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An informational source for people who are relocating, with a particular focus on moving to the Carlsbad area of North County San Diego, with advice, guidance and true stories to help you on your way and make it a great journey, from a REALTOR� with plenty of personal (4 major moves, most recently from Boston to Carlsbad, California) and professional relocation experience. Are you running into problems selling your home? Need to find a new one quickly? Never moved before and haven't a clue? You'll find some great tips on how to solve your relocation issues here. Or ask me a question any time and I'll share some solutions or tell you where to get more information.
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Feb. 18, 2008
Categorized in: Your New Home
.jpg) Here you are at the end of your journey - moving into your new home, where you need to focus on preserving the organization you put in place before this whole relocation process started.
Here Kathi offers her final suggestions on unpacking in your new home so you can maintain that organization.
I hope you have found this series of articles on getting organized useful and will implement some of these suggestions, even if you are not moving yet. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Good luck with your relocation!
Kathi Burns, Founder of addSpace to Your Life!, talks now about being organized in your new home and offers some final unpacking suggestions.
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A Few More Unpacking Tips
1. As you unpack, spread drop clothes under boxes and in high traffic areas to catch dust and foot debris.
2. To help your kids get used to their new space, create an agreed upon ‘home’ for each possession. The ‘home’ is the place where the item will get stored when not in use.
With this method, when it comes time to clean up, you should say, take that toy home, not put it away. There is a BIG difference between putting away, i.e. under the bed or pillow and taking it home to a pre-determined and unmistakable holding zone until further use.
3. After moving, resell or recycle your boxes. Pack and ship faculties will gladly recycle your bubbles. Peanuts have a half-life of 500 years so think twice before you toss them into the trash.
Enjoy creating your new life and lifestyle. You worked hard to find your dream home and you deserve a break. If possible, schedule time off after your move so you can recover from the move and fully settle into your new home with ease.
Kathi Burns, founder of addSpace To Your Life!™,
a Professional Organizing and Image Consulting Agency
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Feb. 13, 2008
Categorized in: The Move Itself
 If you have been reading my series on Getting Organized, you know we are now at the final stage of the process.
- We have gotten very organized as part of preparing our home for sale, and sold it.
- We got organized in preparation for packing and moving...and did.
- Now we are moving into the new house. And naturally we want to keep the momentum going and be as organized as possible in our new home and not let the old habits re-emerge.
Kathi Burns, Founder of addSpace to Your Life!, talks now about being organized in your new home.
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Getting Settled into Your New Home
Congratulations! You are in your new home and ready to begin anew. Creating a new home environment is exciting. Before you begin unpacking, pause and take a moment to consider your newfound space. This is the perfect time to begin creating an uncluttered and improved lifestyle.
Even though you might have purged and donated while packing for this move, unpack and reconsider every item to determine whether you will use it before you assign it a home.
Your life may have changed dramatically since your last move. Do you have more children or are perhaps now empty nesters? Even if nothing much has changed in your life besides your new home, it makes sense to rethink your old storage routines before you recreate them again.
Rethink each room before you unpack your boxes. Ask yourself these questions:
- What activities will take place in each room?
- What items will be needed for these activities?
- How many people will use this space?
Create one room that will be your haven until your home is in order. Start unpacking with this goal in mind. The master bedroom is a great place to begin. Work on that space until it is unpacked completely or at least until it feels like home. Comforter and bed skirt are in place, pillows fluffed, and bedside table is equipped with all necessities. This way, after each day that you are unpacking, you can slip away to sleep in a non-chaotic environment. You will awake feeling refreshed and much less stressed with at least one area in order.
Before you load your wardrobe closets, think about how you decide to get dressed everyday. For instance, I begin by determining which top I will wear. This starts with what sleeve length; sleeveless, short, ¾ or long. Once I make this choice, which is usually based on the weather, I then make the decision about what slacks, shorts, skirts or jeans I will also wear that day. After that, my choice becomes shoes. Based on this routine, I place my shirts in the front of the closet, followed by slacks, skirts and then shoes in the back.
There is no single way to get dressed, some people start with pants, others shoes. Load the closet following the method that each person uses to get dressed. This way, when you have finished unpacking each closet, the space within will be customized and optimized for each family member.
Kathi Burns
Founder - addSpace to Your Life!
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If I can provide more information about the housing market in general, or otherwise assist you in your homes search, please contact me by phone or text at (760) 840-1360
or email me at JDowler@remax.net.
Feb. 7, 2008
Categorized in: The Move Itself
We just talked about moving day a bit - all the emotions, seeing your life go into boxes. It's part of the reality but even though you might know this is coming, the reality is often a shock.
Being organized on moving day will help you tremendously. Kathi Burns has been helping us all get organized in preparation for the big moving day. Here's she helps us COPE with moving day itself.
If you missed part 1 of this section you can read it here: Organizing for Your Move
Here's Part 2 - Packing to Move
Here are the posts in the first part of the series on Preparing Your House for Sale:
Part 1 - Get Organized: Preparing Your House for Sale (Getting Started/Space Clearing 101)
Part 2 - Get Organized: Preparing Your House for Sale (Donate and Recycle/Trash)
Part 3 - Getting Organized: Preparing Your House for Sale (Reload your closets, and Help)
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Moving Day
- Have prepared food and beverages on hand
- Keep nourished and hydrated throughout your move
- Buy snack packs for in-between meals
- Consider moving your computer or flat screen in the backseat of your personal vehicle to avoid potential damage
- Back up all files onto a separate disc or hard drive and pack your other valuables
- Protect the monitor by facing it backwards and positioning it against the back seat
3. Pack valuable papers separately and consider moving them in your personal vehicle
4. Pack carry-ons with toiletries and two days of clothing for each family member
- Take these with you so you don’t have to unpack to find your pajamas and necessities upon arrival
5. If you move yourself, load “First Out” Boxes into the truck last
- Upon arrival, these will be positioned to unload first - If you are too tired, the rest can wait until the following day
Kathi Burns, founder of addSpace To Your Life!™,
a Professional Organizing and Image Consulting Agency
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If I can provide more information about the housing market in general, or otherwise assist you in your homes search, please contact me by phone or text at (760) 840-1360
or email me at JDowler@remax.net.
Feb. 4, 2008
Categorized in: The Move Itself
We have been talking about getting organized as part of your RELOCATION.
In the first 3 posts we talked about getting organized as part of preparing your house to sell. If you missed this series here are the 1st 3 posts:
Part 1 - Get Organized: Preparing Your House for Sale (Getting Started/Space Clearing 101)
Part 2 - Get Organized: Preparing Your House for Sale (Donate and Recycle/Trash)
Part 3 - Getting Organized: Preparing Your House for Sale (Reload your closets, and Help)
In this next section Kathi Burns talks to us about THE MOVE ITSELF and how to get organized before and during the actual move, including packing. Some great tips here. Enjoy!!
And please let me know how you are enjoying this series.
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Organizing For Your Move
 1. Once you know your new address, send change-of-address forms to magazines, utilities and friends and family once you know your new address.
- You can get pre-made forms and moving tips sheet at the Post Office
2. Arrange for utilities to be turned off several days after your move and turned on several days in advance of the arrival your new home and avoid potential frustration with late connections.
3. Make or get a floor plan of your new home
- Mark the electrical, cable and phone outlets
i. Arrange for utility companies to rewire if needed
- Make a ‘Purpose Chart’ for each area/room
i. For example: Spare BR= guests/crafts/ games
ii. Create zones within each room for each type of activity
iii. List the furniture to move into that area
4. Empty the refrigerator the day before the move
- Store what you will use during the move in a large cooler
- Give remaining items to a neighbor or take to local soup kitchen
- Unplug fridge and leave door open so you can clean it out the next day
Kathi Burns, Founder
addSpace to Your Life!
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If I can provide more information about the housing market in general, or otherwise assist you in your homes search, please contact me by phone or text at (760) 840-1360
or email me at JDowler@remax.net.
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