Tip # 1: Simplify your stuff. Start sorting through your items as early as possible and reduce room by room. Start with your attic, foundation or garage for storage, and the rest will be like a cake.
Tip number 2: Get the packaging. Begin to pack items not related to your home, room by room. Use labels to clearly mark the contents of each box and the room in which they belong.
Tip # 3: Protect fragile items. Make a list of broken items that you want to move personally, and start organizing them into one area. This may include art, glass and your good china. Wrap them in recycled wrapping paper or, if it makes sense, use towels and blankets from your home.
Tip # 4: Create a green cleaning kit. When cleaning the old and new house, use environmentally friendly products to protect your health and help the environment. Or hire an experienced green cleaning company, such as EcoMaids, to do the work for you.
Tip # 5: Sell or sacrifice everything you can. Plan to sell your yard or garage about two weeks before you move and sell items that you no longer want or use. If you have time on your side, use eBay and Craigslist to sell your most valuable items. Donate everything else to a local mission based charity store.
Tip number 6: The remaining balances. Call 1-800-GOT-JUNK to quickly get rid of a lot of things. In many cases, they can go the next day to help. Feel good, knowing that they will recycle and donate what they can.
Tip number 7: select the appropriate company. When deciding on a move, make sure that they are licensed and connected, and have an excellent reputation. Call or email us for a list of trusted agents in your area.
Tip # 8: Use a small truck. If you are moving, consider renting the smallest van or truck that fits your items to make your job as simple as possible, saving money and fuel. In addition, the fewer trips you make between your old and new home, the smaller your carbon footprint.
Tip number 9: Rent an environmentally friendly moving boxes. Help reduce cardboard waste, saving you time and money by renting reusable plastic boxes for transportation. They are not only supplied and lifted at your entrance door, but they are weather resistant, easy to fold and move, and do not require assembly.
Board number 10: Snack healthy on the day of movement. Moving can be tedious, not only physically, but also emotionally. Feed your mind and body accordingly, refilling healthy snacks and drinks for a big day. Organic fruits, vegetables and whole grains are an excellent choice.
Tip # 11: Tame the spam monster. Do not let your junk mail move with you! Use this as an opportunity to manage your mail using services such as DMAchoice and Catalog Choice. Feel that you can simplify your life by saving hundreds of trees every year.
Tip number 12: Unpack with the rest. Set a goal to unpack a certain number of boxes every day in your new home. When you reach your goal, be sure to treat yourself, you deserve it!
