If you’re packing yourself and are feeling a bit overwhelmed, you should follow this packing timeline created by the full service Knoxville movers at All My Sons Moving & Storage.
Two Months in Advance
You want to start packing about two months in advance. You can start packing all of the items that you don’t use on a daily basis. These items include: holiday items, off-season clothing, photo albums, and coats. Obviously if it’s still cold outside, don’t pack up your winter coat! Keep the in-season coat that you will most likely wear frequently, with you.
One Month in Advance
One month before, start packing any board games and puzzles, crafts and sewing supplies, fragile items, extra dining sets and non-essential kitchen gadgets. If you play board games or indulge in some crafts on the regular, we can promise you that during these busy few weeks, you won’t have time to use them.
Two Weeks in Advance
About two weeks before you should start packing extra linens, office supplies, random electronics and cords and jewelry and accessories. Keep a towel and change of sheets out for each person in the household and just wash and change them before you move. The only office supplies that are really necessary at this point are some sharpies, pens and sticky notes. These will help keep you organized during the moving process. Most likely, you have a drawer of random electronics and cords that never see the light of day, right? This is your chance to start packing them up!
One Week in Advance
The week before your move, you should pack pantry items, small appliances, important documents, small rugs, clothing, throw pillows and blankets and most dining and silverware. Basically, anything that is decorative, should be packed now. You should pack your important documents in a separate box to ensure that they stay with you and are safe during transportation.
It’s the day before your move and now you should pack up all of your toiletries, bed linens, pet supplies and your first night box of essentials.
This packing timeline should help alleviate any stress during the packing process. Should you choose to forgo packing yourself, you should hire full service Knoxville movers to get the job done for you.