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Even if you are not planning a move for yourself, you probably need to read this post.\u00a0 Even if you are staying put, perhaps you have children who are ready to move from home to college or from college back home.\u00a0 Or maybe they are just moving from one apartment to another one across town.\u00a0 Maybe you have an elderly parent who is moving to a smaller home, or maybe you are ready to pack up your childhood home after someone’s death.\u00a0 As dreaded as they are, moves are probably in most of our futures.\u00a0 The size and kind of moves might be different, but the steps we need to take to make a move easier are all the same.\u00a0 And believe me, after just going through a move, I guarantee that doing these things will make your move easier.<\/p>\n

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Have a Plan for Your Move<\/h2>\n

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I have always been a list maker – like since the fourth grade.\u00a0 I love getting out my planner and making lists.\u00a0 It has always helped me stay sane.\u00a0 If I have it on paper, then I can relax about a task or a to-do list.\u00a0 Even though we travel frequently and I often take similar items on my trips, I still make a list for every trip.\u00a0 So, take it from me.\u00a0 If you have your move planned on paper, you will just feel better about the tasks ahead of you.<\/p>\n

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Start Early<\/h2>\n

As soon as you find out that a move is imminent, get started.\u00a0 Some of the steps in this blog post require early action.\u00a0 Read on, and you will see what they are.\u00a0 A smooth and organized move takes time, and waiting till the last minute to get everything accomplished might just make it a hot mess.\u00a0 For example, do you have pets to deal with?\u00a0 Who will keep them? How will they adjust?\u00a0 Do you need to schedule time in pet care for them?\u00a0 Do you need to buy a pet carrier or buy a plane ticket for them?\u00a0\u00a0 Have you filled out your address change forms at the post office?\u00a0 If you are moving to a new town, have you had your medical files forwarded?\u00a0 Did you register your children at their new school?\u00a0 Have you found a new bank?\u00a0 All of these things need to be done early so this important family member has a smooth transition.<\/p>\n

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Schedule Your Movers\/Truck Rental<\/h2>\n

If you are hiring a moving company to move your packed items to your new home, then schedule them early.\u00a0 They book way in advance.\u00a0 The end of the month and summers are their busiest times so it’s important to get on their calendar early.\u00a0 Ditto, if you are planning to rent a moving truck and move yourself.\u00a0 Schedule as soon as you know there’s a move.\u00a0 If you are asking some friends to help you, get on their calendars early, too.\u00a0 And be sure to buy their lunch and pay for their gas on moving day.<\/p>\n

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Have the Right Equipment<\/h2>\n

If you have a moving company doing all of your packing, then lucky you.\u00a0 Unfortunately, I am the chief packer in these parts.\u00a0 We have made several moves over the years.\u00a0 Some were biggies from one state to another, and others were small from one house to another in the same town.\u00a0 If you are moving, though, things have to be packed.\u00a0 It keeps them organized and protected from loss and breakage.\u00a0 The items that help me make packing easier start with moving boxes in several sizes<\/strong>.\u00a0 Because books are so heavy, they go in small boxes so you (or someone) will still be able to lift them easily.\u00a0 Appliances, like a counter top mixer and lamps, go into big boxes.\u00a0 They pretty much have boxes for everything.\u00a0 There are special boxes for goblets and glasses, boxes for dishes, boxes for clothing, etc.\u00a0 Also have plenty of bubble wrap<\/strong> for protecting glass items and delicates, wrapping paper<\/strong>, box packaging tape<\/strong>, markers<\/strong>, scissors<\/strong>, and several sizes of ziploc bags <\/strong>that will corral small items so they won’t fall through the cracks.<\/p>\n

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Have a Place to Work<\/h2>\n

Pick out a place in your home to do your packing.\u00a0 Someplace that is centrally located yet not in the middle of all of the action works best.\u00a0 When packing items upstairs, I set up a packing station in the guest bedroom.\u00a0 I was surrounded by everything that I needed and just worked away.\u00a0 When the upstairs was packed up, then I moved my command station to the kitchen table, which was out of the traffic pattern.\u00a0 Since it’s just the two of us here, it was a good place to work.\u00a0 We just ate our meals at the kitchen bar so that I didn’t have to move my packing items for meal time.<\/p>\n

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Have a Place to Stack Packed Boxes<\/h2>\n

Mr. Right moved the boxes out of my way as I packed them.\u00a0 We lined the walls with them in the great room and in the kitchen.\u00a0 He stacked them as high as they would safely go.\u00a0 They were out of my way, and I could do my thing without being hindered by them.<\/p>\n

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Have a Donation Pile<\/h2>\n

As you are packing, you will come across items that you don’t like any more, don’t need, or just don’t want.\u00a0 If you are have a moving sale, then put these items in a moving sale pile.\u00a0 If you are donating them to Goodwill, etc., then put them in a pile and periodically make a trip to the donation site.\u00a0 Just be sure to keep them out of your working area.\u00a0 When we moved into this house, I had a donation pile in the corner, and as it grew and grew, I decided to turn those items into a moving sale.\u00a0 I ended up making $1,000. on sale day and sold every single item.\u00a0 For this move, I don’t have time to have a sale.<\/p>\n

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These are the steps I have been taking, but I must admit that I’m still feeling stressed.\u00a0 We have so many piles – apartment pile, things to give Bobo when the fixer upper<\/a> is finished, donation pile, things to store at the storage center, things to store in our finished garage.\u00a0 Eeeeek!\u00a0 I keep telling myself this is temporary, and I am so thankful to have a home.<\/p>\n

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Take care.<\/p>\n

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