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This is kind of a silly question (maybe?), but what sort of companies can pick up furniture from our home that we want to donate? They would need to bring it down flights of stairs in my townhome for me.
Can you tell I haven't moved long distance before?
Call Goodwill, Salvation Army, or DAV in your town. They often will come get the big stuff.
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Goodwill and Veterans groups and Salvation Army--but I dont think any of them will bring it down flights of stairs in a townhome. You might want to check with Habitat for Humanity.
I'm considering more and more to not bring any furniture at all. Would we still need movers? If we could avoid movers, that would be nice... but oh my goodness, we'd need EVERYTHING once we arrived. Starting from scratch seems so difficult, too.
It's pretty easy to move even though it sounds overwhelming. I've moved across country five times.
Given that you can keep your relo money I'd suggest getting rid of all your furniture unless it's really nice. Most relocation agreements I've had stipulated that I could use the relocation allotment for almost anything moving related besides buying new stuff. Make sure you're good on that. If the relocation reimbursement is cash, IKEA is cheap for temp stuff and some of the higher priced stuff actually isn't so bad for permanent.
Other stuff I'd get rid of: books, clothing, towels, dishes, kitchen stuff, bedding, tools, etc.
Regarding babies, you never know. The kid might like being in the car. I did a tour of Australia with my sister and niece before she was 1yr and the kid slept 80% of the time, more than usual. Not sure if that is normal. That said, the USA is a grand and impressive land with many long forgettable stretches one could miss without too much regret so flying isn't a bad choice, either.
Most Airlines have "Hot" out Dates they will not transport of Pets in the hold, Many are from X to Y dates.
Other are if the temp is over H anyplace (Departure , Connection, Arrival airports) Pet Does not fly that day. (They also have Low temp No Fly temp's also).
Depending on the Car/Age/Value I would look to get rid of 1 car in DC. Put all the "Importation" stuff in the Car that is driving there.
Since you will have to Move/Pod Some Stuff Figure out how much will fit in the pod. And prioritize what goes in, what get left behind.
Cat 1. Has to move (Kitchen Stuff (non-food), Towels, Sheets etc, Cloths, BabyStuff Etc.)
Cat 3. Stuff we don't need to move. (Donate / Get rid of soon)
Cat 2. Stuff you would like to move if you have space. But wound not get upset if it moved into Cat 3.
It's pretty easy to move even though it sounds overwhelming. I've moved across country five times.
Given that you can keep your relo money I'd suggest getting rid of all your furniture unless it's really nice. Most relocation agreements I've had stipulated that I could use the relocation allotment for almost anything moving related besides buying new stuff. Make sure you're good on that. If the relocation reimbursement is cash, IKEA is cheap for temp stuff and some of the higher priced stuff actually isn't so bad for permanent.
Other stuff I'd get rid of: books, clothing, towels, dishes, kitchen stuff, bedding, tools, etc.
Regarding babies, you never know. The kid might like being in the car. I did a tour of Australia with my sister and niece before she was 1yr and the kid slept 80% of the time, more than usual. Not sure if that is normal. That said, the USA is a grand and impressive land with many long forgettable stretches one could miss without too much regret so flying isn't a bad choice, either.
LOL, well, you know what they do with babies who're restless and crying because of colic, and just need to be calmed down.... they take them for rides in the car.
I'd figure that either driving or flying would be ok for the baby. If the OP's driving with the baby and the dog ( and that's probably the way I'd do it, since the husband would be there too), they'd likely need to stop every few hours, get out of the car and stretch, let the dog do his business, change and feed the baby, let the baby stretch, all that sort of thing- it wouldn't make for a fast trip across the US, but it would make it more enjoyable and be less hard on all involved.
I guess this is something most experienced parents who've flown with kids already know, but I thought it worth putting out there, that babies and small children often cry when the planes take off and land, because the change in atmospheric pressure makes their ears uncomfortable or hurt, and they don't know to swallow to make it better. Giving the baby a little water in a bottle may help with that. Or if it coincides with feeding time, the baby's already swallowing.
As for the move, I'd get rid of as much as possible too- especially if the OP is moving from a house into a smaller apartment. That way there's no worry about where to put everything, or storage for the items that don't fit.
Really with the baby just think of it as taking a plane ride! Try to give him/her a bottle during takeoff and landing to avoid getting the ears plugged up. Some give drugs but I think a bottle is sufficient.
Really with the baby just think of it as taking a plane ride! Try to give him/her a bottle during takeoff and landing to avoid getting the ears plugged up. Some give drugs but I think a bottle is sufficient.
On the plus side, the baby is not even old enough to say, "are we there yet?"
The strange thing was in the opening comment, have a dog ....oh BTW, have a baby too. Thought it would be the other way around for sure.
Just a little tongue in cheek way to explain my moving scenario!
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