subject: Reduce The Stress Of Moving Home By Planning Your Packing. [print this page] When you are moving home it is very important that you find the right materials to help you with your home. It is very easy to forget about what you need and then make do with what you can get your hands on because you dont have much time to pack. It is important to spend time planning your move and that includes your packing, if you leave your packing to the last minute then it will mean that your boxes arent organised and random things are chucked in together.
Planning your packing means that it will be done much more efficiently, and it also means that the correct items will be packed together. Your packing doesnt need to be left until very near the move, you can start it reasonably early on because there are many items around your home which can be packed because they are purely decorative or you just dont use them. The more packing you can get done in advance the less stressful it will be for you when you are very near your moving date.
You can easily start packing ornaments and books very early one, you are not going to need all of your books before you move. It is sensible to keep a few unpacked if you need them for study or want a couple to read when you have a spare moment.
When you pack your home you must ensure that you purchase bubble wrap, parcel tape, and a marker pen. You should always buy more bubble wrap than you think you will need because the chances are you will have more fragile and breakable items than you first thought of. You will need a marker pen as it will allow you to clearly label all of the boxes that you use, you should mark each box with the room it belongings in a brief overview of what it contains such as office books and files. Labelling your boxes will ensure that they are placed in the right room of the new house so that you dont need to worry about getting items mixed up.
You should pack each box with related items so that each box belongs in one room only, you dont want a box to contain files and crockery because you once youve unpacked what is on top you will need to move it to finish unpacking it. It is advised that you pack one box which features everything you will need when you first arrive such as a kettle, mugs, tea, coffee, biscuits, milk, and cutlery, and this is so that you can have a brew when you arrive. It is likely that you wont have any food and you probably wont have the energy to cook so you may need to order a take away where cutlery will come in useful depending on what you order.
When you are moving home you dont need to use the cheap flimsy boxes which are available for free from the supermarket, these boxes arent designed to withstand the weight of your belongings. If you search online you will find that there are specialist cardboard moving boxes available at affordable prices, these boxes will be able to withstand the weight of your belongings. Specialist moving boxes will often come in a variety of sizes, there will be the standard box available in small, medium, and large. Along with boxes which suit certain needs such as wardrobe moving boxes which have a hanging rail inside allowing you to quite simply move your clothes across, a DVD player box which fits DVD players, game consoles, and satellite TV boxes. DVD boxes are available which fit DVDs, CDs and video games for the move and can also be used for storage in the home.
