Removals and Storage

…for your moving day:

1. Prepare a box of ‘essentials’ - i.e. coffee, tea, sugar, a few mugs, toilet paper, mobile phone charger, local takeaway menu’s and a bottle of wine - and keep it in the car so it doesn’t get lost amongst your other belongings on the day.
   You will definitely need this for that first evening (and maybe second and third) when you’re unpacking your things, and everything is just generally hectic.
2. Save important ‘on-the-day’ numbers in your phone, don’t just write them down.
   Your removal company’s number is most important, just in case you need to get hold of them. Perhaps you could take down the number of your local storage company, locksmith’s and cleaners too - you never know what could go wrong!
3. Carefully secure your pets and try to keep them calm during the move.
   The last thing you want is a runaway dog, or your removal men being attacked by a stressed out cat.
4. Keep a few toy, books and some food unpacked for your children, and designate them an empty room to play in, or give them a small task to keep them occupied, during the move. Moving day can be very boring or confusing for the little ones, so a little free space goes a long way (and hopefully they will be less upset when they see their things being hauled into a van!).
5. Don’t freak out.
   Stay calm, drink lots of fluids and eat regularly. Moving is hectic and stressful (and it can be upsetting seeing all your memories packed into boxes) but stay calm and remember that in a weeks time when everything is over and unpacked, you will have a lovely new home to fill with new memories.

Good Luck!

Moving home is a back breaking process and involves even more work when you have been living in the same house for a number of years.

It is amazing how much junk you accumulate so you need to be ruthless when deciding what you are going to throw away when you’re moving house. Magazines soon mount up and are a very heavy burden, so toss them aside along with any old cheque books, papers receipts and out of date bills/accounts. CDs which are never listened to could make a trip to the charity shop along with old videotapes which are no longer watched and clothing that has lost its appeal etc.

A good way to offload unused brick-a-brack is to hold a moving home garage sale. This will give you the opportunity to make a bit of spare cash and lighten the load in the removal van. Remember a removal van hire usually charges by the amount of space that you take up, so only take items that you use and need.

Keep reminding yourself that moving home is a good thing and it will give you a chance to clear out the old and make way for the new. Positive thoughts about a home move will make the process so much easier and not so emotionally draining. The following quote will also come in handy; ‘Move as little as possible to be comfortable’.

When you finally make your home move, you will notice that your new home is full of the old tenant’s vibes and energies. A good moving home tip is to scatter salt over all of the carpets and leave it there for several hours. Feng Shui experts say that the salt will absorb this excess energy which can then be vacuumed up. Be sure to empty the dust bag immediately afterwards and throw it into the outside rubbish bin.