The internet has allowed us to be self-sufficient, but it has also made us slaves to gathering information for ourselves. Our fingers and our time alone cannot be doing research for everything at once. It would literally take the whole entire day to call around to find the right businesses for the jobs and services that we need for a move.
Packing and moving is one thing, but there is also a settling in phase that moving comes with. There is the coordination of finding and securing your home to selling and finding a resolution for your current home. Even with all those things on your shoulders, you need to secure a job. Don’t you think it is wise to find some help from a removal company that could potentially save you a lot of money and time?
Here are Self Sagacity's Thursday Two Questions Meme #124
1) Has the thought of moving ever stop you from your desires to move?
2) If you have moved before, what strategies did you used that has worked well?
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Amanda, one thing I found helpful last time I moved was to label the boxes room by room. Things that came out of the living room, I labeled living rm and so forth. Another thing that helps is to visit before you bring your items and make sure you have toilet paper. light bulbs and essentials already on hand.
ReplyDeleteHahaha! You're so right. Toilet paper is essential indeed. Yes, sometimes we tend to forget the small but essential items! Thanks for the advice, it sounds great!
DeleteI know what you sister is going through. October 13,2012 my hubby & I moved from Pa to Ohio. Finding a moving company was a headache!!
ReplyDeleteI have had people that told me they were scammed from moving companies too. I am glad that at least this didn't happen to you!
DeleteMoving is scary, Amanda. All the preparations and possible troubles would keep me from moving unless I was really excited about the new place.
ReplyDeleteWe moved to our retirement home in 1999. I still have unpacked boxes, lots of them, in my office and in the garage. We had trouble getting rid of a lot of junk that we didn't want to move and also a little trouble finding an honest moving company.
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I have the same fear. It is way too much preparations to juggle any time in our lives. Sound like a lot of people have the same issues with things left in boxes. I have boxes full of stuff too, but they are keep sakes. ooh, see, what I mean about moving companies being trustworthy?
DeleteThrough the years I have moved several times including across the country. The thought of moving has never slowed me down or held me back.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Judy on labeling by room, it does help. I would also suggest cleaning out closets before the move and getting rid of things you don't need. Give it to Goodwill, hold a yard sale, or throw it away. Don't move things you never use.
I personally don't like moving. I would label all the boxes room by room too so it's easier for repacking.
ReplyDeleteI always break all my nails during a move, it is really frustrating. I've never had anyone move for us professionally.
DeleteThe last time I moved, I took as little as I could but still able to live with. Yes, the thought of relocation with packing, and unpacking can really be stopper, but when you have to, you have to!
ReplyDeleteYes. I guess the moral here is only move if you have to? Or if it is going to be a better place? :-)
DeleteI have always been in Mumbai right from my childhood. We shifted houses once but the new house was just 2 kms from the old one. But yes, the very thought of relocating to a new city is a bit scary.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week ahead Amanda :)
Moving is work even if it is close, but not as much. You can still drive there at least. It is a lot more painful if you have to ship the cars, etc.
DeleteMoving from my parents home after I got married was easy-breezy. By the time we moved into our house about a year later, then we had a few more things to transport. Over all it was relatively smooth sailing, but if and when we are ever fortunate enough to get our dream home then I know that will be a horribly big job which will require a lot of preparation to do it right. That scares me a bit, but I hope to be faced with this challenge before this year is over. =D Thanks for hosting and great questions!
ReplyDeleteSounds like someone is looking to move. Hopefully you will take a look at this website and let them select a few quotes for you.
DeleteWe moved 4 years ago and my husband and I did all the work. I told him we are staying put because I don't ever want to do that again lol. It sure would have been nice to have had some help!
ReplyDeleteMoving might seemed easy enough until you've taken five or six trips, after that it becomes very old and tiring.
Delete1 We've only moved once. From an apartment to our house. We had to. It was time.
ReplyDeleteWe packed everything up as best we could. The husband rented a truck and we loaded everything in there together. Just me and him and we pressed on to get everything to the house a few miles away.
Then we put the important things up, like the washing machine, refrigerator etc.
And as the days went by I undid boxes and etc.
2. I would say: Talk it all through. Write the plans down and how you'll get it done who will help you.
Give yourself a time frame to unpack.
If you take too long to unpack...you just might not.
Happy Thursday to you!
That's a great plan. I like writing things down, it lets me see where I am lacking and where I over think. And you're right, if you don't unpack, you might never...
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