In my personal top ten of Things That Make Me Want To Kill Me (come on, we all have a list like that), moving occupies a respectable position, just below to work in August and go to the mall during the Christmas period.
Useless groped to sweeten the pill: moving is a real shit. However, there are some lessons that I have learned during the various moves that, alas, I have had to deal with, and that I want to share with you in the hope of simplifying your life a little.
– Channel the Marie Kondo in you.
I’ll be honest: me Marie Kondo I can not stand her. In short, why should I listen to an emeritus unknown who urges me to decimate the things I own, keeping only those that “emanate joy”? Maybe I want to choke on my clothes, shoes and junk, like in an episode of Buried in the house particularly bloody. Maybe everything I have I need to feel good, including those low-rise jeans that I haven’t used since 2011 but which I insist on keeping in the closet. Yes, they too exude joy. Stacce, Marie Kondo. Well, I don’t tolerate this guru of order and minimalism; yet, with the millionth carton filled and with the prospect of another million still to be filled, anyone would agree with you, even me. Here, if you are about to try your hand at a move, listen to dear, dearest Marie, and sort through everything you have, deciding what is worth taking with you to your new home and what is best to discard.
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– Keep friends close, enemies even closer, those who help you move closer.
There are many occasions when I would have felt lost if I hadn’t had someone who loves me by my side ready to help me. Well, the move is fully among these. I think I can safely say that if I had been alone, I would probably still be trying to figure out how to get a mattress across town or how to connect the gas in the new apartment. So, here is the second piece of advice I give you if you are about to move: ask some friends for a hand *. To box, organize the transport, arrange the new house, solve the bureaucratic matters. In company, even a torture like moving could become manageable. Just remember to repay such kindness with massive doses of alcohol.
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– Organize the boxes methodically.
I know, I know, the temptation to box in bulk is strong, very strong, but don’t give in and do everything with care and attention. Why waste time if the time comes to undo everything again in a few days? Well, the reason is simple: if you follow the method ACDC (no, I’m not referring to the famous rock band, but to the equally famous AC *** or Di Cane), emptying the boxes will be an endless nightmare. So, my suggestion is to divide the items into categories and mark each box with a label indicating its contents: here are the books, here are the sweaters, there the towels, and so on. Do things right and you won’t risk losing your mind while looking for your panties or pot holders for the oven.
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– Fai una to-do-list.
The first time you face a move you are under the illusion, with extreme ingenuity, that it will be simple. Yes, in short, what does it take to fill a few boxes? In reality, moving means dealing with a million different things. Of course, there are boxes to fill, but there are also a lot of other hassles that you may not think about: changing residence, paying bills, transferring the internet line, giving the address to the bank, leaving the old apartment clean and in order, make sure that in the new one there is everything you could need to survive with dignity for the first few days, from toilet paper to salt for pasta. So, whether it’s on an iPhone note or a post-it to stick to the fridge, prepare a to-do-list, updating it every time you think of something and ticking off the various tasks as you complete them. . And don’t be discouraged if the list seems endless: sooner or later you will see the light, I promise you.
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