{"id":2640,"date":"2021-04-27T12:12:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T16:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beingbobblog.com\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2022-03-31T23:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T03:53:44","slug":"smart-moving-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/smart-moving-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Moving Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/content.outboundengine.com\/uploads\/original\/40343\/eIGCYa-Db-Nm3qgDbkPwe2Lt5HbSVEAzJ_zBU9g5R0Y.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"article-content\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how much you prepare and how excited you are about your new home, moving will always be a bit stressful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are endless to-do\u2019s and tiring tasks, and once you\u2019re finished, there\u2019s still unpacking and organizing to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even so, you can take steps to streamline your relocation and minimize problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you planning to move properties soon? Take a look at these helpful tips as you get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">De-clutter and donate.<\/span><\/strong> Your first step should be to de-clutter your house and donate any items you no longer need. You should do this a few months out, long before you start packing.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Start vetting and reserving services early on.<\/span><\/strong> Book your packers, movers and moving trucks early on. This will ensure you get the dates you need (as well as the best rates).&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Pack an overnight bag for each member<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>of the family.<\/strong> <\/span>Think about what you\u2019ll want access to on moving day and on the first night in your new place. Make sure to include snacks, water and anything else you might need.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Get creative with packing materials<\/span>.<\/strong> You don\u2019t necessarily need packing peanuts or costly bubble wrap to keep your items safe. Consider using hand towels, dishcloths, blankets, socks and other soft belongings instead. (They need to be packed anyway, after all.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Label boxes systematically.<\/span><\/strong> Pack items by room and label each group of boxes with its own color (using stickers or a marker). This makes them easy to spot when loading, unloading and unpacking.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Plan for your pets and<\/span> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">kids.<\/span><\/strong> Little ones and pets could get in the way during the big move, so make sure you arrange for them to stay somewhere safe until you\u2019re more settled.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinking of buying a new home this year? <a href=\"http:\/\/BobKratz.HowardHanna.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/BobKratz.HowardHanna.com\">Get in touch to start your search<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how much you prepare and how excited you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,12,976,13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts-comments","category-events","category-life","category-listings","category-real-estate"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","chromenews-featured":"","chromenews-large":"","chromenews-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"Being BOB","author_link":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/author\/admin\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/all-posts-comments\/\" rel=\"category tag\">All Posts &amp; Comments<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/stuff\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/life\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Life<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/real-estate\/listings\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Listings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/category\/real-estate\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Real Estate<\/a>","tag_info":"Real Estate","comment_count":"0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p822aG-GA","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beingbobblog.com\/happy-holidays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}