By Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group
We have all heard about the most productive approaches to pack up a house, but what about after you get to your new place? As with many things
in life, unpacking from a move to Tulsa does have some
approaches that work better than others. You can certainly simplify your unpacking
piece of the moving process by planning ahead.
Unpacking
in an organized fashon can help you cut through
some of the confusion and disjointedness
that might ensue after you move into your new house. If you cannot
locate what you need to live, it makes it pretty difficult
to feel like you are back to normal.
Part
of a seamless unpacking process involves organizing
for it as you're packing. A couple items
to not forget as you pack include the following:
- Label
boxes. This
is common knowledge, but you'll never be more pleased about following this advice as when you're wandering
around your new house searching for the
box with the forks in it. Is it
labeled? Yay!
- Pack
a day bag. A small satchel or
duffel bag can contain
your hairbrush, a clean outfit, and anything else you are sure you'll absolutely
need quickly in the new place.
- Give
away items you do not need. The fewer things
you move, the quicker it will be to unpack. There are some things that you will not
want to donate to charity, but if there are things
that you don't use, ponder
giving them to someone who can use them.
After
the moving company has unloaded the boxes at your
new abode, the way you unpack can also mitigate
chaos. Here are some of our popular
tips:
- Put
together your bed first. There's nothing better after a tiring day
of moving and unpacking than to crawl into a comfortable
bed. If you put together your bed and put on sheets
first, you'll be thankful
later. This goes for every member of the household.
If you hired professional movers, they can do this job
for you.
- Start
with the necessities. Items like a
coffee maker, plates and cups and silverware, and your computer equipment
are some of the important items you'll need as you commence life in your new home.
Before diving into the little details, contemplate
what you want to have in place in the next 48
hours. Begin
there.
- Box your boxes. Often, rooms
become cluttered with empty boxes and packing paper halfway through the unpacking process. You can't keep track
of what you have left if it is obstructed
with discarded packing materials. Keep one box intact and stuff it with other
empty boxes that you have broken down. That
way, you can see how much you still have to unpack.
Your box of boxes can be trashed or, preferably,
recycled.
- Group your
shopping trips. Even if you have everything organized, you will most likely need to go to the store to purchase cleaning supplies, curtain
rods, light bulbs, or other new items. In lieu of making a run each time you
need something, create a running list of required
materials so that you can purchase
everything in a single trip. You will save time
and money, not to mention cut down on
your hassle.
- Don't
settle on furniture arrangement too soon.
Too
many people get locked into room layouts the day they move into a new place.
Grant yourself some elbow room—not
everything has to be set in
stone immediately. Old sofa
that you liked at your old house may
feel out of place in your new home.
That's okay. Allow
yourself some time to get settled and you will get a
better idea whether you can make it work.
This point also involves waiting to hang any pictures on the walls. It's
your home! There is no need to scramble.
- Establish Which
Areas Are Most Critical. The most common error
that is made during the unpacking process is a refusal to execute
the chore piece by piece.
Instead, we attempt to
unpack the complete house at once. After all of the items have arrived at the home,
take a moment to determine which areas are most crucial.
The rooms that you usually spend the most
time in are the rooms that should be given priority.
-
Set Feasible Goals. In most cases,
you aren’t going to be able to get to all
of the unpacking in one fell swoop. Do not
push yourself too much on the first day
or two. There is going to be an abundance
to accomplish and none of the jobs are going
anywhere. Create realistic goals and
stick to them. Choose the room that
needs to be taken care of first and finish it before moving onto the subsequent task.
- Establish a Reward for Meeting the Deadline. For those who are moving with the
total family, it can be challenging
to have everyone on the same
page. Everyone will have their own agendas and getting everyone on the same page can be quite arduous.
Coming up with a reward for reaching
a target is a good
way around this fiasco. By picking
a reward, you are doing your part to keep all
members of the family on task. No one will want to slack off. Creating a deadline will also keep you from
the annoyances of tripping over lots
of belongings that haven’t
been put away yet after you have already moved to Tulsa and gotten
somewhat settled.
Since 1974, A-1 Freeman Moving Group assisted individuals
and families to move their belongings safely and
securely. Contact us today so that we can help you pack, move and
unpack in Tulsa.
