Moving
Feeling Overwhelmed?
By definition – being emotionally overwhelmed means to be completely submerged by your thoughts and emotions about all of life’s current problems, to the point where you lack efficacy and feel frozen or paralyzed. Compare the feeling of being overwhelmed to being submerged after a rough wave. “Overwhelmed”, is probably the word I hear most often when I meet with new…
Read MoreLetting Go to Move Ahead.
Losing a spouse or loved one, leaving a home or job you love, watching children leave for school, deciding when it is time to move into smaller spaces – what do all these things have in common? Letting go. Letting go of something you treasure. Losing something that is yours, something you think cannot be replaced…
Read MoreLocal Moving – What You Should Know
If you are moving locally and are planning to hire a moving company to help you, there are a couple of things you should know about how things really work out there in mover land. Not all is created equal but if you are armed with the right information you can be a savvy, informed…
Read MoreIt’s all about that box, bout that box, bout that box!
I have posted before about using the right size boxes for packing, but it bears repeating after visiting a client who packed books into a large carton and realized too late that she nor the movers could move it! This box size dilemma seems obvious to an old mover like me but to many of…
Read MoreDownsizing Move in your Future? Who is on your Transition Team?
If you have a large, downsizing move in your future you need to start planning. To speak bluntly, you need to start getting your ducks in a row. A significant move from a home of 30 plus years has many twists and turns that you should be preparing for. I have always told people that…
Read MoreMoves Happen….no matter what
This is the time of year most people just want to curl up in a blanket and read a book! No one really likes to go out in the rainy, cold weather and certainly no one likes to move during the damp and cold months of winter but moving does not always pick the most…
Read MoreDon’t Derail Your Move
Stay on Track with a Move Planner. So many details to keep track of, all those reminders and to do lists that get lost on bits and pieces of paper, not to mention the hundreds of Post-it notes that are stuck in every room of the house. Add to that, business cards, brochures and pamphlets…
Read MoreMissing in Moving – Taking Responsibility for Important Things
One of the cardinal rules of moving is that it is the client’s responsibility to move their own jewelry, coin collections, personal documentation and things of great value. But, all too often these are the things that get misplaced while moving and create so much added chaos and stress. Moving is tough enough without losing…
Read MoreEight Tips for Reducing Moving Stress
Moving can be stressful. Stress can reduce productivity and impair your ability to make decisions. As a move manager I know it is a process which may be different for each family but still has similar steps; sorting through possessions, identifying what to keep, arranging for the distribution, donation or disposal of what you no…
Read MoreMake Your Next Move a GREAT MOVE
Moving is tough! I’ve never met anyone that LIKES to move, including myself. But it is a normal life event. Families grow and need more space. It is time to downsize and move to something smaller. You’ve accepted a new job in a new city and you need to move. The house is too big.…
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