5 Tips to Make Moving a Breeze
Anyone who has ever thought that moving would be easy was unfortunately misled. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t things that can make your move faster and less stressful. Here are five tips to help make your move go as smoothly as possible.
Do your research
Finding your new place and putting your current one on the market isn’t the only research you need to do for a move. You should also be researching as many tips as you can to make your move as easy as possible. Look up the specific items you’re more worried about to give you some comfort in knowing how to best move them and if you realize you have too much and are worried about it all breaking start looking into some professionals. You need to decide if you’re going to be borrowing a friend truck, rent a moving truck or if you want to go the way of hiring a professional moving company. All of this will take research but it will be well worth it come moving day.
Make a list/schedule
Lists are going to be your best friend during your move. Make lists for each room. Make lists every time you think of something you might forget. Not only will this ease any tensions you have about forgetting but you won’t have to worry as much when it comes to packing directly because you’ll know everything that needs to be packed.
It is also helpful to make a schedule of when you’re going to pack what, what days you need to call which companies, and of course when the moving truck will get here. Write down when things like your refrigerator need to be unplugged because it’ll take time to dry or when to fill holes made by your paintings because it may need to settle.It’ll stop you from getting in a panic as the day gets closer because everything will already be planned out.
Declutter, declutter, declutter
It can’t be said enough. Decluttering will be your best friend when it comes to packing and moving day. Go through every room and every storage space once, twice, and even three times to make sure that you have gotten rid of everything you don’t need and that everything you still have you absolutely do. Not only will it lessen your load but you won’t have any regret when it comes to packing and you realize you still have so much stuff you don’t need and should have sold or donated.
Prepare for moving in as well
Your move doesn’t end when the truck closes. You need to make sure that everything you’ll need on arrival is accessible. Pack yourself a bag of clothes and the essentials like toothbrushes or shampoo, your laptop, snacks, anything you’ll need if you have a pet. You’ll also want to a pack another bag, either to keep with you or keep where it can be easily unloaded full of other items you might need. You should pack sheets and maybe some simple kitchen supplies like a few plates and cooking supplies. You may even want to include some cleaning supplies so that you can keep your house clean of anything that might come with moving in.
Go with the Flow
Unrealistic expectations of a smooth and worry free move are only going to make you more stressed as it gets closer to moving day. Expect that disaster may strike or that that everything is going to be a mess and take all the necessary steps to eliminate conflict. Figure out everything that you have to and when you have to do it by. Get everything packed up and organized and even when your house is a mess just think that that is how it is supposed to look at this point. Eliminating any high expectations will help to keep your stress level low and keep you prepared.
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