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 When you are moving a small amount of furniture, it might seem easy at first glance. You think to yourself, "I'll just load up the car or rent a larger mini-van and that will be all I need." However, this plan almost always turns out badly for several reasons:

• You have more stuff than you think.
• You rarely organize beforehand, because you think it
       will be easy.
• You have to live in a disorganized manner for several
       weeks or more to follow and
• You wind up spending random money on things like
       storage or even last-minute moving help

However, most people only do this one time. Either they make sure in the future
to absolutely, only have a car or small mini-van full of stuff to move, or they
wisely plan and hire help beforehand for the next time. If you're really wise,
you won't put yourself through this misery even once. A small move is still a
move, and you can make your move a headache or a breeze. The choice is up to
you.

Making Your Small Move a Breeze

Basically, the key is to treat your small move like a larger move. However, when you take the same steps, the process will move quickly because you have less stuff. There are four simple
steps: Planning and Packing, Clearing Out, Creature Comforts and Review.

Planning and Packing - Planning entails both setting aside and a little packing. You can do the planning yourself or hire a company to help you.

Basically, in the planning phase, you decide what the most special and delicate items are and make sure that they are packed properly by you, or you hire a professional packing company to pack them for you.

During this time, you should also set aside bags of items that you will need right away after moving like toiletries, kids toys, a few outfits for you and your family, and perishable foods.
Once you do the setting aside, either you can do the packing yourself or hire a moving company to do that for you.

Clearing Out - Clearing out is an important way to make your small move easy. Basically, you just get rid of everything that's going to get in your way or the mover's way during the move. This step can include, removing potted plants, floor mats, low hanging decorations and tree branches if necessary, opening door locks, propping doors open, clearing cords out of the way, making sure all walkways are clear of outdoor toys and yard machines and making sure that everyone involved will have a place to park. Dump all trash and create large, empty trash bags for moving trash only.

Creature Comforts - It's always a good idea to have water for yourself and the movers available.  

Review - After you're moved out, make a final sweep of the place and make sure everything is gone.

  We know what it takes to make your small move simple and headache free. If you have any
questions about moving a small amount of furniture, please feel free to contact us here at pack n send.