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What You Need to Know Before Moving

Decluttering Your Belongings Before making your move, set time aside to declutter your belongings. This means sorting out what you need, selling, donating, or throwing away.  Transporting Your Belongings Once you have gone through what you are taking, you will know more or less how much you will be taking in your move. You can then go to local restaurants, liquor or grocery shops, office supply stores, etc. to ask them to collect free boxes to pack your belongings into. Once this is completed, you will need to decide on how you will transport your belongings. Will you do it...
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How to Survive Your First Night in Your New House When You’re Moving Home

The first night in a new home is often difficult. You are exhausted and not everything is unpacked. How do you survive that first night? First Things First If you have a spirit house put it in place. Let this be your first action if it is appropriate for you. The placing of the spirit house helps create a sense of home and serenity. You have possibly decided the place for the spirit house and everyone can join in. Unpack the Essentials Box It is recommended that before moving you pack an essentials box, and this should include things that...
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How to Pack Home Goods

There are many types of items to pack when moving home and they need to be packed in different ways. This ensures the safety of the possessions and the people moving. Starting With the Obvious Every box should be marked with at least the name of the room it contains items for. You may want to add another word that gives more information such as “Kitchen Pots” or “Lounge Cushions”. Also, if the box contains fragile items write that on the box as well. That will prevent people from stacking other boxes on top of them. Either write on the...