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The day has arrived. And although there\u2019s bound to be a bit of sadness about leaving your old home behind, there will be just as much excitement moving into your new one. Here are some tips for a smooth move:<\/p>
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Make a moving checklist<\/strong>\u00a0that details a plan for things that need to be done weeks before you move all the way up to moving day itself<\/p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Plan for packing<\/strong>\u00a0by clearly labeling boxes with the rooms in which they belong. You might even want to provide a small floorplan for the movers so they know exactly where to take them<\/p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Make sure you get competitive quotes from reliable moving companies. Or, to save money, find out how much it would cost to hire a moving van yourself (And bribe your friends to help you)<\/p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cancel your cable and utilities and transfer any rented appliances<\/strong>\u00a0(like water heater or furnace) to the new home owners. While you\u2019re at it, make sure to have the gas, electricity, cable and phone hooked up at your new home<\/p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Inform your key contacts<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 work, Canada Post, doctors, friends, pharmacy, etc\u2026 \u2013 of your change of address<\/p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>If you have children, make sure you talk to them and explain why you\u2019re moving and reassure them that the friends they\u2019ve made can continue to be their friends. Ask for their opinion too on things like what colour to paint their rooms. Try and make it exciting for them<\/p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>On moving day, plan an easy meal like picking up some take-out. Moving is stressful enough without having to cook<\/p>Congratulations. You\u2019re all moved in. Enjoy your new home!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOME MOVING TIPS The day has arrived. And although there\u2019s bound to be a bit of sadness about leaving your old home behind, there will be just as much excitement moving into your new one. Here are some tips for a smooth move: \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Make a moving checklist\u00a0that details a plan for things that need to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisapunch.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisapunch.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisapunch.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisapunch.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisapunch.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lisapunch.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315,"href":"https:\/\/lisapunch.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions\/315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisapunch.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}