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For the last 10 weeks our kitchen has been torn up. The remodeling that was supposed to take less than 4 weeks turned out to be 3 times as long. I won’t go into the reasons but the final result is not only beautiful (as my three year old grandson said) but functional.

Moving and relocation can take many forms. To the large house and family moving internationally or across the country to my move-everything out of the kitchen, store it in the living room and put it all (or most of the kitchen stuff) back.

If you ever get into this sort of move, one thing I learned is to do a better job in planning the move. Since it was a “little” move I just jumped in and started. Not a good plan.

In any move you find that you’ve  stored things that over time are rarely used. Or you get something better and do nothing with the older item. How may orange juicers do you really need? Or do you need any at all?

First thing to do in a little move is to cull out the things that are not going back in the space. Throw them out, sell them at a garage sale (or ebay) or donate them to a charity.

Second, if it’s a kitchen, how are you during the construction going to prepare and store food? A microwave, hotplate or toaster oven, and a working refigerator are a must. What arrangement can you make to wash dishes? Even with paper plates and cups and plastic knives and forks there will still be dishes and pans to wash.

We didn’t sort out anything when the kitchen was moved and “unpacked.” This means more work putting things back together and more time.

So if you are making the “little” move, like a kitchen or bath remodel, or redoing a room, plan ahead and you’ll be saving a lot of time and make it a smooth move.

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