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Helpful Hints For Moving - By: Lou Rossen, Posted on: 2007-08-14

Moving is right up there with doing your taxes and buying life insurance. Simply put, most people find it to be a miserable experience. Here are some tips to make it less stressful.

1. Packing Glasses – Nothing is more aggravating than moving your drinking glasses. They break with the slightest of nudges. To avoid this, try stuffing them with your socks. Make sure to wash them after you have moved in!

2. Moving Pace – Some people like to do a move all at once, but it can lead to stress and frustration. If possible, try to move in little steps by sticking things in the garage of your new home. Just ask for permission first!

3. When to Start Packing – Once you decide to move, when should you start packing? NOW! You have more than you think and you will also end up reminiscing about things as you dig them out of closets and such.

4. The Double Moving Box – We are all packrats, but need to do something about it. If you move and find a box you never unpacked, it should go in the trash. Less is more and much easier to carry!

5. Dealing with lots of Books – Unless you have a prized collection, moving books is a pain in the butt. One option is to sell them. You can go on Amazon and sell them online with little or no problem. Find the book, click the “sell yours’ button.

6. Banging Doors – If you have large stuff in a room, take off the door before trying to move it. You will avoid damaging the door, crushing your fingers and creating new cusswords!

7. Budgeting for Your Move – If you are moving yourself, you should be budgeting for it. As a general rule, you want to set aside one month of rent as your figure. If you don’t spend it all, you can go out and celebrate your new location!

8. Biting Drawers – If you are moving something with drawers, take them out to save your shins. If you can’t, tie a string around the piece to hold them in place.

9. Cats In Cars – Cats and cars are a bad mix. Throw in the stress of a move and it is a nightmare. Keep them in a carrier or they will pee all over the car. The smell is impossible to remove.

10. Cat Moving Transition – Cats get comfortable with their surroundings and do not like to move. At your new home, move their stuff into a room with no access to the outside. Put everything down, lock them in and wait 24 hours.

All and all, the goal with moving should be to make the minimum number of trips possible. This means being efficient. Follow these tips and you should be.

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Lou Ross is with MovingCompaniesforYou.com - a directory of moving companies along with helpful advice on moving issues.
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