Sunday, October 16, 2011

moving: packing for the road trip

when we decided to drive cross country for our move, the geek made it clear that he did not want the car completely stuffed. that made sense considering we would have to unpack/repack everyday as we moved on to the next hotel. since the dog was coming with us, we also wanted to leave most of the backseat open for her. that basically left us with the trunk and the foot area in the back.

our goal was to bring what we needed for the trip and for our first few days at the new house (just until our stuff arrived). here's what we brought with us...

for the trip:
  • a couple cds
  • 4 audiobooks
  • gps w charger
  • cell phones w chargers
  • fire safe with important documents (transported in a backpack)
  • travel blanket & neck pillow (2 sets)
  • dog food stored in a food vault
  • backpacks with laptops/digital cameras (2)
  • suitcases of clothes and toiletries (2, carry-on size)
  • dufflebag of clothes that didn't fit in the suitcases
  • extra space bags for our dirty laundry
  • the dog's stuff
    • travel bed
    • towels
    • leash
    • poo bags
    • collapsible dog gate
    • food & containers (& treats)
    • medications
    • medical records from the vet
    • grooming stuff
  • first aid kit
    • neosporine
    • band aids
    • advil
    • mucinex
    • dayquil/nyquil 
    • pepto-bismol
  • snacks
    • peanut butter & cheddar cracker packs
    • gummy fruits
    • hard candy
    • mints
    • gum
    • goldfish
    • mojo trailmix bars
    • bottled water
 for when we arrived at the new house:
  • aerobed (queen)
  • bedding (sheets, pillow cases, pillows, comforter & duvet cover)- stored in two space bags
  • bath towels, kitchen towels (2 sets each)- stored in a space bag
  • keurig coffee system and k-cups
  • brita pitcher
  • paper goods (plates, plastic utensils, napkins, cups, bowls, paper towels) 
  • redi-shades (temporary blinds that we could put up as soon as we arrived)
  • bin of useful things
    • box cutter
    • tissue packets
    • extra doggie poo bags
    • sharpie
    • pens
    • scissors
    • tape
    • bed, bath & beyond coupons (didn't want to lose them)
    • extra hand sanitizer
    • lysol wipes (travel-pack)
    • brita filter
    • swiss army knife
    • hand soap


things that i found on the last walk-through of our place
  • two baking dishes (stored under the front seats)
  • an oven mitt

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