It's that time of year again when people are packing their bags and moving to new homes. Whether it's for a fresh start or for a new job, moving can be a very exciting but also very stressful time. Here are some tips to help make the process a little bit easier:

1. Make a list of all the things you need to do before you move. This will help you stay organized and ensure that you don't forget anything important.

2. Start packing as early as possible

When you’re getting ready to move, it’s important to have a plan. That way, you can make sure your move goes as smoothly as possible. Here are a few tips to help you get started:

1. Start packing early. The earlier you start packing, the less stress you’ll be under when moving day arrives.
2. Label your boxes. This will make it much easier to find what you need once you’ve unpacked.
3. Create a moving checklist. This will help ensure that you don’t forget anything important during the


Moving is always a hassle. But with a few careful preparations, you can make the process as smooth as possible. Here are some tips to help you move without any drama:


1. Get organized well in advance. Don’t wait until the last minute to start packing. Start packing boxes a few weeks before your move, and make sure to label them clearly.
2. Plan your route ahead of time. If you’re driving, map out your route so you know exactly where you




Moving is always a hassle, but these tips will help to make it a little bit easier.


1. Label all of your boxes clearly. This will help you to find what you need when you unpack, and it will also make it easier for the movers to put everything in the right place.
2. Make a packing list. This will ensure that you don’t forget anything important, and it will also help you to stay organized during the move.
3. Keep a suitcase packed with essential items. This will make it easy for you to get settled into your new home without


Moving is hard enough as it is, but it can be even more challenging when you don't have a plan in place. In this article, we've outlined a few tips that should make the moving process a little bit easier. We hope you find them helpful! If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.




1. Label all of your boxes clearly. This will help you to find what you need when you unpack, and it will also make it easier for the movers to put everything in the right place.
2. Make a packing list. This will ensure that you don’t forget anything important, and it will also help you to stay organized during the move.
3. Keep a suitcase packed with essential items. This will make it easy for you to get settled into your new home without

It can be daunting to move, but with a little organization and planning it can be a relatively painless process. In this article, we've outlined some tips to help make your move as smooth as possible. We hope you find them helpful! If you have any questions or need more help, please don't hesitate to contact us.


1. Planning ahead is key
2. Purge what you don't need
3. Get organized
4. Label everything
5. Box it up
6. Use a reputable moving company


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A moving company is a business that helps people and businesses relocate their belongings from one place to another. It can be an expensive process, so it's important to do your research before selecting a moving company. Make sure to get estimates from multiple companies and ask for references. It's also important to understand the company's policies and procedures, as well as what type of insurance they have.

There are a lot of things to think about when you’re preparing to move. You have to pack up all your belongings, hire a moving company, and figure out where everything is going to go in your new home. And that’s just the beginning. If you want to make your move as stress-free as possible, follow these tips.

Though you end up in a fresh new space at the end, there's really no getting around it: Moving sucks. Sometimes moving means making mistakes and learning lessons. Save yourself the future trouble by reading about these mistakes so you don't have to learn these hard lessons yourself!

1. It always costs more than you expect. It's not just deposits that cost money — from moving boxes to bubble wrap to cleaning supplies and more — it can sometimes feel like you're hemorrhaging money in the first few days before and after a move. So, consider creating a "what you'll need" kit before you even pack a box that includes small things — cleaning supplies (that you can pack from your old place), paper towels, old wash rags, furniture sliders, and other handy things. Having this done ahead of time will save you from those last minute "just buy the first thing you find" shopping trips. To complete your kit, ask a seasoned just-moved friend or think back to your last move and try to remember all the stuff you ended up having to buy last minute (hello shower curtain liner and bathroom trash can, always).

2. It's going to take you longer to clean and move the last bits than it did moving all the rest of your stuff combined Or at least it's sure going to feel like it. At the end it always feels like I have a bunch of small things that end up taking me 20 trips to get into the moving van. Cut that out by simply taking the effort to bag or box these smaller things. Cleaning can be cut down by cleaning room by room the month or so before you move — so that come moving day you're only having to clean those hard-to-get spots and giving the rest of the space a fresh swipe.

3. Don't pack "tired-of-moving" mystery boxes —they'll stay packed for months All that small stuff we mentioned early? Don't box it all up randomly in boxes that are the equivalent of a mobile junk drawer. It'll be harder to unpack when you get to the new place because you won't quite know what area the stuff goes in, and it'll always feel like an overwhelming task knowing you're going to have to find homes for it. Pack your stuff into boxes that go with certain rooms and areas so you can make getting it into new homes much easier.

4. Renter's remorse is real and can sometimes ruin the first few days of a new place...if you let it Any big life decision can come with doubt and insecurity when the realness of the situation really sinks in. Sometimes things you didn't notice can come to the surface —making you regret moving in the first place. "Was that street noise that loud when I saw the place?" "I don't remember there being so many stairs!" Don't let these last-minute regrets make you question your decision to choose the new home you're now filling with your stuff. Simply recognize these unpleasant and unwanted thoughts for what they are (temporary nervous worries) and refocus your thoughts on something you love about your new place. Renter's remorse will be gone before you know it.

What moving lessons have you learned the hard way? Share your cautionary tales to help others in future moves.

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At Bears Moving,  We pride ourselves on our ability to take all of the worry out of your move.  It is important to start early and be as organized as possible to make your move a breeze.  There are some good tips here about organization, labeling, cutting costs on your move, and much more.  We hope that you can find some useful information here.   For a great Waco Moving Service please give us a call at 254-644-7777

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When moving houses, the average household relocates 7,400 pounds — nearly four tons — of stuff, and an eight-room home uses 100 boxes in the process. The average interstate move costs about $4,300, while staying in-state costs about $2,300. All these stats add up to one massive undertaking. Read our guide for advice on cutting it down to size.

Should You DIY Your Move?

Moving yourself will most certainly cost less than hiring a moving company, but before you go it alone, consider:

    How big the move is. Taking a teen off to college or even moving into a first or second apartment is a much different experience than moving into a four-bedroom house or downsizing to a retirement condo. Outline exactly what will be involved, in terms of quantity and size of belongings and furnishings to determine how much and what kind of help you'll need.
    Your and your helpers' stamina. Moving is exhausting, both mentally and physically. Are everyone's back/knees/stress-coping skills up to it?
    It will cost more than you think. Factor in: the cost of supplies (boxes, tape, markers, bubble wrap, rope), gas and tolls (moving trucks get less than 10 miles to the gallon and cost more at the tollbooth), equipment rentals (hand trucks and furniture pads aren't usually included), buying your helpers lunch/dinner and beverages, and on-the-road costs (hotels, meals) if your move will take overnight or longer.

How to Hire Movers

Keep in mind these tips to save a little cash:

    Mind your timing. Moving company rates are higher at the beginning and end of the month, when most leases are up, and on weekends. If you can take a day or two off midweek or midmonth, your wallet will benefit.
    Do some of the work yourself. Pack your own boxes, or even just get things inside more mover-friendly (unplug appliances, roll up rugs, disassemble anything you can) shaves off time and therefore saves you on the hourly rate.
    Consider going halvsies. Hire movers (or local college/high school students) on either end to help you load and unload the rental truck. Or for a long-distance move, consider "self-service movers" who drop off a truck for you to load, then drive the truck to your new home for you to unload.
    If you hire anyone, you want them to be reliable and careful — and not overcharge you. Get detailed written estimates from at least three movers, and have them do an in-home inspection instead of estimating by phone or email.
    Do your homework. Moving companies are among the most complained-about businesses in the U.S. Get references, and look for complaints and reviews at the Better Business Bureau, Yelp, and movinghelp.com.

Lighten Your Load

A long-distance move is usually priced by volume (how much space in a truck the stuff takes up) and weight, and a local move by volume (size of truck needed) and time (local movers usually charge an hourly rate). What this means: Don't move stuff you don't need.

    Weed out items to sell, donate, or throw out. Be ruthless — moving is a chore, but it's also a chance to make a clean start. As you go through your things to fill boxes, make piles or fill trashbags with what you really don't need. It may even be worth renting a dumpster (especially if the move is to a smaller space). Bonus: Unloading unneeded furniture on Craig's List, having a yard sale, or making a tax deduction on donated goods can help you recoup some expenses.
    Use it or lose it. Items that are not worth the cost of packing and moving: Pantry foods (eat what you can, and donate what's unopened to a soup kitchen), cleaning supplies (also can be donated, or given to a neighbor), open condiment bottles (dump 'em), stacks of old magazines (clip the articles you love and recycle the rest), and partly used paints, propane tanks, or solvents (they could be dangerous, especially if they spill; donate or recycle properly).

Next:

Save on Moving Supplies

    Collect free boxes from the local liquor store or grocery store — liquor boxes are particularly good, because they are often a good-quality cardboard, and are uniformly sized and not too big, so you're unlikely to load them so heavily that they're a strain to carry. Printer-paper boxes from an office or school are good, too.
    Check online, on Craigslist for "curb alerts" of people giving away their packing boxes. You may also have some luck getting giveaway ones on freecycle.com.
    Consider reusables. A few companies rent or sell reused cardboard and reusable plastic boxes. Check out usedcardboardboxes.com or zippgo.com or rentagreenbox.com.
    Visit a home-improvement store. Home Depot and Lowe's both offer reasonably priced moving supplies, as well as online checklists and other useful tools to help get you organized.

Box-Labeling Lesson

    Mark boxes on the top and on the side (so if one is covered, you can hopefully spot the other) with a short summary of contents (kids' books) and where they should go (playroom).
    Stack filled boxes that go to the same room together, so they go out to the truck at the same time, and are (hopefully) loaded at the same time.
    Use the app for that. Moving Van is an iPhone app ($1.99) that lets you snap photos of the contents of boxes, quickly catalog them, and assign each box a name or number. Then, when you're unpacking everything (which isn't always a super-fast process), and you need to find a specific item that isn't unpacked yet, you can simply search for it on your app and immediately ID the box you need to look in.

Packing the Moving Truck

If loading it up yourself or supervising movers, keep in mind these rules of thumb.

    When reserving a rental, follow the trucking companies' size suggestions — but if in doubt, go bigger (you don't want to have to make two trips).
    Make of list of what you intend to move — and think about what you'll put in first (see below). It's no fun to have to take things out once you've put them in, if you decide too late that they're in the wrong spot.
    Know your packing order. First, load the biggest, heaviest stuff such as furniture and appliances (and don't assume things need to load as they normally sit — sofas, for instance, take up much less space if flipped up on one end). Then, add the heavier boxes. Next go lighter items (furniture like chairs). On the very top, add the glassware and other breakables. Put your best puzzle-solver inside the truck to decide where stuff goes.
    Boxes and items should be packed tightly together so they won't move, and furniture should be wrapped in pads or blankets. Rope things to the walls of the truck to discourage sliding, and if the truck won't be filled to the brim, keep the top surface level so nothing will topple down. A good last add is a mattress, which you can rope tightly into the end as an extra pad if items slosh back.

Do You Need Extra Insurance to Cover the Move?

Your regular homeowners' and/or car insurance may cover a move but ask — if not (and even if so), it may be worth the peace of mind to purchase extra, from the truck rental agency or on your existing insurance plans.

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Looking for moving and packing advice from the experts? You’re in luck! We’ve spent more than thirty years collecting tips and tricks to save you money and improve your moving experience!     
Moving tips

• Make your reservations for movers two to four weeks before your move day.
• For large appliances be sure to check your owner’s manuals to see if there are special instructions for moving.
• Don’t try to get rid of your children’s favorite things before the move – even if it makes it easier. Kids sometimes have a hard time dealing with the change of the move itself.
• By law, a moving company can’t transport hazardous materials such as gasoline, bottled gases and other flammables, ammunition and explosives.
• Pack a box of essential items that you will need immediately after the move and make sure it’s the last thing added to the truck.
• Clean out closets, the attic, and the basement as soon as you decide it’s time to move.
• Make a “survival closet” of things for the last cleanup before you move out – broom, dust cloth, dust pan, mop.
• Remember to get snacks for move day.
• Schedule disconnect times for about a week before your move day -- you don’t want to have to pay for cable, phone and utilities when you aren’t even there!
• Cancel newspapers, cable, pest control, cleaning help, lawn services about a week before the move.
• Mail in your change of address forms about week before your move date.
• Clean your stove before you move out.
• The day before your move, defrost the fridge.
• Make sure to get enough cash to get you through move day.
• Take time to say goodbye to friends and neighbors before your busy move day.
• If you are depending on friends and family to help you move, have a back-up plan if they don’t show.

Packing tips

• Avoid mixing items from different rooms in the same box.
• Use wardrobe boxes to make closets easier to pack. Clothes in drawers can be placed in suitcases.
• Use only small boxes for books. They get very heavy, very fast.
• Never use printed newsprint to wrap fine china.
• Always stack dishes upwards when packing.
• Pack important and sentimental documents separately to be easily accessible including: children’s health records, passports, family records, insurance information and photo albums.
• Remember: the heavier the item, the smaller the box.
• Don’t pack with food or supermarket boxes. You never know what little critter is hiding – or if the box will be strong enough to support your possessions.
• Don’t use used boxes. You don't know if the box will be strong enough to support your possessions.
• Never use duct tape – use packing tape.
• Clearly label all boxes on top and side.
• As you take apart furniture and other items make sure to tape all parts to the main base.
• Try to pack all electronic equipment, like stereos in their original boxes. Otherwise use bubble wrap when packing these items.
• Start packing items you will not need ahead of time.
• Always pack and unpack breakables over a padded surface.
• Always tape boxes. Don’t interlock the tops.
• Don’t use boxes without tops. No tops make it impossible to stack properly in the truck.
• Use custom-designed boxes when packing fine china and clothing.
  

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At Bears Moving we completely realize how hard moving can be.  With your already big schedule, sometimes its very hard to try to pack, organize, and move everything just to do the opposite at the next place.  If you need a Waco Mover call us at (254) 644-7777.  I hope you enjoy these moving lessons that we found on apartmenttherapy.com.

Although you end up in a fresh new space at the end, there's really no getting around it: Moving sucks. Sometimes moving means making mistakes and learning lessons. Save yourself the future trouble by reading about these mistakes so you don't have to learn these hard lessons yourself!
1. It always costs more than you expect

It's not just deposits that cost money — from moving boxes to bubble wrap to cleaning supplies and more — it can sometimes feel like you're hemorrhaging money in the first few days before and after a move. So consider creating a "what you'll need" kit before you even pack a box that includes small things — cleaning supplies (that you can pack from your old place), paper towels, old wash rags, furniture sliders, and other handy things. Having this done ahead of time will save you from those last minute "just buy the first thing you find" shopping trips. To complete your kit, ask a seasoned just-moved friend or think back to your last move and try to remember all the stuff you ended up having to buy last minute (hello shower curtain liner and bathroom trash can, always).
2. It's gonna take you longer to clean and move the last bits than it did moving all the rest of your stuff combined

Or at least it's sure going to feel like it. At the end it always feels like I have a bunch of small things that end up taking me 20 trips to get into the moving van. Cut that out by simply taking the effort to bag or box these smaller things. Cleaning can be cut down by cleaning room by room the month or so before you move — so that come moving day you're only having to clean those hard-to-get spots and giving the rest of the space a fresh swipe.
3. Don't pack "tired-of-moving" mystery boxes —they'll stay packed for months

All that small stuff we mentioned early? Don't box it all up randomly in boxes that are the equivalent of a mobile junk drawer. It'll be harder to unpack when you get to the new place because you won't quite know what area the stuff goes in and it'll always feel like an overwhelming task knowing you're going to have to find homes for it. Pack your stuff into boxes that go with certain rooms and areas so you can make getting it into new homes much easier.
4. Renter's remorse is real and can sometimes ruin the first few days of a new place...if you let it

Any big life decision can come with doubt and insecurity when the realness of the situation really sinks in. Sometimes things you didn't notice can come to the surface —making you regret moving in the first place. "Was that street noise that loud when I saw the place?" "I don't remember there being so many stairs!" Don't let these last-minute regrets make you question your decision to choose the new home you're now filling with your stuff. Simply recognize these unpleasant and unwanted thoughts for what they are (temporary nervous worries) and refocus your thoughts on something you love about your new place. Renter's remorse will be gone before you know it.

What moving lessons have you learned the hard way? Share your cautionary tales to help others in future moves.

This Article was found at Apartment Therapy: link

At Bears Moving In Waco, TX we completely understand how overwhelming moving can be for your entire family.  We aim for a stress and worry free moving experience.  If you are looking for moving services in Waco, TX give us a call at (254) 644-7777

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