3 Pre-Moving & Organization Projects to Help Mom

Still Racking Your Brain?

Mother’s Day is just around the corner. And considering all she’s done for you, you probably want to do something special to let her know just how much she means to you. Some moms like flowers, or may have a specific gift in mind. But for many mothers, the perfect gift is a the gift of your time and service - especially if moving is in her future. If you’re still racking your brain over the perfect Mother’s Day gift, check out these 5 moving & organization helps to do with Mom. After all, what’s a better gift than time together?

Wardrobe Overhaul

Let’s be honest; most of us tend to collect far more clothing, shoes and accessories than we actually use. That’s why one great way to help anyone prepare for a move - or simply become more organized - is to help them give their wardrobe an overhaul. Why not make a special event out of it, complete with a little hallway runway modeling, as you help her make those crucial decisions? Deciding what to keep and what to purge is always a lot easier with a little moral support.

Scanning & Digitizing Photos

One of the saddest victims of a poorly planned move can be those cherished moments captured on film. Loose or poorly stored photos can easily become lost or damaged. Fortunately, scanning and digitizing photos is a fairly standard operation today. It just requires a bit of time and knowledge. Imagine how much that time will mean to Mom, reminiscing over each special memory as you work to convert and protect them!

Paper Patrol

It can be very easy to become overwhelmed by paper. From bills and tax returns to receipts, coupons and junk mail, it just keeps piling up. Could your Mother benefit from assistance in getting out from beneath the crush of a paper avalanche? It may also be a great opportunity to help sort through and organize important documents, particularly key to locate in the case of a serious emergency. Start with a clear plan for organizational systems. Whatever you do, don’t skimp on file folders, clear labels, and appropriately sized containers and furniture to help Mom maintain her newly organized paper control center.

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May is National Moving Month

How Are You Celebrating?

May is National Moving Month. How are you celebrating?! If your answer is, “By NOT moving...”, we hear you! Moving can be painful and challenging. But for most of us, moving is unavoidable at certain times of our life. Here at True Friends Moving Company, we’ve made it our business to make your move virtually pain-free! In honor of National Moving Month, here's a list of 5 helpful tips for your next move. Check it out!

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5 Tips for Your Next Move

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1) Start Early

Think a year in advance is too soon to begin planning and preparing for your move? Better think again. Proper preparation is one of the primary components of a successful move.

2) Declutter

It’s amazing how much useless clutter can build up in our lives. Without ample time to deal with decluttering, most people end up making the last minute decision to move existing clutter to their new home or office. Not exactly the fresh start you were looking forward to, is it?

3) Ample Assistance

It’s vital to have plenty of dependable, experienced help committed to help you move. Unfortunately, last minute things sometimes come up. This can really “leave you in the lurch” when it comes to your plan for a stress-free, well-organized move. That’s one of many advantages to enlisting the reliable assistance of a professional moving company like True Friends Moving.

4) K.I.S.S.

In this case, K.I.S.S. stands for “Keep It Straight & Simple”. The best way to do this? Have a clear pre-move strategy. Here are a few crucial tips:

• Label EVERYTHING clearly including room & contents
• Group boxes together as you pack by rooms
• Ensure your pathway to the door and moving truck are free of obstructions
• Place heavier items closest to the door
• Load heaviest items first, keeping rooms together as much as possible

5) Tax Deductible?

If you’re moving for employment reasons, there is a good chance that your move and related expenses may be tax deductible. Want to find out for sure? Check out topic 455: Moving Expenses, covered in the Tax Topics fact sheet from the U.S. IRS found here: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc455.html. And whatever you do, be sure to carefully track all moving expenses, and keep your receipts!

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Contact True Friends Moving Company

You may be surprised to discover how truly affordable a professional move can be. Especially when you factor in the many advantages of using experienced, professional movers, including free disassembly and assembly, free padding and shrink wrapping. Chosen as Nashville’s Best Commercial & Residential Movers, you can count on True Friends Moving to make your move as smooth and successful as possible! You can email True Friends Moving Company with any questions at info@truefriendsmovingco.com, or give us a call at (855) 668-3615. We look forward to hearing from you!

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3 Common Moving Fails

Moving.

How do you feel when you hear the word? If you’re like most Middle Tennesseans, just the thought of moving makes you wince. Ugh… After all, who doesn’t have a nightmare moving story they can dial up in the bat of an eye? But it’s tough to impose upon your friends for yet another move. Result? You end up seriously shorthanded and underprepared on the big day. Tell us, do any of these 3 common moving fails sound familiar?

1. LOGISTICS FAILS

Defined as “the planning, implementation, and coordination of the details of a business, operation, or maneuver”, logistics are one of the most common culprits in moving day disasters. Including everything from door frames too narrow to accommodate favorite pieces of furniture, to providing your drivers with the wrong address, logistics mistakes happen. And they tend to up the ante on expense and frustration levels substantially.

2. PET FAILS

In all of the moving day excitement (frenzy?), it can be shockingly easy for a beloved pet to slip out unnoticed. Just what you need; one more thing to add to the stress and time constraints of moving day! Even worse, what happens when it’s time to go, but Mr. Smoky is still nowhere to be found? Moving can be stressful for pets, too. If they accidentally become lost in the shuffle, chances are good that they may temporarily hide until the action subsides. In the meantime, your family is devastated, compounding an already challenging experience.

3. LANDING FAILS

A lot of people are surprised to find themselves stranded upon landing. No, we don’t mean stranded as in a moving truck with a dead battery in Poughkeepsie. This kind of stranded refers to an all-too-common phenomenon: failing to ensure key items are readily accessible upon arrival in their new home. This can include any number of things, such as adequate bedding, important documents, clothing, lanterns, basic kitchen items, and even a plunger!

Take Heart

If you’ve ever experienced any of these common moving fails, don’t feel bad. Moving is hard! But take heart: all you really need is experienced, professional moving assistance. With True Friends Moving Company, all those important details that may otherwise slip through the cracks will be managed expertly! Chosen as Nashville’s Best Commercial & Residential Movers, you can count on True Friends Moving to make your move as smooth and successful as possible! You can email True Friends Moving Company with any questions at info@truefriendsmovingco.com, or give us a call at (855) 668-3615. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Blending Households 101

The Blended Household

It’s become a common figure in American families today. But blending households comes with a very unique set of challenges. As if just learning to get along wasn’t challenging enough!

Finding Room for Everything

Blending families can be wonderful, but there are a few tricky things you’ll need to navigate along the way. One of the biggest issues? Finding room for everything. It’s easy math: two families’ worth of furniture under one roof adds up to one pretty cramped living space. Something’s got to give! Multiple dining room sets, china sets, sofas, large screen tvs…. It’s overwhelming just to think about it! But how do you decide what to keep and what to purge?

Function First

Probably the easiest place to begin in determining which items to keep is functionality. Granted, there will generally be a few areas where sentimentality may take the lead in decision making. This is to be expected. But realize, you’re probably in for a bumpy ride if every item seems to hold deep sentimental value for you. Compromising with the one you love may not be easy, but it is an excellent way to sow into the foundation of your experience together in your new home.

Style Matters

After you choose which items are the best candidates to be classified as “keepers”, take a look at how well they work together in terms of style. You may find that a quality item or two may be better to sell and replace in order to create a more cohesive look for your new blended home. It may sting a little, but in the end, it’s worth it. Many families choose to rent a storage unit to harbor their possessions in the early stages of processing and assimilation. Whatever you do, be sure to have an end date in mind, and stick to it!

True Friends Moving Company

Chosen as Nashville’s Best Commercial & Residential Movers, you can count on True Friends Moving to make your move as smooth and successful as possible. We provide fast, thorough and professional moving services to expertly manage all your moving needs! Included with our service is free disassembly and assembly, free padding and shrink wrapping, flat hourly rates, and no stair charges! You can email True Friends Moving Company with any questions at info@truefriendsmovingco.com, or give us a call at (855) 668-3615. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Let True Friends Manage Your Office Relocation… Expertly

Changes Are Inevitable
There are many reasons a business may come face to face with the need to relocate their base of operation. It’s often inevitable as a company reaches a substantially greater level of success. Sometimes, it’s the unfortunate result of an economic downturn, or an increasingly embattled neighborhood. Whatever the reason, the task of office relocation tends to be an especially challenging endeavor. But it doesn’t have to be. With True Friends Moving, your office relocation can be managed expertly!

Plan Wisely
What’s the best way to formulate the most successful plan of attack? Start early with research, then plan accordingly. Create a detailed list of your needs, then research the companies and products best suited to serve those needs effectively.

Task Delegation

Next, create a flowchart based on your original planning list. Within that flowchart will be a timeline, as well as individual checklists to be assigned to different departments and/or individuals. Assigning tasks with specific deadlines is especially helpful, as is accountability and clear communication along the way.

Cost Management

Another reason that deadlines, accountability and clear communication during the process is important is to keep a handle on costs. Poor planning and execution almost always lead to costs skyrocketing unnecessarily. Last minute, unbudgeted labor hours can really break the bank, as can additional packing materials and other needs procured at the eleventh hour.

Choose a Dependable, Professional Nashville Moving Company

Relocating your business is a serious investment, and a major responsibility. At True Friends Moving Company, we take that responsibility very seriously. Chosen as Nashville’s Best Commercial & Residential Movers, you can count on True Friends Moving to make your move as smooth and successful as possible.

Let True Friends Manage Your Office Relocation… Expertly!

True Friends Moving Company provides fast, thorough and professional moving services to expertly manage all your office relocation needs. Included with our service is free disassembly and assembly, free padding and shrink wrapping, flat hourly rates, and no stair charges! You can email True Friends Moving Company with any questions at info@truefriendsmovingco.com, or give us a call at (855) 668-3615. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Take the Leap with True Friends Moving Company

The Milestone

Noun: /ˈmīlˌstōn/

An important action or event marking a significant change in the life, progress, development, or such.

Milestones Change Us

We all have those special milestone events in our lives. Everything from having a baby, to receiving a major job opportunity, milestones change us. And often, those changes include a geographical change. And nothing is ever the same again. Some we milestones we celebrate, like moving to be closer to our family with the birth of our first child. Others can be bittersweet, as with the transition into downsizing a home or business. Some are sprung upon us. Some we choose - either impulsively, or painstakingly. Is it time to move to a larger market to give your business the chance it really deserves to flourish? Does a parent’s failing health demand the kind of attention that only moving the family closer will truly provide? Perhaps it’s time to send your son or daughter off into their destiny - whether a move to college, or wherever that may be?

Memorable, Not Miserable

Whatever your unique situation, when it’s time to take that leap from today into the future, you can count on True Friends Moving Company. Let’s face it: change can be hard. But when you’re facing a milestone life event, choose the professional Nashville moving company that will help you make your milestone transition memorable, not miserable.

Are You Ready to Take the Leap?

Moving is hard enough. That’s why True Friends Moving Company focuses on providing fast, friendly, and affordable moving services take to take the mess and the stress out of moving day. We have free disassembly and assembly, free padding and shrink wrapping, flat hourly rates, and no stair charges! You can email True Friends Moving Company with any questions at info@truefriendsmovingco.com, or give us a call at (855) 668-3615.

For special savings and other offers from True Friends Moving Company, click here: http://www.residential-and-commercial-movers-tn.com/

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The Move In: 7 Tips for a Smooth Landing

Your New Home

You’ve finally arrived! Seemed like you had a plan to ensure that the same old cycles of clutter and chaos didn’t happen here, but somehow… yeah. It’s not a difficult scenario to envision. In fact, most of us have lived it. But what can you do to start off fresh and address the mess before it takes over, all over again? Check out these lifehacks for new home organization, brought to you by True Friends Moving Company.

Plan to Succeed Before You Leave!

There are so many things you can do to help your plan to make a fresh, new, organized start succeed. Many of these involve preparations you can make before you leave.

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The Move In: 7 Tips for a Smooth Landing

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1) Start early.

A year may seem like a lot to many, but successfully decluttering a lifetime of collecting takes time. Not only is there a large time and labor demand involved with decluttering, there’s often an emotional toll that is often best managed over the course of time.

2) Stay focused.

Set specific decluttering goals and stick with them. If you work best within the framework of accountability, enlist the assistance of a “tough love” coach to keep you on track, whether a friend, family member, or professional organizer.

3) Get specific.

Know why you’re keeping what remains, and separate it very specifically as you pack. Clearly label each container with the region of the home each container will land, and do your best to keep like containers together as your moving vehicle(s) are loaded.

4) Get assistance.

Most people put the majority of the emphasis on getting help on the front end of a move, with the packing and loading portion. The truth is that for the most success in “landing well”, you will want to plan for as much assistance as you can muster in the unpacking and set-up portion of your move.,

5) Delegate well.

Of course, in order to best utilize this extra help unpacking and setting up, you will have to have a plan. You must be able to clearly communicate instructions to your helpers. You must also not be so busy that you are unavailable to answer questions, and float around for occasional hands-on direction.

6) Reward the troops.

Most professional moving companies offer additional move-in services which are extremely valuable. If you are enlisting the aid of additional helpers, consider their needss, and be prepared to provide for them. Basics include plenty of water (and possibly other beverages), clear areas for periodic breaks and cool downs, bathroom facilities, accessible bathroom facilities, healthy snacks, and naturally, an easy meal everyone loves at the end (PIZZA!)

7) Choose a dependable, professional moving company.

True Friends Moving Company provides fast, thorough and affordable moving services. We do our best to remove the stress from your big day! Chosen as Nashville’s Best Commercial & Residential Movers, you can count on True Friends Moving to make your move in as smooth and successful as possible. Included with our service is free disassembly and assembly, free padding and shrink wrapping, flat hourly rates, and no stair charges! You can email True Friends Moving Company with any questions at info@truefriendsmovingco.com, or give us a call at (855) 668-3615. We look forward to hearing from you!

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