Make Moving More Manageable
If you’re getting ready to move to a new house, you’re almost certainly looking at everything in your home and asking yourself “Where do I start?”
By following a few simple tips, you can answer that question and move onto making your move!
- List and Link Locations
- Create a list of locations and number them. As you pack each box, label it with the number, from the list, of location from which the items in the box came.
- Purchase Plenty of Packing Products
- Be sure to buy plenty of boxes. Having a few too many is certainly preferable to having to run out and buy more! You can always return unused boxes for a refund after the move.
- Pick up a few rolls of packing tape, markers (for marking boxes) and at least one roll of bubble warp. Heck, get two rolls, popping what you don’t use will provide great stress relief after the move!
- Where’s the Wardrobe?
- Make sure you get at least one wardrobe-sized box for each family member moving with you. This allows everyone to have a place to put their own clothes, making unpacking them much easier.
- Attach Accessories
- When things go together out of the box, be sure to pack them in the same box!
- Pack Preemptively
- If you aren’t going to be using something before the move, pack it as early as you can. This leaves you with less to do on moving day!
- Consolidate Cleaning Commodities
- Pack all of your cleaning supplies together.
- Make sure you pack bleach and other acidic cleaners in different boxes than ammonia and other basic cleaners.
- Load the Luggage
- Pack items you are going to need right away after the move into your carry-on and stow-away bags for easy access.
- Protect Precious Pieces
- If something has special meaning to you or is worth a substantial sum of money, take extra care to pack it adequately.