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Moving Doesn’t have to be Hard

It’s time to start thinking about preparing to move into your new home in Parramatta. After hiring a Parramatta Removalist, you will need to get everything set up in preparation for them to transport your belongings to your new home. But you’re reluctant to even think about it, because it’s one of those stressful things that you just can’t seem to wrap your head around. All the boxing and taping and sorting, there’s no way it can be fun, right? No.

There are so many things you can do in order to ensure a stress free move. Moving doesn’t have to cause you to feel like giving up. In fact, you can enjoy all the packing and boxes that you’ll have ahead of you. One of the main ways to ensure that you aren’t overwhelmed by moving house is to start the process early. Waiting until the last minute will only because you lack of sleep, heightened stress levels and a feeling of defeat. So simply avoid this by getting things done early.

There are always some items in your home that you seldom use. Get these things packed first. Be sure to put on the label, so you know what the contaminants of the box are.

Do some sorting. Turn the music on and get out all those papers that haven’t seen the light of day in so long. Make two piles and put a paper basket to the side. One pile will be for the things that you will need. The second pile will be for the things that you might need. And the paper basket will act as your basketball hoop for the things that you don’t need. Have some fun while you sort through all your paperwork. Sing along, possibly even dance a little, and aim for the basket to get rid of those papers that have been wasting space in your drawers. Once this is all done, you’ll have your two piles that need to be arranged into folders. Punch holes in them tuck them tidily away in two folders, and just like that, your paperwork has achieved an order and is ready to be boxed and transported.

Invite your friends over to join in on the packing fun. Get their help with boxing items and have good laughs while you’re getting some packing done. If you have got any items or clothing that are only taking up space in your home because you never use them, offer them to your friends. Receiving some freebies will make them more likely to want to come and help out with the next round of packing.

Have a garage sale. Garage sales are always fun. When sorting through your home, there certainly will be a few things that are of value but you are ready to give up. Rather than tossing them in the bin, why not make some cash off of them? Put up posters in the grocery store or where ever you can. Get your friends to help out, and wait to see all your items make new friends and find new homes on the day of your garage sale.

Take breaks. By no means should you try to get all the packing done in one day. It will cause you way too much stress. Instead, set a couple of hours aside each day in which you dedicate to packing. When it starts to get boring, stop, get up and do something else and then come back to it. It’s best to pack before it gets too late at night, and you are already out of energy. Packing isn’t solely about getting everything in boxes. You will need to apply a certain level of organization to your packing in order to have things run smoothly. When you’re tired, you’ll be lazy when it comes to labelling your boxes, and you’ll perhaps not sort through things the way you should. And though it may not seem like a big deal while you’re doing it, when you’re looking for a certain item, and you can’t remember if you packed it and where you packed it, then the stress may start piling on.

Last but not least, contact our Removalists Parramatta to help you with your move 02 9737 1122