Not necessarily a green issue, but very important...

Although this thought has nothing to do with how green you can make your move, it is one that has reared its ugly head. It's very likely that it happened the last time we moved, but since it was eight years ago, perhaps the ramifications were forgotten. So to save you the headache we're having, here's a tip! It's a pretty simple concept.

***MARK THE CONTENTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF EACH AND EVERY BOX***

Now you're thinking, "How hard can it be to remember where you packed what?" Let me tell you, when you've hit the 60 day mark since you moved, you still haven't found that critical item necessary to the well being of your life, you are ripping the last 15-20 boxes open to dig through even more Tupperware and old photo albums looking for "IT", you would have wished you had labeled your boxes better. Enough said?

Of course the other piece of advice would be obvious...get your stuff unpacked quickly, don't let the momentum die down. You'll never get it back completely. As I type this blog, my husband is in the garage, trying to organize the boxes left into some kind of order so he can get the car into the garage. The temps are dropping into the teens and he's done with heading off to work in a frozen vehicle.

So if you'd like some sanity to remain after the move, mark your boxes thoroughly and unpack quickly.