What to Do When Moving or Relocating
Moving to another residence can be exciting and daunting at the same time. It can be exciting because a new location means a new start for you and your family. There are lot of new things to do and new people to meet.
Moving can also be daunting because of the work it entails. There are a lot of things you need to prepare before the moving date. You should make a checklist of what you need to do and a timetable for that. You need to schedule the date that you need to cut off the electricity, water supply, land phone lines, etc. Make time also for the cleaning of the new house before you transfer.
When moving, you have two options: you can do the packing and hire a company for the moving or you can hire a moving company that does all the packing, loading and unloading. The latter may cost more than the former so you better check your budget. If you want, you can hire a moving company that is reputable so that your things will be properly packed and taken cared of.
If, however, you prefer to do the packing yourself, you have a lot of things to prepare.
First, determine which furniture, appliances and personal stuff you will bring with you and what you will sell or give away. This is the best time to get rid of all the junk in your house. Keep in mind the size of the place you are moving into.
Second, prepare all the materials you need for packing. Assess how many boxes and what kind of boxes you will need. Make sure you have enough boxes, packing tapes, scissors, etc.
Third, make sure you clean first what you will pack. A little dust may be okay, but worse than that, you have to clean it.
Fourth, begin packing. Start with what you think you will not need until you transfer. You should make time to pack a box or two a day and as many as you can on weekends. Don’t wait until the last day to pack your things.
Be organized and schedule packing the contents of every room on separate days. Do not randomly pack things. Do not mix the contents of the boxes. For example, do not put personal stuff on the boxes with kitchen utensils.
Label the boxes properly. Make sure you list the contents of each box before you seal it. Know also how many boxes you packed for each room. Use different colored labels on your boxes for each room. When you move to the new house, you can just instruct the movers to put the box with orange labels to the kitchen, the blue ones to the master’s bedroom, etc. This will make it easier on you when you unpack.
Remember that you need a durable box and padding on delicate and breakable stuff. Breakables should be wrapped individually in newspaper with the heaviest at the bottom of the box.
Fifth, prepare an overnight bag for clothes and toiletries and things you will use and need immediately after you transfer.
Sixth, put all the important documents in one bag or box and label it as such. Take care of it personally during the moving.
Lastly, when you finished packing everything, make a master list of the number of boxes and the contents of each box.
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