The FlyLady: Make a peaceful move

Every summer many

families decide to move to a new home. This move can be across town or on the

other side of the country. Making the move in the summertime is easier on the

children. Change is always difficult even in the best of times. Now with the job

market and the housing situation many families are forced to downsize. Then we

also have our parents deciding to get rid of their larger homes and move into

something that fits their life in retirement. Some families are moving in

together. Moving can be overwhelming and emotional! We can help you!It

all starts with making it fun even if you are not excited about the move. Your

attitude is everything. If you think it is going to be hard it will be; if you

imagine it being a breeze then your dream will come true! What you think about

you bring about!Just 15 minutes planning your move is going to help you

feel in control of the situation. Pour yourself a nice tall glass of lemonade,

prop your feet up and get your notebook out. We are going to build your Moving

Control Journal.You will make lists of things to get done. We all love

lists but instead of this being one big random list that goes on for ten pages

we are going to break this move into babysteps. Place a heading at the top of

each page. As you think of things you can flip to the page it goes

on.Things to do in the new location: Turn on power, telephone,

television, gas and any other thing you can think of like cleaning carpets and

painting. Just the basics; don't get caught up in your perfectionism before you

even get there. It doesn't have to be perfect! Progress not

Perfection!Things to do at your current location: Turn off power and