Moving is no easy business, or so you have heard or even experienced, however, there are several tips you can follow to make it smooth and even enjoyable, one more quality time activity to share with your family and friends.
Some of these tips may seem obvious, but this is the main reason why they are normally overlooked, causing unnecessary stress and trouble among the family members involved in the process.
These tips will work for you before and right after you have moved, so make sure you take advantage of them and include them in your checklist for constant reminding.
- Take notes. Write everything down, like your shipment registration number to have it available to call your moving company with any questions about your stuff.
- Make the bed. Remember that you will be tired on the first night in your new home, so pack separately the sheets and towels for your bed so that you do not have to look all over the place and in every single box for them.
- Remember the refrigerator. After it has been cleaned up, put some fresh coffee, baking soda or charcoal inside a sock and put it inside the refrigerator to keep it smelling fresh.
- Keep your old phone book. You may need to contact someone from your former neighborhood or a business close to it.
- Heavy packing vs. light packing. Heavy things go in small boxes and the light stuff goes in large boxes.
- Give out your contact information. Make sure the movers have your cell phone number as well as any other number they may need, in case they are not able to contact you directly.
- Care for your memories. As much as possible, personally take care of your valuable items, but if it is necessary to pack them, make sure you cover them extensively to protect them.
- Learn to pack plates and records. These must be packed on end vertically, not flat and stacked.
- List your main necessities. You will need toilet paper, telephone, toiletries, snacks, coffee with pot, soap, tooth brush, comb, flashlight, screwdriver, pliers, can opener, paper plates, cups, utensils, pans and paper towels, among others. Pack these all together in a box and have it handy once you have moved.
- Unscrew all the bulbs before packing your lamps.
- Tag every item. During a garage sale, be ready to wheel and deal, people love to bargain, so make sure everything is tagged.
- Give kids something to do. Keep them busy writing their names and new address on their boxes, in this way, they will learn their new address and will easily identify what belongs to them during moving day in the new house.
- Protect your pet. Keep pets away from the hassle, ask a friend to look after your best friend for a while during the move.
- Be nice to plants. Be careful when moving them as they are very sensitive to heat and harsh movements.
- Give your computer a break. Let it get used to the new room temperature before plugging it in. Crazy? Not really, temperature variations do affect its performance.
- Enjoy the help. Let the professional mover in Seattle do his job while you sit back, rest, and enjoy your new home.
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