Moving can be a Happy Time!

This is the time of year when many people plan a move or have made the decision to move.  

And, a great time to be honest with yourself about everything in your home including décor, furnishings, small appliances, clothes, tools – everything.Here are 5 tips to help make your transition easier:

1. Donate those items that you are not keeping or using. 

2. Pack items that you will not need now. 

3. Sell
• Garage Sales –hold these prior to the move to reduce packing and moving expenses.
• More valuable items can be sold through Consignment Stores, Used Book or Record Stores, Vintage Shops, Auctions. 

4. Say NO to storage.
• The longer items are out of sight out of mind, the less likely you will even remember what they are or why you kept them in the first place. 

• I do recommend it if you are staging your home for sale and you are removing excess pieces of furniture, etc. that you will use in your new home. 

5. Pack a Moving Day Survival Kit and include:
• cheque book or cash
• medicines
• bathroom and kitchen basics
• flashlight
• tool kit
• cell phone
• change of clothes

Label and pack them into your
personal vehicle for easy access

A few Packing Tips:
• Buy plain newsprint for packing from local newspaper companies
• Use bubble wrap for fragile items
• Boxes from the liquor store are great for packing glass and stemware
• Label boxes and include the room it’s going to
• Write fragile where necessary
• Use zip lock bags for small items i.e. parts of a lamp. Tape them to the lamp.

 Getting started now means less stress...