Moving on your own can be a stressful and overwhelming, but there are ways that you can reduce feeling like you are sinking. If you start planning and organizing well before you move, you can decrease the amount of work you need to do come moving day. Our Hialeah storage unit facility staff has put together this advice because we want your move to be as stress-free as possible. Here is the list of our Five Best Tips for Self-Moving: 1. Get Rid of as Much as Possible An important goal to set is to not take any items that you or your family do not unquestionably need or want. With that said, if you start early enough, you can sell these types of items through traditional garage sales, Craigslist or Facebook yard sale pages, giving things away, or donating them to thrift stores. 2. Organize Rooms and Pack Boxes Appropriately Items that will be going to the kitchen at the new place should go in boxers labeled for the kitchen while your daughter’s belongings should be packed in their own boxes to be brought immediately to her room. Using color-coordinated tape for each room will help to identify which room closed boxes should be brought to as you are unloading the truck at your new home. 3. Use Blue Duct Tape to Mark Vital Boxes Each box, now appropriately marked with the correct colored tape, can easily be transported to the correct room in your new home. However, this does not help to differentiate the essential items that you will need immediately when you first move in. These include things like your bedding, toiletries, silverware, plates, and cups. Mark these vital boxes with blue duct tape so that you know to unpack them immediately as you are moving in. This ensures you do not have to go digging through boxes when your energy has dwindled after unloading the moving truck. 4. Cook and Freeze Meals in Advance and Shop Accordingly Before You Move You will be packing boxes at one home and loading them in the moving truck and then unpacking boxes in the new home. Unpacking and putting everything away can take weeks. Therefore, if you have meals that are already cooked and frozen, all you will have to do is pop the meal in the microwave when you and the family get hungry. You can also buy frozen meals, sandwich meats, cheeses and bread and other quick meal fixings to make life a lot easier when you need to re-up on the energy. 5. Get a Storage Unit in Advance One of the best ways to reduce moving day stress is to get a Hialeah storage unit well in advance of your moving date. You can slowly move out your non-essentials over time and when your moving date comes, all you will have to load in the moving truck is your essentials. Then, you can take your time getting organized at the new home and move your belongings in from the storage at your leisure. Call Our Hialeah Storage Facility Today At US Storage Centers, we want your move to be as stress-free as possible. Call us to find out how we can help you have a more organized moving experience at 713-766-6090. US Storage Centers 2771 West 76th Street Hialeah, FL 33016 (786) 269-0592
