{"id":182,"date":"2014-03-01T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/?p=182"},"modified":"2014-03-01T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T00:00:06","slug":"how-to-get-a-smooth-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/how-to-get-a-smooth-move\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get a smooth move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><span class=\"h1\">Top 10 Tips for an Easy Move<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nHow can you stay sane and even better\u2014stress free\u2014while going through a move? It\u2019s easy if you follow Senior Move Manager Maria Quinby\u2019s Top 10 Tips!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get a PICTURE<\/strong><br \/>\nEnvision yourself in your new home. Think about how you want it to look and feel. This is your chance to start fresh! What things do you want around you? Make a list of those things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make a PLAN<\/strong><br \/>\nCreate a plan of attack, and start with the room\/things you use least.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set the PACE<\/strong><br \/>\nStart early. (As soon as you know you\u2019re going to move.) Then, dedicate a particular time each week to sorting and keep that time sacred. Don\u2019t allow yourself to be distracted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sort with PURPOSE<\/strong><br \/>\nCreate categories before you begin packing anything. (i.e. Take, Toss, Recycle, Donate, Give.) Assign a different colored sticker to each category; and put a sticker on every thing. (Colored dots work, too.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clear one PLACE<\/strong><br \/>\nStart small, stay small. Think about clearing out one shelf, or one drawer at a time. When you\u2019re done with that area, allow yourself to be done for the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Put things in one PLACE<\/strong><br \/>\nClear a space for like items. (i.e.\u00a0<em>Everything in that corner is for Goodwill<\/em>.) Mark each item with an appropriately colored sticker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get really PICKY<\/strong><br \/>\nBe mindful about what you choose to take with you. Will you use it? Will you have room? Is it on your list of important things? If not, re-consider whether you really want to take it with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call your PEOPLE<\/strong><br \/>\nGet your family involved early. Find out who wants what. (And if they want something, give them a deadline to come pick it up!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take\u00a0PHOTOS<\/strong><br \/>\nLabel each box and take a picture of everything that goes in it. (Or, make a list.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have movers PACK<\/strong><br \/>\nIt will cost a little more, but you\u2019ll save hours of time and worry by letting the movers pack. (Plus, you won\u2019t be covered by insurance for breakage unless they do.)<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it! Give yourself some time, and a slow but steady pace \u2013 and you\u2019ll have no trouble getting into your new place!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 10 Tips for an Easy Move How can you stay sane and even better\u2014stress [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onthemovenow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}