Transition

Method of the BYU Student Move:
-Make sure you have a place to live (contracts end usually a week to two weeks before contracts for the next year begin)
-Find people who can help you move heavy stuff
-Don't put anything away for a week or two before you move, using the excuse that you'll just have to pack it anyway
-Don't go grocery shopping for a couple weeks before you move, and eat down your pantry--especially perishables (which makes for interesting meals and dramatically increases cravings to eat out)
-Find packing boxes somewhere, like Smith's or Macey's
-Hope you're the first one to move into the new place. Extreme hope.
-Put off actually packing until a day or two before the move date
-If you're lucky, have a few days to move all your stuff and just move a carload at a time, reducing the need for as many boxes (unpack boxes each time you bring a carload)
-Clean for move-out cleaning check
-Move everything into new apartment
-Arrange to go home for at least a weekend before everything is unpacked
-Feel awkward around new roommates