Keep Organized During Your Move

By Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group 

Many folks find that employing a professional moving company in Austin has enabled them to stay sane during a move as well as made their relocation a lot easier to deal with. Yet that's not the only thing you can do to keep organized over your move. Here are a couple additional tips which may help.

Set Your Dates

From the first day you start packing your things to the last time you say bye to your old home, it is vital to have the important dates in your relocation process set as early as feasible. You might require six weeks or more to plan out your move, pack your things, line up a moving company in Austin, and set up storage (when necessary).

Lots of people find it sensible to create a "master schedule" of their relocation — and allow themselves a little breathing room in the event they encounter a speed bump. Your schedule needs to have a timeline of key happenings over the move, deadlines, and also a list of chores to give out to family members.

Make To-Do Lists

A detailed to-do list is a wonderful thing. Not only will daily and weekly to-do lists keep your move on schedule, but they can also be great stress management tools. Actually, lots of people find a to-do list has a soothing effect on them.

You might feel it helpful to put together smaller to-do lists in lieu of one huge one for the whole move. For example, one of your weekly items may be to pack your bedroom, and further you can divvy that task into simpler daily tasks (pack jewelry, pack office/printer supplies, pack clothes, and so on).

Assign Jobs to Different Family Members

Moving needs to be a family job. Make sure that each family member realizes what they need to do to make your relocation successful. For example, extenuating circumstances excluded, each person in your house might be able to pack most of the things in his or her own bedroom. You might additionally decide to assign cleaning tasks for after the packing is done.

If everyone is on the same page, your move can proceed much more efficiently.

Stay with Your Deadlines

The last thing you want when moving will be scurrying around to crazily pack and load every valuable you have with only a short time left to spare. The way to avoid such a chaotic mess should be to stick to every deadline you drew up for yourself to the extent possible.

For example, set deadlines to finish packing each of your rooms. Set a deadline to find the professional moving company in Austin to come and load your things, or to rent a moving truck. You will also set deadlines for important tasks prior to and after your move, for example cancelling your electric as well as the other utilities at the old residence and getting them set up at your new residence.

Reward Yourself!

Lastly, don't forget to allow yourself a reward or two when you are making progress toward your goal. Perhaps you could treat everyone to a movie after accomplishing a big job on your to-do list, or perhaps simply take an occasional night off from moving prep. However you proceed, rewarding yourself here and there should keep you motivated as well as focused.

Should you ever feel overwhelmed during the moving process, and need a little help staying organized, do not hesitate to reach out to the A-1 Freeman team of professional movers in Austin! We can help make your move less hectic from start to finish.