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• Geriatric Fiblets: The Ethics of White Lies
• A Tale of Hoarding: Honor Thy Father & Mother
• When Things Can't be Mended
• A Life that Matters
• Helping Parents Move Upwind
• Reunions, Reminiscence & Reflection: Stories to Tell
• Hoarding Solutions
• Home Buyers Beware: A Cautionary Tale
• Moving Made Simple: How to Create a Stress-Free Move Day
• RIGHTsizing Your Life
• The Downsizing Cover-up
• Moving a Relative with Memory Loss
• Helping Mom and Dad Move: Practical Advice for Adult Children
• Downsizing: 6 Months & Counting

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7 Responses to “Moving Made Simple: How to Create a Stress-Free Move Day”

1. Luba Muzichenko Says:
   

   Your tips for "moving day" were so helpful, that I plan on putting a link to them on my own blog (I have a blog about San Francisco real estate, you can check it out by clicking the link above.)

   I can't tell you how many clients I work with that manage to remain stress free all throughout the entire buying or selling process (which must also fall in the "top 10 most stressful things to do" list), but turn into frazzled monsters when moving day comes around. Common sense tips, like keeping your medicines, wallet, cell phone, etc. available (and unpacked) before you move, and creating a map of what goes where (and then labeling the "what" so you know "where" it'll go when it gets there) are some great ideas for making a stressful day less hectic.

2. Lisa Dunn Says:
   

   I often spend a lot of time encouraging clients to hire movers to avoid the piece-meal kind of moving they WANT to do. There isn't anything more stressful than moving car loads of smaller pieces one trip at a time and then trudging through a large senior community to unload a car load of lamps! If it's financially feasable, hire those movers!

3. Lindsay Says:
   

   When i moved home i used moveme.com - it gives you great moving advice and all your change of address letter ready made etc. Good for discounts on removals too, which are always pretty handy when youre moving!

4. Rita Mcdonald Says:
   

   Used a company called helpiammoving.com, really good for checklists etc. They also have a free address service which I found really useful as all done on line so I didn't have to send letters out (well only for my really personal ones like bank) Got me organised in no time.

5. Bob Carver Says:
   

   I second that to Helpiammoving, really useful.Ideal if you are moving yourself. Also bought their boxes excellent service, friendly and arrived on time. Great to find a good site like this.

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