By Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group
Seasonal Purging
For many of us, we discover the most scary aspect of ourselves over a move--that we are secret hoarders. Many of us keep actual junk in the house, and face it, no one really knows the reason why. Home organization professionals advise periodically going through your home--following the holidays, recycle or give away the decorations as well as gift wrapping supplies that never left the packaging. Likewise, at the conclusion of your son or daughter's sport season, give outgrown items to a person with younger children who is able to utilize the items in the upcoming season. After a number of rounds of this it can be second nature and you will have significantly less to move when the time comes.
Utilize Everything You Have, or Could Get Free
Of course, you can invest a lot of money in wrapping and packing products. Instead, why not use what you have presently got? Listed below are techniques for recycling what is lying about your own home.
· Newspapers may be used for wrapping. Start saving papers and have your neighbors to do the same. Should there be ink residue once you unpack, just wash the item, which you were going to do anyway, then recycle the newspaper.
· Ratty t-shirts, old bathroom towels, and bed linens make wonderful insulation for lots of stuff--small appliances, shoes, toys, and non-fragile doodads. You can use them whole or tear them into strips for small belongings.
· Ditch buying moving cartons and go to the liquor store--for their used cartons. Dependent upon the state you are in, they're possibly free or cost merely pennies each. These cartons may be found in a lot of sizes and are frequently reinforced (full bottles are usually weighty) and are generally suitable for oddly-shaped and weighty belongings. Most are able to be recycled when you are finished.
· Glance about your house with an attention towards packing and you'll find plenty of packable things--not just tote bags and coolers. For instance, put your flatware in a piece of used t-shirt and put it in your roasting pan. Pop on the cover and you've packed the silverware without needing to make use of newspaper, a box, or tape.
Go Natural
As an alternative to get plastic wrap for items like mattresses and home furniture, utilize natural items. Used flannel bed sheets can safeguard household furniture as well as plastic material (assuming it's not raining or snowing on moving day), and you could buy yards and yards of plain muslin for about a buck a yard at some big box or fabric stores--and a yard is at least 5 feet wide. Put beds in the muslin and then tape the ends together. A fabric drop cloth functions as well as muslin for furniture. You can even rent cushioned blankets from a local moving company in Little Rock for valuable furniture.
Rent Your Moving Boxes
Indeed, you can rent moving cartons. These are typically heavy duty, multi-use, plastic totes which will arrive directly to your house, and you send them back right after you are unpacked. Talk with your moving company in Little Rock to find out if they rent boxes.
Sell or Donate Last Minute Leftovers
In spite of scrupulous purging, you'll encounter items that you simply do not want to move. Sell or donate those things. Most non-profits should pick up whatever you're donating, and you will find tons of websites for online selling--from well known eBay to neighborhood-specific sites.
Beyond the tips above, hiring an environmentally conscience moving company in Little Rock is a must. Therefore, do not be shy with regards to asking professional movers what they are doing to reduce their carbon footprint.
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