I’m moving.
And I’d like to use this opportunity to challenge myself. Since moving is never an easy feat, involving planning, costs, transportation, and help from friends, I’m out to make this process as painless as possible. There has to be a way to be flexible enough to move within hours. How many things do I need to even possess?
These are questions I’d like to answer when moving at the end of February. So the first steps I’m taking are the following:
1. Pack up stuff I don’t need on a daily basis and take it to my parents’ place (I have a room there). I will gradually toss or bring back things I need. Another approach would be to only have things in my new apartment that I need for college. I’m mostly bugged by the amount of books, files, folders, and clothes I have stashed around this place.
2. Selling furniture I don’t need. I had a L-shaped desk, really huge. I’ve come to realize that with efficient organisation, even the smallest of desks can suffice for good studying. After all, small desks seem to work at the library.
3. Research simpler furniture. Does anyone know of a clothes closet that is? Even the IKEA PAX closets are cumbersome to assemble, let alone move.
I will keep you posted on the progress with this project. Stay tuned.
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Posted by Jonathan on January 31st, 2010.
Leaving your stuff at your parents’ place is a great idea, if you have that option. It will probably surprise you how few things you end up moving back!
If you don’t mind not having closet doors, you could try ikea’s stolmen system for your clothes – it consists mainly of posts and shelves (no panels or doors) and so should be easy to move and fit different spaces. In a similar and much cheaper vein, you could just get a clothes rack.
Posted by productive lurker on January 31st, 2010.