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Pack a travel bag and a need-right-away bag: Even if you pack up your belongings right before you move, it’s still going to be at least a couple of days before you can unpack your necessities. So pack enough clothes for a week and all the things you need to get ready each morning. Also pack a bag with things you’ll need right away like sheets, towels, scissors, and important papers. Put these bags in the backseat of your car or somewhere away from all your other packed things. If you can easily access these necessities, you will be a lot less stressed that first week after you’ve moved.
Get all your additional housing expenses figured out: It’s great to take care of your rent or mortgage payment before you’ve moved in, but what about electricity, water, Internet, and cable? Figure out who’s providing what and how much you’ll owe them. Get contact numbers in case you have questions and be ready to pay the bill when it comes without any surprises. You could even schedule someone to come to your house the day after you move and get your Internet and cable figured out, so you have one less headache.
Clean before you unpack: It can be tempting to just unpack everything as soon as you can. But you’ll save yourself time if you wipe, scrub, vacuum, and sweep your new place before all of your stuff is in the way. Take the hour or two to clean those areas that’ll soon be filled with things. Then you won’t be moving everything twice to clean.
Finish unpacking one room as soon as you can: This is more psychological than anything. You can’t unpack everything right away, and you will need a couple of things unpacked from each room right away. But if you just focus on completely finishing one room within a week, you’ll feel like you actually accomplished something. You’ll have a room to go to get away from all the boxes and clutter. And it makes your new place feel like home a little bit quicker.
Post by: Noelle C.
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