Real Estate Moving and Packing
Tips
Here are some
useful tips for when you are getting ready to relocate into your
new home
If you have other useful tips, please let us know as we would be
happy to add them to our site.
- Select a packing room and begin packing a
few things each day.
- Donate or sell any clothing or household items
that are no longer needed to avoid clutter and unnecessary moving.
- Use clean white paper for packing instead
of newspaper, which can stain items.
- Mark boxes with contents and destination room
at new location.
- Utilize moving company boxes or packing material
to avoid the damage to personal items.
- Mail change of address forms two to four weeks
prior to moving. These cards are available at your local post
office.
- Plan move for a weekday to avoid natural weekend
rush. Weekday moves are also convenient as utility companies,
banks and other businesses you need will be open.
- Pack essential items last so they are readily
available at new home.
- If you have a family pet, consult your vet
for best ways to make the move less stressful for it.
- Find a way for your children to be involved.
They will feel more comfortable and things will go in stride.
- Plan your move well in advance to avoid last
minute expenses.
- If you have friends or family helping with
your move, show your appreciation of their time and effort.
20 Ways To Keep Motivated While
Moving
by Wendy Jones
Packing and Moving can put undue
stress on any family Listed below are some helpful tips to make
your move as smooth as possible.
1.) Stop Endless “Mind Chatter”.
Stay Focused in the Moment
Under stress, your mind can become
an endless recording of negative chatter. “I can’t do
this.” “I should have done that.” “What if this
does not work?” “What if that happens?” In an effort
to halt such an energy drain, try staying focused in the moment.
Concentrate fully on the activity at hand. Act deliberately, be
aware of how things feel, smell, sound and taste. Eventually, the
chatter will fade. Once this happens, your mind quiets down and
you will discover more inner control.
2.) Eliminate Distractions
When you are absorbed in a task that
absolutely must be completed, only a dire emergency should stand
in your way. Don’t allow yourself to become sidetracked and
pulled off balance. Turn off the television and the radio. Let your
answering machine pick up your phone messages. Leave a note on the
front door asking friends to return later at a specific time.
3.) Establish Your Boundaries
A boundary is an imaginary line. Draw
it around your “personal space” in order to protect your
values and beliefs from the unacceptable behavior of others. Once
this boundary is in place, you must be prepared to maintain it -
particularly in times of stress.
A wobbly boundary will only lead to
resentment, confusion and frustration for all involved. A firm boundary
acts as a guideline for others, letting them know what you will
and what you will not tolerate.
4.) Know Your Limitations When Setting
Goals
It is all very jolly to arbitrarily
set goals to help you achieve your targets. However, having goals
that are unrealistic and too difficult to achieve, will only create
more stress … along with feelings of guilt, which you definitely
do not need in your life. Know your limitations and know when enough
is enough. Be proud of small achievements and don’t risk going
into overwhelm.
5.) Clearly Establish the Outcome
When surrounded by a large number of
tasks to perform, take one and start with the end result first.
What is the outcome you wish to achieve? Once this is clearly established
in your mind and on paper, you will have a much clearer route for
arriving at that particular destination.
6.) Have Contingency Plans
Since you will be thinking about worst
case scenarios anyway, take the time to actually write them down.
Now, come up with two different contingency plans for each “horrific
happening”. Commit them to writing. Then put the paper away
in a safe place. Your mind is once again free to concentrate on
more positive matters.
7.) Do What You Don’t Want To
Do … First
You might have to break it down into
manageable portions, but get it out of the way right at the beginning.
You will feel positively airborne when you have this behind you,
rather than in your face!
8.) Forget Trying to Multitask
Some can, most can’t. Trying to
do more than one thing at a time can spell frustration. You can’t
find where you put something. You’re not sure whether you labeled
something. You can’t recall phoning someone. Better to totally
focus on one thing at a time. It doesn’t seem as invigorating
as packing 6 boxes while preparing lunch and speaking on the phone
to the moving company.
9.) Solve Problems, Immediately
Problems happen. When they do, pounce
on them. Do battle with them. They will never “just go way”.
Instead, problems mysteriously multiply. By the end of the week,
instead of one, you now have seven hundred and fifty-five!! So,
eliminate them as soon as they rear up.
10.) Be Flexible
Things don’t always go exactly
according to plan. Plan A goes missing. Plan B actually becomes
Plan D. Was there ever a Plan C? Allow for flexibility. Forcing
things to work according to a predetermined schedule is totally
anti-productive and extremely exhausting.
11.) When Things Become a Struggle
– Halt and Step Back!
When you find that you just can’t
stand whatever task you are performing. STOP.... Keep the blood
pressure down by taking a guilt-free time out, sit in the garden
or take a walk around the neighborhood. Or my particular favorite,
climb into the car and just “hit the road” for 30 minutes.
Allow time for your energy level to rise back up.
12.) Honor Yourself
First things first. You are not a machine!!
Make sure you schedule “down times” that are entirely
selfish. Arrange to do something that you want to do.br Get a massage.
Visit the horse races. Walk in the woods. Curl up with a cup of
hot chocolate and a murder mystery. It does not have to be extravagant
or expensive … unless a weekend in Paris is the only thing
that will rejuvenate you!!!
13.) Plan a Fun Activity with the Family
Remember that there are more important
things in life then sifting, sorting, cleaning and packing. In order
to fend off family squabbles and mood downers … plan something
fun that you can all do in the evenings. It is crucial to maintain
this happy balance in your lives, right now. What you decide upon
need not be anything complicated or time consuming. It might only
take 10 minutes. Try being spontaneous. See who can be the first
person to make the rest of you laugh! Or plan to try new take-out
food. Or rent “the worst” video you can find. Or …..
14.) Chat with a Friend
If you have friends who are non-judgmental,
who love and respect you no matter what sort of a predicament you
are currently in, having them on the other end of the phone can
be very soothing. There are times when balanced point-of-view from
someone who has not packed all the shoes and cutlery by mistake.
15.) Delegate!
Nobody can do everything by himself
or herself. If you have a family, make sure they are not sitting
on the sidelines. Get them all involved, each with a clear set of
instructions. However, it might also be time to enlist the help
of a professional organizer, house cleaner or contractor. Anything
you are doing that you are not excelling at should be on the “Delegation
List”. This will free up your precious time to concentrate
on the top priority tasks and any emergencies.
16.) Create a “Quiet Zone”
Designate one room where you can go
to just “be quiet”. No phone, no doorbells, no computer,
no television. Try locating a comfortable chair by a window in the
spare bedroom. When the door is shut, it means that someone is in
there and does not want to be disturbed. Just one regulation however,
you must eventually come back out. No fair staying in there for
24 hours!! A strong possibility if you live alone!!!
17.) Take a “Helicopter”
Point of View
When you find that stress is winning
… its time to change your perspective. Move a few steps away
from where you are. Imagine you are looking down
on the scene from
above. How does it look? Can you see yourself fighting with the
bubble paper and the carton that won’t open? Does if seem less
crazy from up here? What do you now feel is most important? What
are you going to tell yourself when you “land”?
18.) Drink Lots of Water or Fluids
Preferably non alcoholic or you may
not remember where you packed anything. :) Perhaps a strange tip…
However, without your 6 to 8 glasses of water a day, you will start
to suffer the effects of dehydration. Dehydration will block your
ability to stay alert.
19.) Keep to a Regular Pattern for
Going to Bed
Your body has a rhythm. When gets it
all jumbled up, it will retaliate by leaving your mind feeling equally
jumbled up! However, by maintaining a regular pattern for going
to bed, you should waken feeling restored, refreshed and ready for
another day.
20.) Maintain a Gratitude Journal Stop
Groaning
Each night make a list of at least
five things you are thankful for. Sometimes it can be a struggle.
You might have a page that simply reflects that you are grateful
for actually getting out of bed. You are grateful for locating the
coffee in the kitchen and a mug to drink it out of!
You are grateful for not having driven
over the dog asleep in the driveway. And, of course, you are grateful
that your foot has only suffered a bruise and not a sprain when
the books fell. Just five things. Each evening. You can do it!!
And it will start to create wonderful things in your life.
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