It’s time! With the successful sale of the home we have staged – we are getting our move on!
Here are some a few tips we have found to keep in the groove while we move….
- Shed the extra layers. I think it was Shrek who said “layers are good, in a parfait!” But this isn’t a parfait. I don’t need to take already read magazines, shoes that hurt my feet, or expired cough syrup along on my move. If I don’t need it, I don’t need to move it.
- Let your brain make the first move. If the first time I think about where the antique armoire should be placed in the new home is when it is being carried in… then that armoire is probably going to have to try out several different spots before it finds its perfect place. While my moving team is strong and has incredible endurance – a couple of trips up and down the stairs with the same armoire tries even the most patient of them. Plan it out. Get the floor plan of the new place and with a measuring tape, a pencil, and a few copies of the floorplan, I can “move” my armoire to my heart’s content, all without leaving my desk.
- Plan your work, and work your plan. My calendar is my friend. Once “move date” is scheduled, I can schedule. I have found if I plan it, and work my plan, we don’t have to be “packing” weeks ahead nor living out of boxes for months after. It’s on the calendar. Then it’s done.
- Be sure you know pack your linens accessible, the movers set up the beds, and then get your beds made first. There is nothing more disappointing than sleeping on the floor after a long day. And there is nothing better than sleeping in your own bed – and clean, fresh sheets at the end of a long day are reward in themselves.
Just a couple of tips to help a few days of scramble less hectic.
We’re excited about what’s ahead.
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