1. you need three times more boxes than you planned.
2. A U-Haul van is freaking awesome...dont bother trying to squeeze crap in a small sedan...U-Haul vans make life easy.
3. Hand-truck
4. Strong packing tape, scissors (yeah I am lazy I use scissors)
5. If moving in town, do it on a weekday
6. Prep work doesnt just mean boxing and packing, it also means cleaning, lots and lots of cleaning
7. Pumice Sticks will clean any stain on hard tile and ceramic (it will make toilet ring disappear...no chemical can match it!)
8. the less you have...the less you have to move.
9. friends are always awesome.
10. Dont try to push everything in a few hours, spread it out over 1-2 days. Your back will thank you.

I was out of Waiks and into my new Ala Moana place in a single day. I took an extra day to do the cleaning at the old place so I could get my deposit back. Moving from a 250 sq ft unit to a 450 sq ft unit....its kinda nuts to have all this extra space.

But I think the next move will be to a place I purchase. This will probably (I hope) be my last place I rent. Now I am looking to see if a nice 1 br 650-700 sq ft unit goes up for sale below 200k in a decent building...I can wait.

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