Moving house is certainly up there as one of the three msot stressful events in life. It ranks right up there with divorce and death. With this knowledge, advanced planning and special attention must be paid to every detail involved to prevent unnecessary anxiety. These plans must begin weeks if not months in advance of your move. One of the first considerations must be what moving company one intends on employing. Although it maybe tempting and somewhat less expensive to move yourself, by hiring a professional, insured movers (a specialist type of road haulage company), you will be saving yourself and friends risk of injury, frustration and undue burden. Specialist moving companies will be safe, efficient and can handle the unexpected.

Once you have decided on a moving company, you can then decide if you want to pack your own items or have the moving company do this for you. Packing your own items will allow you the advantage of knowing how and what was packed in each box. The best way to address the process of packing is to pack your items by room . Schedule your packing well in advance by room and set aside at least one day per room and start packing with the less used items first. Then assign a color to each room and fix this color to the boxes filled from that room. You can use markers, tape or any other creative way to color code your boxes. As well as color coding, label each box with the room it came from and the items that are contained within the box.

By starting this far in advance, you will have time to sort through items that you do not use anymore and donate them. You will need to fill out the necessary forms to have your mail forwarded to your new address and contact the utility companies of both your old home to schedule a discontinuation date and your future home to begin services.

As the moving day approaches you will want to have easy access to a variety of items, which if not considered in advance, may be forgotten. If you are moving with children, pack an activity box for them. Include items that will entertain them based on their ages and interests to help busy them while you are working on the move. Other items that will be needed for your first night are enough bed linen for each family member, towels, bath soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes. Of course, you will want to include necessary clothing for the night and following day. On the first morning in your new home, you will need a box that contains cups, coffee or tea, sugar, milk, utensils and cereal. These few tips will help reduce the stress that you will inevitable experience.

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