10 Tactics For Letting Go Of Your Old House
Maybe you're calling the removalists and packing up for financial reasons
. Maybe because you want to grow a family, or for any other number of reasons. The fact is, you're moving home. Reasons for the moving aside, your removal from your old house can be an unseen emotional strain on the whole family. Sure it can be pleasant to dwell on the past sometimes, but don't stand there wistfully running your fingers over the wallpaper and staring at the view outside the kitchen window. It's time to move on! You need to let go, and here's how:
You're moving to a new house! Get excited about the move and try to get everyone else excited about it too. Think about the potential of your new place; colour schemes; new furniture. Make lists of your ideas about the new place.
You're just a ghost. This one is a bit fun. Try to think of yourself as being based in the new home already. Think: That's where I live. I used to live here; I'm just haunting this old house until all of my stuff is gone, like a ghost with unfinished business.
Cut the cord. Set up everything you can for the new house. Phone, power, gas, Internet. Get it all online so you can step right into your new life and not pine for the easy ways of old. Give yourself plenty of time - 2 to 3 weeks at the very least - to arrange the connections.
Clean. The house has suffered through your filth for as long as you've been there. Get into those nooks and crannies that you never bothered about before. You'll start to see the house from different angles and the spell will start to break. Cleanse the house of you and you'll feel cleansed of the house.
Consider the new owners. You may have met the new owners, or at least know a little bit about them. Think about how happy the house made you and how happy it will, in turn make the new owners. Think of it as passing a torch.
Have a party. A going away party helps bridge the gap between being a part of the old community and moving away. It's a great way to say goodbye properly. Your neighbours and community will also know for sure when your are leaving so are more likely to welcome the new owners of the house.
One last walk around the house. This could be a tear-jerker, but it feels good to let the house know that you'll miss it. Take a camera if you want and photograph memorable areas of the house.
Similarly, if you're leaving the town entirely take the time to drive around for half-a-day and visit your favourite spots one last time.
Cut and run. There's nothing worse than lingering on in a house, only to shamble away, looking backwards with twitches of regret. Once all is said and done, cut and run. Once you've said goodbye to the house, leave and don't look back.
Coming back. Come back for a visit within the year. Even if you only drive past, seeing how the house has changed with the new owners, just from the outside, will bring closure to the move.
Houses can hold memories for the people who lived there, and it can feel like a lot of ourselves is invested in the foundation of the house itself (especially if you built the house yourself). There are a lot of ways to say goodbye to a house, and it doesn't mean having to say goodbye to the memories that the house holds. It's important that your
removal to your new house is without regrets or you will have spent all that effort and time moving only to feel empty. Even if there is only the slightest twinge (you may claim no sadness at all) it's a good idea to at least make some ceremony about leaving your old house behind.
by: Michael Gibbons
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