So you're finally moving out. Congratulations! But you've decided on using friends or family instead of hiring professional relocation specialists. Good luck! Moving is stressful enough without friends and family in the mix. Many a familial tie has been frayed, not to mention the friendships severed, by the tensions that boil over during the unexpected snags and snafus of a move. And rest assured that they will be there! No move goes perfectly smoothly; even traveling museum exhibitions with multi-million dollar budgets occasionally experience the odd stumbling block.
Make sure you can find a way to politely get your friends and family to help. You don't want them to feel under appreciated or as if they have been taken advantage of. One of the best ways to show appreciation is to throw a party in your helps honor. You can disguise it as a house warming (or leaving party). Invite all your family and friends and they'll likely feel appreciated. You should remember to keep in contact with them after you have moved. You don't want them to think you only call or email when you need something from them.
The best way to avoid any flare-up of tempers or unfortunate misunderstandings is to plan ahead as thoroughly as possible, while keeping things flexible enough to allow for deviations and even possible set-backs. This way, your friendships and family ties don't become a thing of the past like your old place of residence!
Obviously you and your help will spend most of the move loading and unloading boxes to and from the truck, van, or whatever vehicle you have secured. Make sure that you pack your boxes ahead of time. If not your going to waste a lot of time packing boxes while your family and friends just wait around doing nothing (if this happens you might see that certain people will just up and leave and that's the last thing you want). Prepare the boxes early and the move will go a lot easier for everyone.
If you take such precautions before moving day you'll find that the relocating will go off without a hitch. Not to mention your friends and family will still love you at the end of the day. You'll also save a bundle on a moving company, which admittedly they are fairly affordable. This move will not only signify a new beginning it will also stand for the deeper bond you have created with your family and friends.
Make sure you can find a way to politely get your friends and family to help. You don't want them to feel under appreciated or as if they have been taken advantage of. One of the best ways to show appreciation is to throw a party in your helps honor. You can disguise it as a house warming (or leaving party). Invite all your family and friends and they'll likely feel appreciated. You should remember to keep in contact with them after you have moved. You don't want them to think you only call or email when you need something from them.
The best way to avoid any flare-up of tempers or unfortunate misunderstandings is to plan ahead as thoroughly as possible, while keeping things flexible enough to allow for deviations and even possible set-backs. This way, your friendships and family ties don't become a thing of the past like your old place of residence!
Obviously you and your help will spend most of the move loading and unloading boxes to and from the truck, van, or whatever vehicle you have secured. Make sure that you pack your boxes ahead of time. If not your going to waste a lot of time packing boxes while your family and friends just wait around doing nothing (if this happens you might see that certain people will just up and leave and that's the last thing you want). Prepare the boxes early and the move will go a lot easier for everyone.
If you take such precautions before moving day you'll find that the relocating will go off without a hitch. Not to mention your friends and family will still love you at the end of the day. You'll also save a bundle on a moving company, which admittedly they are fairly affordable. This move will not only signify a new beginning it will also stand for the deeper bond you have created with your family and friends.
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Article by Beth E. Mason. She writes about stress free moving tips. Need Boston Movers visit BostonExpressMovers.com They have the best Boston Movers at a great rates.
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