Moving is an exciting event, the promise of a new life, at the same time it is a stressful period in people’s life. We can reduce the inconvenience of it if we begin to prepare for it in time.
Many unnecessary things can be piled in one’s home without regular sorting. It’s worth to get rid of them before moving, since not only the number of boxes can be reduced this way, but they haven’t to be treated in the new home also. The task should be started far before moving in steps, even room by room. Prepare three big sacks or boxes and sort the unnecessary objects by groups: for sale, for donation and trash. Announce the sale of furniture, decorating objects etc. in time, even with the term of the real taken time. It has a little chance that everything will be immediately sold, that’s why we have to be prescient. Charity services are happy to get any kind of clothes if they are not sleazy or toys and story-books. The broken, useless objects can be recycled. We can get rid of bigger pieces (furniture, carpet etc.) at the yearly garbage. If this is not relevant presently, these have to be taken away which needs organization and has costs.
Don’t let boxing for the last time also. We always have more stuff than we think. Those which won’t be used until moving (books, decorating objects, winter clothes in summer, Christmas ornaments etc.) can be boxed already. Have time to pack them in a clean condition, because this way they only have to be put on their place in the new home. Boxes always should be labeled! It will be much easier if these will have put in that room where they will be opened and we don’t have to seek what we need first in the new place. Stick the boxes carefully, for not to fall apart during moving and objects in them not to be dusty until it.
Moving company has to be booked as soon as we know the moving date. Commonly they are time-workers. We shall rather pay for one or two hours more than the hurry causes harm to our stuff. Wrapping of furniture and big household appliances is the task of the moving company’s employees, wrapping properly every other things is our responsibility.
Ask for advice your friends or even your interior designer before moving to pay attention to what and what kind of mistakes has to be avoided during this period.