Moving? Here’s some advice on how to survive the big day from the book “How to Survive a Move” (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $13.95), straight from people who’ve done it:

“I measure the dimensions of my moving truck ahead of time, then build a cardboard model, to scale, of the van space and my furniture. It only takes about an hour, and you can do it while you’re watching TV. You can then arrange where everything is going to fit ahead of time without getting exhausted from a ton of heavy lifting. This saves a ton of time on moving day.

—Ashley Knotts, Anderson, Ind., 10 moves

“Put your tv on the couch, and make sure its screen is facing toward the back. The padding will provide instant protection from vibration during the course of the move, and the screen is less likely to get scratched.”

—J.C., Redmond, Wash., 15 moves

“When you’re packing the truck, load the boxes first, then the big items — we learned that the hard way. The last time we moved, my brilliant husband said, ‘Let’s get the couch and the table into the truck first.’ We were left with these big gaps we couldn’t fill. You can’t fit too much stuff on a table or a couch. The move ended up taking a lot longer because we had to re-organize about five different times.”

—Christy Lindskog, El Paso, Texas, 8 moves

“Don’t panic if something is broken in a move — there’s always a chance it can be repaired.” 

—Anonymous, Reading, Pa., 4 moves

“Put all boxes into one room so you don’t have to run around the house like a madman on the big day.

Hundreds of Heads Books’ survival guides offer the wisdom of the masses by assembling the experiences and advice of hundreds of people who have gone through life’s biggest challenges and have insight to share.