| When the big moving day comes around, it pays to be | | | | cut down on stresses and the inevitable things that go |
| prepared - and not just because the cost of hiring out | | | | wrong. |
| a removal van escalates as the hours roll by. If you | | | | If you can, it's worth packing up everything you don't |
| don't have everything packed and ready to go, moving | | | | need for day to day living well in advance and placing it |
| house could become a bigger pain than ever as you | | | | in storage so it's out of the way while you finish getting |
| rush to get everything done on time. | | | | ready. Most people are very aware of how full a |
| To save on stress, it's a great idea to cover as many | | | | house can get of unnecessary extras and these can |
| areas of preparation as you can well in advance. For | | | | get in the way when you're trying to move the |
| example, several months before the big day it's worth | | | | essentials to your new house. As much as your piano |
| trying to start getting boxes together so you'll have | | | | would look gorgeous in your new home, bear in mind |
| plenty of them ready when the time to start packing | | | | that there are other items that are a bit more |
| rolls around. | | | | important and would benefit from having the piano out |
| There are also related tasks that must be done, such | | | | of the way for a while until everything else is settled. |
| as alerting the necessary services - like your doctor, | | | | Sort your items into boxes that have clear labels |
| bank and credit card company, as well as your mobile | | | | depicting what's inside. Keep things like kitchen items |
| phone company - of your change of address so your | | | | together, then have boxes of things like books and |
| bills and statements won't be sent to your old house. | | | | DVD's - more that can be packed away in storage |
| You'll have to cancel your phone, television and internet | | | | solutions - ready to just be moved without having to |
| services and consider your household utility bills and | | | | stress about what item's where. |
| council tax payments and how to organise them | | | | Your moving day could be far more successful with |
| before you go. | | | | just a bit of forward planning, so start looking into what |
| All of these can be done quite easily, thankfully, and it's | | | | you can do before the big day and you could discover |
| more getting prepared for moving day itself that can | | | | your anxieties disappearing. |