Important documents
Start with identification cards, medical records, credit/debit cards, birth certificates and anything to do with your new home and vehicles. Sort them into folders by importance. Do not misplace the folders. Your important documents should be the first thing you pack. See typically lost items.
Clothing and bedding
The type of clothes depends on the destination. If the weather in your new home is cold, consider warmer clothes. Fold pieces in moving boxes. Use mattress covers. For pillows and bedding, the original article suggested trash bags. Label boxes. For a city move this is less of a priority; for interstate moves, research the weather. Long-distance moving covers those shipments.
Kitchen, garage, living room, bathroom
Two days before moving out, defrost the refrigerator. Put fragile dishes in bubble wrap and use sorted boxes. Start with infrequently used kitchen items. Pack unopened bottles next, then drawers, then appliances. Do not pack first the items you use every day. In the garage, hazardous items such as paints and chemicals will not be allowed across borders — see items your moving company will not move. Drain gas-powered equipment such as lawnmowers. Cover sharp blades. In the living room, secure electronics, tape cables, detach bulbs from lampshades, and do not overload boxes. Pack bathroom toiletries and towels together; keep everything dry.
Finally miscellaneous items: artwork and pictures may be packed last, whereas desks and books may be higher. Use proper boxes.