!
I had this super long reply, but it disappeared. But the main thing was congratulations and a few bits of advice. I figured your boss and colleagues would take it well. And your husband is from the area, so you might be coming back to visit again soon. Also with social media it's so much easier to keep in touch and "see" each other using technology like Skype and FaceTime. Of course they will miss you, but that's really good testament to how awesome you are
My main advice was ALWAYS check with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) 1st before you pick a mover if you are going to hire a mover. (I think hiring a mover is a wise move because it's pretty far, and it will cost you time and a lot of money unless you have a caravan of Uhauls and 3-4 trustworthy drivers to move a house with a family. Once you pick your mover make 100% sure you have a signed contract. My parents got screwed by their moving company and were charged thousands of dollars more than they were quoted and they did not get their stuff back for 3 weeks…almost a month and when they did their stuff was damaged. If you don't have a contract, you have no legal recourse. They can charge you whatever they feel like. If you have a contract that includes all supplies and time lines, etc. you can have a leg to stand on (and some clean clothes on your back)! My parents were royally screwed, which is why I feel like I have to tell you how important this is.
Other options for moving might be to hire college kids (trustworthy ones that you know). The bad part is if you can't trust them things can disappear, get lost or broken. Plus HUGE Uhauls are hard to drive for the average person, so unless you have experience with driving huge trucks, consider the ease of hiring a professional and peer recommended moving company.
Okay, so you have your moving plan set up (yourselves, college kids, or a pro company with a contract and several checked references). Now you it's you against the clock. Here's what worked for me. I took things room by room with my husband. We packed the easy rooms first. The attic and the garage. I used color coded stickers like you get at the dollar store. Grey and brown for the attic and garage respectively. We put everything that was in halfway decent condition on eBay, Craig's list first with a "first come, first serve policy" which pretty much eliminated the flaky people. Plus we made some money…and and that left room for more important stuff to fit in the truck. Whatever we couldn't sell on eBay and Craigs list we tried to sell at a garage sale. Right after that we dropped off the nice stuff that was left over to charity. When Charity wouldn't take the big stuff like bookshelves and furniture, we "free cycled" (a website) it and left it for the people to come pick up. We did this for every room and color coded the boxes with stickers for each room of the new house. Each person the house was responsible for packing up a room, and each room had 3 piles…1. keep, 2. sell, 3. donate. Once the items were marked "keep" it went into that rooms box with that rooms sticker on it. Each person packed a suitcase with "must haves". My advise is to start with packing your garage and attic stuff first. That will give you a gauge to how fast or slow your progress is. Pack your bedroom and kitchen last because thats going to be closest to the back door of your moving truck. You want to be able to get to your bed and your food once you get to your new house. I packed garbage bags, food, knives and spoons along with cereal, granola bars and almond milk (because it comes in those stay fresh but room temperature cartons for having a quick bowl of cereal or cup of coffee/tea.) I put that in a huge box labeled " PACK LAST and keep this by the back door of truck" and had loads of red stickers on it so it would be easily recognizable by all. Also I packed some nuts, trail mix and power drinks/H20 because everyone will get thirsty and you don't know what the water will be like.
Pack a suitcase with everything you absolutely have to have if for any reason you can't settle in the house the first day. For example, I packed a suitcase with a blanket, pillow, sweat pants, t-shirt, underthings for a few days, and a dopp kit with toiletries. ALWAYS bring an extra garbage bag, and toilet paper in all cars. I was SOOO happy I did this.
Oh before I forget…make sure on moving out day you have two different people (in my case it was my husband and I) with the old house keys and a spare set with a trustworthy person like a neighbor or a friend that's helping move you. I can't tell you how bad it sucked to be locked out of my parents house because they both left with their house keys and they thought I was already in the house packing. My cell phone was also locked in the house which meant I had to wait hours in the cold before they realized I was locked out. Giving me one of their sets of keys or a spare set would have solved the problem.
Those are my best moving tips for you
As for boxes I agree with everyone else. You can also pick up great boxes at liquor stores. The often have wooden crates which are awesome for glass/breakables…you just have to ask…put it out there to them and they usually will give them to you because that means they don't have to break them down. File boxes are the best, small but not too small and you can label them easily. Always have loads of tape, big fat sharpie markers, and scissors on hand. I kept a pair of scissors in my car because on moving in day nothing is worse then having the boxes taped up like Fort Knox and having to guess which one has your pajamas or food for the evening in them. Pack extra scissors in your cars if you are driving them or pack them in the trunk of your car is being transported. Color coded stickers are great and you can tape big colors to the doors of the rooms the boxes are going to be moved into. That means everyone can find what goes where quickly and visually.
WOW! I am so excited for you! You are another amazing InstantCert Success story!
Congratulations!
Tara
burbuja0512 Wrote:Wow you guys.. thank you. The advice is needed! Today I gave notice at work and my wonderful boss was great as usual.. really happy for me and sad that I'll be leaving.
However, now that my job knows.. OMG crazy day. My head is swimming and I can't think!!! *feeling overwhelmed*
Tara
I'm done! Thanks to InstantCert, Study.com, ALEKS, CLEP and a LOT of work on my part and a lot of support from hubby and family. If I can do it, so can you!
Degrees:
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - Bachelor of Science Nursing; RN, BSN (Graduated in the top of 1/4 of class with Sigma Theta Tau honors)
+ 3 courses completed towards MSN.
Excelsior College (EC) - Associates in Applied Science (passed NCLEX- RN exam and became a Registered Nurse)
The test's Passed (CLEP'S, DSST's, ALEK's, etc.):
Credits/Course
3 Introduction to Sociology
3 Lifespan and Developmental Psychology
3 Humanities (64)
3 History of the United States I (60)
3 History of the United States II (65)
3 American Government (54)
6 Biology (58)
6 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
3 Principals of Management (72)
3 ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra
3 CLEP Intro to Psych
3 ALEKS: Statistics
YOU CAN DO IT!!!
I'm done!
Thanks to InstantCert, Study.com, ALEKS, CLEP and a LOT of work on my part and a lot of support from hubby and family. If I can do it, so can you! Degrees:
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - Bachelor of Science Nursing; RN, BSN (Graduated in the top of 1/4 of class with Sigma Theta Tau honors)
+ 3 courses completed towards MSN.
Excelsior College (EC) - Associates in Applied Science (passed NCLEX- RN exam and became a Registered Nurse)
The test's Passed (CLEP'S, DSST's, ALEK's, etc.):
Credits/Course
3 Introduction to Sociology
3 Lifespan and Developmental Psychology
3 Humanities (64)
3 History of the United States I (60)
3 History of the United States II (65)
3 American Government (54)
6 Biology (58)
6 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
3 Principals of Management (72)
3 ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra
3 CLEP Intro to Psych
3 ALEKS: Statistics
YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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