Packing up the house

We started the dreaded cleaning out rooms to find out what goes in storage and what to ship.  Where do you find boxes nowadays, and where did all this stuff come from?  These are the kind of questions that crosses your mind when starting this tedious process.  So far after starting one room, we had to adjust our methods several times of determining how we go about this.  Being in the military for over 20 years with all the transitions you have to go through, you would think that this should come second nature.  Not the case at all.  Still something that we hate to do, but know we have to get her done. 

Back to the boxes.  Not like it use to be where you go to a local grocery store and ask for them and they're yours for the taken.  Buy boxes? Well it seems that's the way it is, or look on Craigslist for someone trying to get rid of some from their move..seriously?  I found some for sale  at Home Depot that wasn't priced so bad; a buck fifty for a 18x18, and of course  the other supplies like tape and bubble wrap, were readily available in the same section.  I guess this is part of the reason the cost of moving has gotten to be so expensive. Oh and don't forget to save the receipts, unless of course you used Craigslist. 

Oh well part of the stress that you go through which makes the final destination that much more rewarding.

First officially packed box on the bottom