Feelings and Thoughts

Thoughts can be right or wrong. Someone can get the facts mixed up, base something on a lie, make an incorrect logical leap, and myriad other things that will lead to the wrong conclusion. That is why we have rules of logic and typical logical fallacies, like appeals to authority, strawman arguments, busted syllogisms, and all the other things one learns in debate or logic class.

Feelings, however, aren't like that. A feeling comes from a place where, no matter how illogical someone's logic is, requires that it be treated as genuine. We don't talk about untruthful feelings, because a feeling isn't like that. And feelings have to be treated with some respect. Someone may base a feeling on incorrect data, but that doesn't make the feeling incorrect, and discounting that feeling or telling them it's wrong doesn't clarify the matter, it just creates friction and devalues them in your eyes, and people don't respond well to that.
This is especially problematic when dealing with "rational" people, who place logic and thought over their feelings. These people don't handle emotion well in themselves or others, and they make the logical fallacy of trying to apply the same rules to feelings that they apply to thoughts. And then they can't understand why they get hostile reactions from people when they do that.
Don't treat feelings like thoughts. When someone says, "I feel...", honor their feeling and ask them to explain more or clarify, and keep it on a feeling level. When someone says, "I feel like I'm going to win the lottery," ask them, "Interesting, what makes you feel that way?" This will honor their feeling without making them feel like you don't care about them, and then you've got a dialog going that will allow them to explore their feelings while you address some of the logic behind it without just making them shut down or get angry.

Moving

Part of the plan to change things up involves moving, and that means the annoying prospect of packing things. It also means physically transporting things from one place to another. I'm going to need some help.
Packers: I'll need people to help me put things in boxes, round up boxes, and mark the boxes so we know where they need to go in the new place This will involve boxes, tape, newspaper and other packing materials, and of course some hands. Fortunately we have unoccupied space to stack boxes when things are packed up and ready to move.
Movers: I'll also need people to help me move when the time comes. I'm not sure about the actual move time, but at this point I'm thinking it'll probably be at the end of DEcember or possibly at the end of January at the latest. This is probably going to involve either a good sized moving truck or a lot of trips with pickups and trailers. Of special concern are the big pieces in the studio, which will be aserious bear to move.

I'd rather just hire a moving company, but finances won't allow that for me this time -- with the current roommate shortages I'm pretty strapped for cash here. Otherwise I'd just gt people to help me pack and then pay a moving company to make the move and be done with it.
I also need boxes -- lots of them. I need ream paper boxes for books and similar sized stuff, dry cleaner clothing bags for hanging clothes, (most of my clothes hang) and larger boxes for other things.
Any assistance anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated. I'm hoping this move will be far less painful than prior ones and that I can get things moved in a smooth and orderly fashion. And of course, anyone who helps me move I'll feed them and be greatly appreciative.