Moving into a new home is both thrilling and scary, mostly if you are upsizing from an apartment to your own house. Moving can be a hassle leading to great emotional stress. We can consider how difficult it is shopping for more furniture, coming up with new interior decor for the new home.
However, despite the difficulties how can you make the moving easier?
Hire a Moving Company
Firstly, you can hire a moving company. They pack and unpack for you. And importantly you won’t be doing a lot of work rather than supervising the movers.
This saves you time and effort while providing employment to others.
Identify the important possessions
Before the movers come, you should pack your important possessions and label them. This will help you know which box has a fragile property and which can be donated.
Label everything
The movers normally label as they pack, however, the items you pack yourself ensure there are marked as well. Hence, you’ll be able to know your possessions also if something goes missing you can identify it quickly.
Do a walkthrough of the empty house
Before moving in, go back to the new home as visualising where your assets will sit. Like the living room, if you are moving to a bigger place and your furniture is smaller, you may need to create a whole new look different from your previous decor.
Moreover, the walkthrough helps you settle down quickly once you move since you already have an image of where everything should be.
Don’t move with the kids
This might sound weird but don’t move with the kids. Having children around will only distract the movers and yourself. Therefore, have a friend or relative take the kids for a few days until you settle.
Sometimes, the paint may not even be dry enough or some repairs are needed hence having your children around can be dangerous. It’s easier to have them around once you have completely settled.
Please remember:
Moving can be hectic and an emotional rollercoaster hence you need to be prepared. You can take a month or more to plan the move. Additionally, moving in the early morning is great since it will give you time to settle before nightfall.
Unfortunately, Kenyans don’t believe in movers because apparently, it’s expensive. However, some movers are very affordable compared to you hiring a lorry and handymen. Thus find a reliable company and make your move easier.