Did you know that the average American has over 60 tasks to do to prepare for a move. As a parent, I'm guessing that our list is longer than 60. With so many tasks to handle, little items, like phone service and internet, can be pushed to the back burner.
Cablemover.com helps you to coordinate cable TV. phone and internet in one simple step. Cablemover.com shows you the best offers in your area. With one click, your family can coordinate all the new services that it needs with the best deals available in your new area.
Lisa LaPorta, HGTV designer, has offered some great tips for the users of cablemover.com. These three helpful ideas can cut down on the stress of a family move.
1. Plan Ahead: Think about it. What services are a must when you walk into your new home? Do you need a television with access to Cartoon Network or ESPN (which might make the kids or your husband less cranky). Having your cable service in place when the television is plugged in can help make your transition more smooth. Cablemover.com can coordinate all your services that your family might need when you walk into the door.
2. Why Move the Mess: How many of us have multiple remotes, tangled cables, and a hodgepodge of electronics. Before you just throw everything into a box, make sure that you label cables for easy assembly later (no one wants the argument - which cable goes where). Also, think about consolidating remotes. Multiple remotes can be confusing; or in some cases, can be misplaced by little hands. An universal remote could make like simpler.
3. Update and Upgrade: Designers have coined a new term, techorating. Moving can be a great time replace those old televisions and electronics with new, more energy efficient models. With slim designs and Energy Star rating, these new energy efficient models can save you monthly utility dollars every year.
These are just a few thoughts to help reduce the stress in your move.
To get you interested in trying Cablemover.com, I have a $25 e-certificate to Home Depot to give away.
To enter: Tell me what is a moving tip that you has helped you.
Want more entries? Please leave a separate comment for each bonus entry. The first entry is required before you can earn any bonus entries.
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One entry (plus bonus entries) per person, per email address. This giveaway is open to residents of the United States who are 18 years old or older. This giveaway will end on August 1, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. C.S.T. One winner will be chosen by random.org from all valid entries. The winner will be contacted via email. Please leave a valid email address if your email is not available in your profile. The potential winners will have 48 hours to respond by email or another potential winner will be chosen
Disclosure: I was provided with the $24 ecerticate to Home Depot by Cablemover.com and Mom Spark Media. Also, I was provided with a gift card for this post. . All opinions are 100% mine and are not influenced by any person or entity. For my complete disclosure policy, please see www.more4momsbuck.com/disclosure.
A moving tip that helped me was to find a sitter for the kids while you pack.
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declutter declutter declutter- get strong clear totes to move things in- can stack as you pack and see whats in and use for storage
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Have a yard sale before you pack up to move to get rid of the junk you no longer want.
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pack stuff early.
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ReplyDeleteOne thing I have learned is don't pack what you don't need. If you're not gonna read that book again or watch that movie again, donate it! No sense in taking it if you don't want it!
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Label the boxes well. Put a special mark on ones that need to be unpacked right away.
ReplyDeleteAlways leave papertowels, cleaning items and toilet paper out so when you get to the new place you have those immediately and don't have to search for them.
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I marked each box I paced with the room it would go in.
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My best tip is to box it and label it.
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My tip is to load the truck up in sections by each room of the house.
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Labeling boxes by room and flagging the ones that will be needed first (bathroom toiletries, kitchen food prep/eating/cleanup)
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Put essentials in one box and clearly label it, so it can be unpacked first thing.
ReplyDeleteRemember where you put the important things. Last time we moved we lost the bag where we put the pieces to put our entertainment center and computer desk back together. We had to wait weeks for the manufactures to send us replacements.
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label your boxes with the room they go in and what is in them. not to mention collecting newspapers months in advance to pack the glassware!
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Label boxes on all 4 sides.
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have a garage sale first
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I pack by room and label the outside of the box what room it will be going into for my new home.
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Label the boxes well.
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Get rid of as much stuff as you can!
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ReplyDeleteBest advice: Separate the things you are taking with you from the stuff that's being packed.
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Always mark the boxes with what is in them and what room they go into.
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write what is in the boxes on the outside of the boxes
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Start packing non-essentials as early as possible. Pack EVERYTHING before the moving day arrives, so you have nothing to do but load the truck. It is too frustrating to try and pack while the truck is being loaded.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't moved in a long time (and goodness I'm dreading when we do) but I agree with the first comment about getting a sitter! I know I would get nothing done with all the kids around, so a babysitter is a must!
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ReplyDeleteI thought I had already entered this giveaway but I guess not:) One tip I have always found good is to pace yourself and always bring a marker or labels to use on boxes. I don't know how many times we have needed a marker and had to run out and purchase another one. Always good to have one with you.
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My best moving tip is to sort thoroughly well before the move and sell, donate or throw away everything you don't need or use. There's no point in moving it to a new location to be unused. Aisling; mcgillrmcgill(at)charter(dot)net
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I always make sure that I use lists to keep my organized and make sure I don't forget things when moving. Thanks for the chance! :)
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Pack a little at a time so you're not overwhelmed rigth before the move
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Moving tip: start decluttering well before the move - no need to pack and move stuff you don't want/need.
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My elderly parents are in the middle of a move right now, so this is a timely question for me.
ReplyDeleteMy tip is to remember your previous move and how miserable it was. Then you'll probably think REALLY hard about whether it's really worth the hassle, and maybe you'll decide it's easier to stay where you are. A lot less trouble, and a whole lot cheaper :-)
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I moving tip that has helped me is pack tight and neat. We have moved a few times, the first time the packing was a mess... sweepmorey at gmail dot com
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My tip is to organizae everything by rooms and floor level.
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Make certain that each box is marked with content type and which room it goes to.
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make sure to label everything,so their is no problem when you get to the new place
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The moving tip that has helped me most for the few times we've moved is to have boxes clearly marked *and* put them in the correct rooms at the new house. It makes so much of a difference!
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Put the most important things on the truck last!!
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Putting my clothing in trashbags really made things easier for me.
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Use moving as an opportunity to get rid of those things you don't need! Throw things away, donate, or trash them!
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ReplyDeleteA month before you star packing, get rid of stuff that you know you will not be using or never will use and donate it to the local thrift shop ( That also is a tax write off). You will have less to pack.
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my best moving tip is to plan the move and get packed before moving day
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keeping the kids busy when you pack--either friend or relative
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My tip is to declutter as much as you can before you pack up.
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A moving tip that helped me is to go thru everything before you pack and weed out things you don't need or want.
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One tip is not skimp on packing material. If in doubt then use more.
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