RH,

tell me about it. i've moved moved up the butt. I relocated for university, my career, relocated back here to Canada, and am now relocating again.

I guess my best tip is to color code boxes, and to declutter as much as possible.

I'm also moving shortly - keeping organized helps. I have marked boxes and tried to keep them all together by room. I just finished decluttering the boxes and even though I feel like i'm surrounded by them, at least I can live with them for now until the move date.
Good luck with your move - it's always a stressful time.

Colour coding boxes!!! Brilliant. Thanks, Clara!

In the past 3 years we've moved four times...my only piece of advice...keep the "keep sakes" down to a box per person. By doing this we managed to fit everything we own (minus furniture) into one short-box truck! It made us feel more secure that we had control over our belongings. More control=less stress.