Deciding What To Take To Your New Location
If you have not used something in ten years you might as well get rid of it because chances of you using it are slim to none. If you have several sets of dishes get rid of the older ones. Sort out your clothes as most of us have too many tucked away in our closets and give the excess to Goodwill or someplace similar. I would take my favorite furniture and try to sell what I did not need. Now is a good time to get rid of those extra blankets and bedding that you may have stored in a Cedar Chest. Get rid of old books, pots and pans, kitchen gadgets and things in your house that have just been gathering dust. I took my old electronic equipment to a store that recycles it after I had cleared out the hard drive. Sort through all of your tools and hang onto the brand name ones as they last along time. Have an online auction for items that you like but do not wish to take with you.
Boxing And Organizing
It takes a very long time to box up your items and pack them with care so you do not have any breakage hopefully. Organize your boxes according to the rooms that you took them out of. Mark all of your boxes as to what the box contains and the room it came from. By marking the box you will not have to keep moving it around as you can set it in the room where it belongs to begin with.
Hiring Movers
Make sure you have checked out your movers history before you hire them. One woman hired movers that scratched up all of her furniture and they were not insured and she lost a lot of money. If she would have looked them up to begin with she would have seen that there ratings were very poor. Hire movers that will wrap your furniture with bubble wrap and put moving blankets between your items.
Dangers In Moving
Running up and down steps with heavy items can be very dangerous. One party had a house with pie steps and trying to move anything up and down on pie steps is not easy at all. A lady could not find her cat when the movers left. She went to the shed were her items were stored in three day and found her cat still alive in a chest of drawers luckily. A lot of pets run out of the door when the movers are loading up your items. Some pets return to the home and walk in the door to the new owner and some are gone forever. Lock your pet in a room when you have movers. One can easily fall when moving items if you are not careful were you step. Make sure your gas valve is completely off before you disconnect a stove. Some homes have blown up or people have died from the fumes.
Moving And Getting To Know New People
It id hard to leave your old friends behind when you move. You can still call them and visit with them but it is not like it used to be. Be outgoing and talk to your new neighbors and take them out to lunch and eventually you will have strong and lasting friendships in your new home. Hope your moving adventure moves along without too many hassles or delays.
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