Um, what is the "there is other stuff that we need to accomplish" hes talking about?? Seems if he is away from home from 4AM to 10PM he isnt there to help with anything. If the pros will be there to pack, let them "accomplish" the "other stuff". If you have any friends close by, have them help you, you can say and point what and where you want your things. Mark all your boxes w/ notes on the outside for whats inside, and put a code on it, number letter, star whatever so when the guys get to your new home, tell them "all the boxes w/ circled A take right to upstairs rm first on the left" or whatever. Then you wont have to sort thru boxes and move things all over the place.
We had a "professional" move from NY to SC and even though nothing was broken, when we got here hubs went right to work 9-5 the day we pulled into the drive, and I spent the better part of 2 months moving furniture around all the rms and unpacking huge cartons. Believe me, what you "need to accomplish" is better accomplished if you take control of the cartons from the getgo. share t