Moving to Germany
I am moving to Weimar, in Germany this Sunday and as you can see my house is pretty full with boxes!
So...I won't be blogging, tweeting, facebooking... for a few days until the actual moving is done and we get an Internet access (I have been told it should be quick :) I rely on German efficiency here ;)Before I shut the Internet for a while, I just want to share a few tips I have learnt from moving. I have been moving around quite a few times in my life but this is the first time I move with a family of two little boys:- Use a private wiki to list everything you need to do, i.e closing accounts (electricity, water...). My dear man set up a private wiki where we store all our personal/ private information.
- Keep all the cardboard boxes you used from your previous move. Six years ago, we moved from Zaragoza, Spain to Leicester, UK and we kept all our boxes in the attic. This time, we re-used our boxes, hence saving money and the time of having to collect new ones.
- When you pack stuff in a box, number the box and then record the number and what is inside the box in your private wiki. When you have finished doing all the packing, remember to print the boxes list (pack the printer at the last minute!). When you don't have the Internet, you still have your list printed so that when you are in your new house, you know to which rooms the boxes go.
- Send your children away! I don't know how we would have done without the help of my parents- in- law (Daniel and Nadine) who are looking after our boys in Brittany, France! They are having a great time with their grand-parents and we can pack everything on time.
