How To Organize Your Move And Reduce Stress

by Vance Paz Professional Marketer

Moving around can be a very stressful and stressful experience. But with careful planning and a little more thought, you can simplify the process a little.

Create a simple archiving system. Whether computer generated or handwritten, be very specific when recording items in this list.

Make sure you have enough boxes. When going through a moving company like Arvada, Colorado Movers, keep in mind that cardboard boxes that you buy but don't use may be returned for credit or a refund.

Have at least ten boxes ready for last-minute items on the day you move in for bedding, clothing and detergents.

You will need strong plastic packing tape to securely seal boxes. Use unprinted newsprint, wrapping paper, or bubble wrap to wrap and protect household items.

Again, you're going to need a lot more supplies than you think, so get more. Moving companies are great to hire because they are happy to deliver the boxes before the day of the move.

Insist on keeping things together when you or the moving company pack boxes. Keep bookends with books, lightbulbs with lamps, and extension cords with appliances. Small loose parts can be taped to the item they belong to or put in small envelopes to hold hooks with pictures, shelf brackets with a shelf, a special key and screws with the wall unit.

Set a color for each room in the new home. Yellow for the kitchen, orange for the dining room, etc. Put colored stickers on the box next to the box number. Put a matching sticker on the door of each room in your new home. It's an easy way for workers to move so they know where to put everything when they arrive.

Anything you can pack in advance will save you time on the day you move in. When it's summer, take off your winter clothes. If you need to clean your old home after you move in, bring a kit of basic cleaning supplies and rags. Moving companies do not move cleaning chemicals. So plan to take them with you in your vehicle or give them to a neighbor or friend.

Start by following these steps and you are sure to have a move that is free from stress and frustration.