Moving across country to either be near family or to find better employment may be an ideal way to improve you and your family's lives. However, the thought of moving long distance can induce a gut-wrenching, overwhelming feeling of anxiety. According to Health Status, moving is one of the top 5 stressful situations. After all, there's so much work to be done to prepare for the move and to get settled in when you reach your new home.
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While packing up your winter clothes for placement in your self-storage unit, you may decide to take extra measures to protect your wool items from moisture and bugs. However, you may hate using chemicals and cannot stand the smell of moth balls. If so, use one or more of the following natural ways to prepare your wool clothes for summertime storage:
Use Opened Bags of White Rice to Absorb Moisture
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If you hire a full-service mover, you may feel tempted to just leave everything as-is and let the movers pack it all up for you. While that sounds great, there's a few things you shouldn't leave in the care of the movers. Here's five of those things you should tend to yourself ahead of the move.
1. Anything the Movers Say
Your moving company may have a list of items they won't touch.
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If you've made the decision to adopt a few cats or dogs, you're going to need to prepare by getting your home ready for their arrival. Making some changes to your home, along with picking up pet supplies, is important since it can help ensure that your home is organized and not going to create any danger for your pets. If you don't have a lot of square footage at home to make changes with your new pets in mind, you should look into renting a storage unit and at what items you should be placing in storage.
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Moving to a new home or apartment can be stressful for many people. Even if you are just moving a few blocks away, you will need to pack up all your belongings in order to transfer them to your new property.
The packing and unpacking processes can be daunting, so here are three simple things that you can do to make your next local move a little more convenient in the future.
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