A long-distance move requires co-ordination between selling a house, closing on a new home, scheduling the move, starting a new job, and preparing your family. The process is often overwhelming due to all the details you must attend to.
If things don't align just right, you may spend a few nights in a hotel while you wait on your movers to arrive. You might even have to put things in storage if your new home isn't ready, so it's always best to prepare for the unexpected.
One thing that helps is to make an essentials box for each member of your family. Keep the boxes with you in the car rather than load them on the truck, so you'll have a few essential items if you need them. Here are suggestions for things to pack in your family's boxes.
A Few Changes of Clothing
You may spend a few nights on the road to your new …show more content…
You can use your suitcases rather than pack the suitcases on a moving truck. Placing dress clothes in a suitcase or garment bag prevents wrinkles so you look presentable if you need clothes for work before you unpack the moving boxes.
Entertainment For Kids
Moving stress affects kids too, and providing entertainment might lighten the mood and keep them occupied. Some things that might help are audiobooks, movies, electronic games, music, coloring books, and favorite toys.
Tablets and smartphones will occupy your kids too, just be sure to bring the chargers so they'll keep working. Entertainment helps a long drive go quicker and it also helps keep your kids occupied during the first days in the new home when you're frazzled with unpacking and setting up the new house.
Small Appliances You Can't Live Without
You don't want to carry unnecessary or bulky items in your suitcases or essentials box, but there may be things you don't want to live without once you arrive at your new home. If you'll spend a day or two in the home before the moving truck arrives, you might want your coffee
If things don't align just right, you may spend a few nights in a hotel while you wait on your movers to arrive. You might even have to put things in storage if your new home isn't ready, so it's always best to prepare for the unexpected.
One thing that helps is to make an essentials box for each member of your family. Keep the boxes with you in the car rather than load them on the truck, so you'll have a few essential items if you need them. Here are suggestions for things to pack in your family's boxes.
A Few Changes of Clothing
You may spend a few nights on the road to your new …show more content…
You can use your suitcases rather than pack the suitcases on a moving truck. Placing dress clothes in a suitcase or garment bag prevents wrinkles so you look presentable if you need clothes for work before you unpack the moving boxes.
Entertainment For Kids
Moving stress affects kids too, and providing entertainment might lighten the mood and keep them occupied. Some things that might help are audiobooks, movies, electronic games, music, coloring books, and favorite toys.
Tablets and smartphones will occupy your kids too, just be sure to bring the chargers so they'll keep working. Entertainment helps a long drive go quicker and it also helps keep your kids occupied during the first days in the new home when you're frazzled with unpacking and setting up the new house.
Small Appliances You Can't Live Without
You don't want to carry unnecessary or bulky items in your suitcases or essentials box, but there may be things you don't want to live without once you arrive at your new home. If you'll spend a day or two in the home before the moving truck arrives, you might want your coffee