7 Tips to a Successful No Stress Move
Moving is an event that takes place frequently during
the summer. According to moving.com
11-13 percent of all moves occur during the summer months. That is 19 million households that move June
through August. This can be a stressful
time for those families. These 7 tips
should help you move successfully and stress free.
Tip
1
Eliminate unwanted and unused items before you move. There are 2 good reasons to do this. One is you usually pay a mover for either the
number of boxes or by weight. Two is it
will be easier and faster if you are unpacking only the items you need and not
having to sort out the items you should not have packed. I have many clients I work with who have
lived in their homes for a year or more and still have boxes they have never
unpacked.
Tip
2 Have
the moving company pack at least the breakables. If they pack it, they carry the liability
where if you pack it and it breaks, you have no recourse.
Tip
3
Pack a suitcase with items needed for 2-5 days.
This will depend on how far you will be moving. You will not feel the need to unpack
everything in one day with some clothes and items available.
Tip
4
Make sure you do as much of the laundry before the day you move. There is nothing more disappointing and
stressful than unpacking dirty laundry.
Tip
5
Assign a number or letter to each room in the new house and ask that boxes
being packed are labeled as such. Put a
sticky not at the entrance of each room with the number or letter so boxes end
up in the correct room. It is very
stressful to be searching all over your new house for kitchen items only to
find them in the bathroom.
Tip
6 Avoid
using your garage as a storage place.
Try to park at least one or both of your cars in the garage on the first
night. I have had plenty of clients that
have done just this and have never been able to park one or more their cars in
the garage.
Tip
7
If you have a limited time to unpack before going back to work and will not be
able to complete the major portion, consider hiring someone to help. They can help get the necessities unpacked
the day of the move so you will be able to get your coffee and eat some
breakfast your first morning. Most
unpackers will also eliminate the empty boxes and packing paper.