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RSS FeedThe Stress of Moving Day |
Feb. 7, 2008
Categorized in: Packing to Move
Tagged with: moving day, relocation
Wow. MOVING DAY has arrived. Hard to believe how time flies and now it's time for your life's possessions to be packed into boxes (if they aren't already), loaded on a truck, and to head out for your new home. Kinda scary in some way, even though you have been planning for your Carlsbad relocation for months.
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MOVING DAY can cause a great deal of anxiety. It's very unsettling to see everything you own go into boxes after living with it for so long. If you are working with movers, which many folks do when they relocate, you will likely find it hard to stand by and watch as things are packed for you. Someone else is taking YOUR STUFF and putting in boxes, not you. That in itself is sorta freaky, especially if it is a new experience for you.
Someone who is dispassionate about your things (that's not to say they aren't careful but they just don't have personal feelings about YOUR STUFF like you do) is wrapping it in paper and tossing it in those brown standard moving boxes without regard to what it means to you. Movers will pack just about anything - that trash can that still has trash in it? Yep. All the clothing in your dresser drawers? Yep. no matter what the mess, it will go into boxes.
It can be very disconcerting to walk into a favorite room where so much of your life took place and see nothing but stacks of boxes.
Not to mention how weird your home looks with bare walls, nail holes, and dust bunnies from behind the couch.
So how does one cope with moving day?
Some like to be around to watch, take care of last minute personal packing, keep the pets out of the way, and so on. Others like to be out of the house, preferring NOT to watch the process, or needing to be at work, run errands, manage the kids. Neighbors might pop by to say good-by. Last minute phone calls and chores have to take place. It's a day of many mixed emotions, without a doubt.
How will YOU handle MOVING DAY?
Stay tuned for Kathi Burns' next installment in her series on GETTING ORGANIZED - dealing with moving day.
MOVING DAY can cause a great deal of anxiety. It's very unsettling to see everything you own go into boxes after living with it for so long. If you are working with movers, which many folks do when they relocate, you will likely find it hard to stand by and watch as things are packed for you. Someone else is taking YOUR STUFF and putting in boxes, not you. That in itself is sorta freaky, especially if it is a new experience for you. Someone who is dispassionate about your things (that's not to say they aren't careful but they just don't have personal feelings about YOUR STUFF like you do) is wrapping it in paper and tossing it in those brown standard moving boxes without regard to what it means to you. Movers will pack just about anything - that trash can that still has trash in it? Yep. All the clothing in your dresser drawers? Yep. no matter what the mess, it will go into boxes.
It can be very disconcerting to walk into a favorite room where so much of your life took place and see nothing but stacks of boxes.
YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS NOW IN BROWN BOXES,
carefully labeled and listed numerically on multiple inventory sheets.
carefully labeled and listed numerically on multiple inventory sheets.
Not to mention how weird your home looks with bare walls, nail holes, and dust bunnies from behind the couch.
So how does one cope with moving day?
Some like to be around to watch, take care of last minute personal packing, keep the pets out of the way, and so on. Others like to be out of the house, preferring NOT to watch the process, or needing to be at work, run errands, manage the kids. Neighbors might pop by to say good-by. Last minute phone calls and chores have to take place. It's a day of many mixed emotions, without a doubt.
How will YOU handle MOVING DAY?
Stay tuned for Kathi Burns' next installment in her series on GETTING ORGANIZED - dealing with moving day.
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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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