Archive for May, 2011
It’s always better to have friends than enemies, but that is rarely a choice people have to make. We tend to make friends naturally through shared interests or a similar sense of humor, political affiliation, or simply through mutual respect and understanding. In most cases people become friends through other acquaintances, sporting activities, or at [...]
America is a big place, and if you’ve lived in one single state (or a couple of nearby states) for a long time it can be very easy to forget just how diverse a country it really is. There is about 3,000 miles separating Houlton, Maine from Los Angeles, California. Before moving cross country, it’s [...]
Once you’ve decided to make the next step to becoming a homeowner, there are a myriad of other decisions to consider. Even before you research and pick and a moving and storage company, you’ll need to determine what type of home you would like. Buying or building is the first and most difficult choice to [...]
If you are planning a move or thinking about moving, you need to be vigilant when it comes to dust mites. These small critters are hard to spot but can cause a whole lotta trouble! Dust mites are too small to be visible to the naked eye and are around 0.3mm in size. They are [...]
The ideal time to move depends where you are. Let’s say that your current home is in New York. Choose the wrong month and you might have to deal with heavy snow or sweltering heat. Either one will seriously inconvenience the movers and make your task much more stressful. Avoid winter if at all possible. [...]
Deciding on a storage unit size can be tricky, because you’ll probably have to arrange a space before boxing up all your stuff and shipping it to the storage location. Estimating just how much volume you’ll need can be quite difficult. Of course, you can always err on the side of caution and order a [...]
If time is important during your move, and it almost certainly will be, you’ll want to do everything you can to make sure the process goes as swiftly and smoothly as possible. Moving to storage or to a new city might seem daunting- as we all know, even switching from one building to another can [...]
Keeping an inventory of all your stuff not only helps you be sure everything reaches its destination safely. It’s also important for insurance purposes. Long distance movers often require some kind of proof that an item existed before they’ll admit it got lost or stolen on their watch, and if you’re going to take out [...]
These days most of us have a full collection of MP3 players, laptops and netbooks, smart phones, GPS devices, and other electronics to go along with the more traditional valuables like passports, jewellery, and credit cards. Unfortunately one side effect of the gradual miniaturization of electrical devices is that they’re now easier to steal than [...]
????????Moving to a new home can provide a wonderful sense of starting over. It is not difficult, however, for your relocation to turn into a mind numbing experience of hassles, frustration, and mental fatigue. Below are some guidelines to follow to help make moving as simple an experience as possible. Prepare to move The old [...]
