Moving from place to place can be hectic and stressful. It isn’t easy to get it all done, but you can follow a few tips to help you get organized. Remember to do what you can, and you’ll be well on your way to making your move more straightforward.
Create a schedule for yourself complete with deadlines. The deadlines need to include appointments, appraisals, when repairs need to be done, and anything else that needs to happen to keep your move going smoothly.
You might also consider a daily to-do list of things you need to complete to make sure you keep your momentum going. Having a checklist can be helpful because it keeps you on track and accountable to yourself. It also will help you make sure you don’t accidentally double-book yourself on appointments or other things.
If you haven’t thought about it, you might want to consider shipping your car, too. Driving a vehicle might seem cheaper, but the reality is that it might not be more expensive than shipping it. You’re going to rack up mileage on a cross-country drive, and that detracts from the value of your car. If you ever want to trade it in, you’ll want to avoid adding unnecessary mileage.
Additionally, if you ship your car, you’re going to be better off because you’re also reducing your risk of damage to your vehicle. Accidents happen, and while you may be an excellent driver, you have no way of knowing who is driving around you. You are more likely to experience an accident. Shipping your car makes your move simpler and also protects you from damages.
Professionals can be outstanding in relieving your stress if hiring them is within your budget. Movers can make easy work of your boxes if you’ve already packed them and they need to load them on the truck. Using movers also keeps you from possibly injuring yourself because they’ll have all the tools necessary to move heavier items safely and easily.
Alternatively, you can also have moving professionals pack up your house if you’re okay with using them for that purpose. If you hire professional movers to pack up your home for you, be prepared not to know where things are when it is time to unpack, but it would remove another source of stress from the moving process.
Ideally, you want to declutter your belongings before you pack. Take a critical look at what you’re taking with you so you only take what you need. There’s no sense in transporting things you don’t need to take because that’s just extra money leaving your wallet.
Instead, consider maybe doing a yard sale or estate sale to eliminate everything you don’t plan on taking with you. You’ll get some extra spending money or funds you can use toward your move. It’s a win-win for you and your stuff.
By color-coordinating boxes, that doesn’t mean using multi-color boxes. Instead, get different colors of duct tape, masking tape, dot stickers, or labels. You can put stickers on other boxes to organize them in a variety of ways.
You might organize by room so that you know which room each box needs to go into when it arrives. You could also organize them by what needs to be opened first. It all depends on what your priorities are in your new home.
Using proper packing materials can be the difference between your dishes arriving in one piece or breaking in transit. Bubble wrap, newspaper or packing paper, cloth sleeves for plates, and boxes in the correct size all make an impact on how your things get packed.
You may be tempted to use towels or clothes to wrap up your breakables, and while that can work, those things also aren’t always designed to provide enough protection. When you go to unpack, you may also forget what you packed with your towels and accidentally pull out something breakable in the process.
When you get to your new home, you’re not going to want to unpack right away, so have a moving essentials kit ready with your immediate needs. You can include toiletries, towels, sheets, some extra clothing, and whatever else you might need right away.
Also, have a box labeled as something to open right away when you get to your destination. Include some kitchen necessities like a few plates and maybe some small appliances like a coffee pot to help you start to settle into your new home.
Plan out a schedule to keep yourself on track to know what needs to happen on time. Consider shipping your car to make things a little easier on yourself, too. If it’s in your budget, hire professionals to make moving go smoothly. Don’t forget to declutter before you pack, though, so you don’t take stuff with you that doesn’t need to go. Color-coordinating can also keep your boxes together to make unpacking easier, too. Always remember to use suitable packing materials for optimal shipping conditions and have an essentials kit to make your first few nights more comfortable, too.
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