How Can I Make Moving Day Less Stressful?
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by: joe.moesier
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Moving is insanely stressful, and moving day is the most stressful part of any move. However, a little organization can make moving day much, much easier. Here are three battle tested moving tips that will make moving day far more bearable.
Put together a survival kit.
On the last day, you will have one last little pile of belongings to pack: all the bedding, toiletries, dishes, cups, pans, and little details (alarm clock, iPod, box of favorite tea) that you used up to the last minute. Your impulse will be to sweep the pile haphazardly into any half full moving boxes you still have lying around. Resist it! The things you used at the end of your stay in the old house will be the first things you need when you are moving into the new house. Rather than making yourself root through a dozen moving boxes half full of things you dont yet need, put all the moving essentials into their own boxes. Label them "Open First" or "Moving Kit." When you unpack, make sure they go into their own room and are not buried by a stack of other boxes. You will find that settling into your new home goes faster when you have your moving survival kit ready to deploy as soon as you move in.
Make some ready to eat meals.
It is too easy to spend moving day scrounging for something remotely foodlike in convenience stores and fast food drive throughs. By the time you are done moving, everyone is full of sugar and grease, overcaffeinated, and short tempered. To prevent that, spend the night before packing ready to go meals that do not need reheating. Even something as simple as a ham sandwich and a pudding cup can make an incredible difference in your and your moving companions moods.
Be ready to camp out in your house for a few days.
You were foresighted and had all the utilities connected a week in advance. When you move in, you expect everything, from the electricity to the gas to the phone and cable service, to be working. Somehow, it never quite happens that way. The electric company thinks you live at 12 Grove Terrace, not 12 Grove Street, or the meter reader from the gas company could not find the meter, or the cable company needs you to be home so someone can come in and turn on the cable. Prepare for these small moving emergencies in advance. Pack flashlights, candles, matches, and warm bedding where they will be easy to find in your moving kit, fully charge your cell phone before you leave the old house, and pack a stash of food that does not need to be heated. Make a list of all your utilities phone numbers and your account information so that when you find that something has not been turned on, you can get it taken care of right away. See also Mobile storage . Portable moving container . Portable storage . Mobile storage .
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