May 2019
How to Meet New Neighbors Successfully
How to Meet New Neighbors Successfully “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, A beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won’t you be my neighbor?” If only making friends with your new neighborhood would be as easy as singing this nostalgic song of Mr. Rogers. But, wait, it is! While meeting your new neighbors after a move may seem intimidating at first, following these steps will make it seem as easy as putting on and taking off a cardigan sweater! One Kind Word Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person.-Mr. Rogers Meeting your neighbor does not have to involve you pounding on their door with a list of get-to-know-you interrogation questions. You can simply start with a smile, maybe a hello and a kind phrase
December 2018
3 Tips For An Easy Unpacking Experience
3 Tips For An Easy Unpacking Experience Moving is exhausting. After all the planning, preparing and physical moving, by the time you get to your new house, unpacking can seem extremely overwhelming. Fortunately, there are some strategies to ease the overwhelm and help you unpack efficiently. Call us crazy, but you may even enjoy unpacking with these three tips for a better unpacking experience. Pack ProperlyPack Properly The first and most crucial part of improving the unpacking to process is to optimize the packing process. This involves proper labeling. Use a permanent marker to label boxes by room and by contents. When you know exactly what’s in each box as well as what room it belongs in, you are giving yourself a head start by organizing all your stuff before you even open a box. You will be amazed at how much brain energy you save just by labeling your
September 2018
4 Tips To Successfully Move For Your Job
4 Tips To Successfully Move For Your Job If you’ve ever moved, then you know how all those little details add up to a pretty substantial moving checklist. Add a brand new job, a family and coinciding responsibilities to that, and you can lose your lid pretty fast. Our professional movers here at Moving Forward SF have assisted with many job relocation moves, and we know very well that moving for a job typically means having a shorter timeline to get your act together, pack up, and hire a professional moving company to help you on your way. Whether you’re moving across the country for your current job or starting fresh in a new city with a completely new job, moving for a job is a life-changing experience that takes some serious organization (if you want to keep your cool, that is!). Keep your brainpower for the things that really
What to look for in a legitimate moving company
What to look for in a legitimate moving company Finding Legitimate a Professional Moving Company in Sunnyvale Moving can be a stressful, emotional time. There’s plenty to do and it’s usually on a tight deadline, not to mention life keeps moving forward as if you don’t have an entire household to uproot. The one team you need to have on your side is a professional moving company. As you begin researching moving companies and collecting quotes, you might be wondering what exactly you should be looking for in a legitimate moving company. There is much more to a moving company’s value than their moving rate, and in order to get the best bang for your buck, you need to know what you’re looking for. Don’t let a moving company scam ruin your relocation process. Look for these key traits in a professional movers to ensure you are vetting legitimate moving
How To Move An Aquarium
How To Move An Aquarium Keep Your Fish Safe With These Simple Tips For Moving Your Aquarium As you begin taking inventory of your belongings before your move, you may have noticed some items are more delicate than others, and those delicate items will need special packing and transportation care. This is often true for pet gear like bird cages, cat climbing structures, and aquariums. Of the three, aquariums and the fish that live in it are extremely fragile and require special consideration on a move. Our professional Redwood City movers have helped many pet owners pack their pet’s belongings safely, but if you intend to do this part yourself, we’d like to share a few key tips for doing it right. If you plan to take your fish and their aquarium with you to your new home, then use these tips to safely pack and transport them. Aquarium Packing
June 2016
Moving Help
Moving Help Moving can be a tough experience. Even if you are moving for all the right reasons, whether you just bought a place of your own, are getting married or even when you are starting a new family and need more space for the children that will come, moving isn’t fun. It might be exciting at first, getting the chance to clean up and get rid of old things. If you are an organizer, you might even enjoy boxing everything up. However, the magic will soon wear off. Your back might start hurting; you will feel like you will never get it done. You might run out of boxes or tape and need to go to the store to get more. And, hard as you try, you might end up wrapping fragile things the wrong way, risking them breaking. Even if you call your family or friends, they might
