Moving to a new apartment: signs, rituals, rules for transporting and unloading things. Moving is a beneficial stress How to prepare your life for constant moving
Text: Anastasia Vernaya
To prevent the stress of moving from killing all the joy of life in a new place, you need to properly organize the process and plan your time. The Village reveals where to start if the big day is just a week away, and moving experts and gurus share useful tips and personal experience.
Provide for everything
The first question: do everything yourself or delegate? Many transport companies offer services not only for transporting things, but also for assessing their quantity and preparing for shipment. Yes, you will still have to collect your personal belongings, clothes and books yourself, but at least you won’t have to worry about furniture and large household appliances. Carriers also have services for delivering boxes and other necessary tools- you won’t need to waste time and nerves on shopping runs. An alternative is to involve relatives and friends in the process: this way you will have more time and also gain moral support. It is better to send the children to their relatives so that they return to a new home.
Choose transport company The easiest way is to use recommendations from friends and a banal search on the Internet. Private owners with vans also offer their services - this is more cheap option, but various risks are also higher here. When ordering a car, pay attention to how it is equipped. The van must not only match the amount of cargo in terms of capacity, but also be prepared inside: have guides for furniture fasteners and the fasteners themselves (belts), non-slip floor, soft pads on the walls, ideally - a hydraulic lift for quick loading heavy objects.
Soberly assess the number of things that need to be transported and contact the chosen company: in some cases you need to order a car in advance, in others right on the day of the move. They will also be able to tell you how long loading/unloading may take and how many movers you will need. If you are worried that you will not meet the time-limited tariff of the transport company, and the additional payment for an extra hour does not suit you, choose complex tariffs, which many carriers have: prices usually depend on the number of rooms in the apartment. This will also protect you from dishonest workers who can deliberately stall for time and then persuade you to pay new hour cheaper past the cash register.
Knowing exactly the scale of the “disaster” is necessary not only for the contract with transport workers: if you are not a minimalist, it is unlikely that a couple of evenings after work will be enough for you to get ready (when you will already be tired) - it is better to take a couple of days off.
Purchase materials
You will need a variety of packaging to ensure your items reach their destination safe and sound. Basic set: boxes different sizes, tape, scissors and bubble wrap. For packaging furniture and large equipment You will need corrugated cardboard, stretch film and foam blocks for small and breakable items - plastic bags, foamed polyethylene and craft paper, and for clothing and textiles - vacuum bags. And don't forget a marker to label the boxes.
With this list you can go to the hardware store or hardware store. If this is not your option, then online stores and websites of carrier companies will help. It is difficult to calculate the number of boxes without experience, so estimate how many you will need and take a decent supply.
Pack your things
There are two approaches to collecting things: by storage location or by type of items (first the entire bedroom or first all the books from all rooms). It is better to start with things that are used least often and definitely will not be needed before moving; Load more necessary things into the next group of boxes, and leave the last few boxes for the last day - there you will put the most necessary things from this room. For example, if a child is staying with his grandmother before moving, you can start with the nursery and collect it all. Often what is not most necessary is stored in the living room and office. This also includes seasonal items: clothing, sports equipment. The first aid kit and favorite frying pan will go into the last batch.
Besides, moving is the most the right time get rid of unnecessary things: the idea that you won’t have to pay for transporting thrown away or given away things is motivating. Set aside the unnecessary things and organize something like a garage sale: throw a cry in groups specializing in the transfer of things on social networks - let people come and take what they need. There are also services that are ready to take away unnecessary items in bulk and then resell them at flea markets, for example Locus Solus or “Dump”. Display the most valuable items on Avito or Yula, and what was not taken away at the time of moving, put it in a box and send it to the entrance to the mailboxes. Those things about which you are in doubt about whether to leave them or not are also easier to put together: perhaps the decision will be easier to make in a new apartment.
There are a few simple rules for packing things:
Collect boxes in small batches, securing them securely with tape. The main thing when packing things in boxes is safety, in second place is compactness, in third place is the convenience of subsequent disassembly. It is important to monitor the weight of the box because an overloaded box can easily be dropped or damaged.
Boxes must be signed on several sides. Ideally, this should include the box number, the room where the movers need to take it, and the type of contents. Using the box number, you can write down its contents in more detail in a notebook or take a photo of it and sign it on your phone - this will make it easier to find the right things in a new place. Mark boxes with breakable items with a large exclamation point. It should always be clear from the boxes where the top is and where the bottom is.
Clothes can be placed in large boxes or tote bags. When packing clothes, place them in vacuum bags first - this will protect the clothes from dirt and save space.
Wrap breakable items, such as fragile dishes, tightly in bubble wrap and secure with tape. Fill any voids inside glassware, such as glasses or bowls, with crumpled up craft paper, as well as any voids inside boxes. More durable dishes can simply be wrapped entirely in kraft, and polyethylene foam can be placed between the layers of products in the box. For dishes, take small boxes or drawers, the bottom of which is stronger.
Place small items in bags so they don’t get mixed up or get lost, and wrap them in craft paper.
Wrap large items and small equipment in several layers of bubble wrap or polyethylene foam and wrap them with tape, also placing them in large boxes.
Large equipment is not always transported in boxes, but it is better to be on the safe side. If the original boxes remain from the moment of purchase, great. If not, choose the right size. Attach non-removable wires to the body with tape, and also seal opening elements, such as refrigerator doors. Wrap the body itself in polyethylene foam and place it in a box, filling the voids with foam blocks. TV and monitor screens must be additionally protected with corrugated cardboard and bubble wrap.
Before transportation, furniture must be completely emptied and preferably disassembled as much as possible: at a minimum, remove all drawers and shelves, unscrew the doors and remove protruding elements such as handles - pack them separately. Fixed elements (for example, legs) are wrapped with stretch film, the same is done with upholstered furniture and mattresses to protect them from dirt and moisture. Glass doors and glossy surfaces must be additionally lined with sheets of corrugated cardboard. The furniture itself is entirely wrapped in bubble wrap.
Day X: how to act
IN major cities It is better to move in the late evening, at night, very early in the morning or on weekends to avoid traffic jams. At the same time, it is advisable to leave the next day or two free to sort things out. Saturday is the most popular day for moving, so you definitely need to take care of the availability of available cars in advance. The weather on moving day is also important, especially if you are moving in the fall or winter: it is better if the forecast does not promise rain and ice, which can complicate loading and unloading things.
Make sure that everything in your new home is ready: the elevator is working, the locks are working, the passages are not blocked by anything, the crystal chandeliers are not hanging dangerously low. It is also advisable to protect the walls in the corridors with cardboard so that the repairs are not spoiled. It is advisable to transport pets in advance by personal transport or leave them with someone for a while. If you are transporting animals with you, provide them with a cage or carrier in the new place - without them, the animals will not only get in the way, but may also run away or get injured.
Personal experience
Valery Mayorov
recruiter in the “Teacher for Russia” project, 10 moves, 3 of them to another city
The most important thing is to sort out the boxes. It is best to calculate the quantity by eye, but always increase this figure by one and a half times. For example, dishes (one set) takes up one whole box, and it doesn’t matter whether there is still space left in the box. You can also put old T-shirts or socks there to secure the dishes. Be sure to label all boxes and packages so that you don’t have to walk around for hours in your new place and look for the shoe blade you need or your favorite pillow to sleep on.
It took me two daylight hours to get ready (I lived alone in an apartment for about two years). I was moving with a dog. He is calm and patient. He waited the whole time while I was packing the boxes, then he calmly sat with me in the back of the car and drove to the new place. Later, when I came to pick up from old apartment every little thing, he was waiting for me in a new place.
Taking things apart is a different story. Here you just need to pull yourself together and do it at once, otherwise you risk living with boxes until the next move. Well, you can really save a lot of time if you sign these damn boxes.
Oleg Amursky
Deputy Director of the Department at Rostelecom, 10 moves
Last year we moved twice. Both - not in one day, but over the course of two weeks. I advise you to do the same if possible. At first, we collected and transported valuable and fragile items and all sorts of small things ourselves, and called a car for large and heavy items.
At the same time, it seems to me that the boxes are more about an office move or something from American films, because both carrying and assembling them is very inconvenient. We used large checkered bags - they hold a lot of things and are convenient for packing both books and clothes.
I studied the market in advance and realized that there were several options. The first is to place an order with a company that professionally deals with moving. This is the most expensive way. The second is to hire a universal moving company: they also provide movers, but they will not have additional services. At the same time, this option is also quite expensive. The third one, which I discovered and have been using since then, is the YouDo and “Lucky Everyone” services. These are private owners who can be selected based on reviews in their profile, and their prices are quite affordable. At the same time, there is competition, different offers come in that can be compared. In my case, there weren’t that many responses, but there was plenty to choose from.
The most exhausting were preparatory activities. The moving day itself passed calmly: we just stood and watched the movers carry things, and made sure that no one stole anything standing on the street. As for the subsequent disassembly of things, we were unable to avoid living on bales. Our first move was temporary, so we didn’t take apart some of the items. And after the second move, we sorted things out for a month: we waited new furniture where you can put them.
Alexandra Shubina
freelancer, 6 moves
I moved several times from one rented apartment to another. The ideal sequence of actions, in my experience, is this:
Stock up on bags, boxes, packaging materials, people (important: at least two people pack together and it’s more convenient, and moral support in this case is priceless).
Collect things from room to room, walking around them one after another. Don’t forget about window sills, built-in wardrobes, mezzanines, storage under the sofa, balcony, refrigerator with freezer and the like.
Most time is spent on kitchen utensils and dishes: they require careful packaging.
Essential items: hygiene items, towels, essential clothing, bedding - need to be packed separately.
Important documents and it is better to put valuables in a backpack and take them with you.
It is quite inconvenient to transport flowers, especially large ones: firstly, they are relatively heavy; secondly, you need to cover the pots so that they don’t hit each other, and wrap the plants themselves (so that they don’t break, and if you move in winter, then so that they don’t freeze). This is where strong plastic or wooden boxes come in handy.
I ordered freight transportation a couple of times. As a rule, the standard three hours with one loader were enough: about an hour for loading, travel and unloading (there were from half to a full van of things). Some sites have an inconvenient booking system: you seem to order a car with a loader, but a driver arrives who didn’t expect to be a loader - I’ve encountered this a couple of times.
Marina Bogoda
coach, consultant, 10 moves
If you are not traveling to another country where every centimeter matters, then there is no need to try to cram the boxes tightly. Just fold it as you see fit. Full, but not overcrowded. Label boxes with fragile items so that you don’t have to read the text on the box, but can see it right away. For example, I used yellow or red tape.
For those who are having a really bad time with sorting boxes, you can use this technique: write the date large on the unassembled boxes - say, in a month. And agree with yourself that if you do not disassemble the box and put things in their places before this date, then it will be sent to friends or put out in the yard for others. Because if you haven't used things in a month, you probably don't need them.
Expert opinion
Photos before packing are a way to try on a design project for an existing apartment if it is to be renovated, not to lose anything during the packing and transportation process, and to save your nerves. In the photographs, objects that do not fit (or no longer fit) into the interior will be clearly visible - and you can part with a bedside table, vase or collection of glasses from travel without sentimentality, leaving photographs as a souvenir of them.
The key to a successful move is properly packed items. The weight of one box should not exceed 12 kilograms, otherwise moving it will be problematic, and the cardboard itself is unlikely to support more weight. All detergents, flammable or toxic liquids must be carefully closed and packaged in polyethylene, preferably hermetically sealed. In addition, use a printer and sticker sheets to print detailed description what is in the box. Develop own system notes. For example, the name of the room comes first, followed by the name of the contents, then, if necessary, a list of items. When you move, this will significantly save time looking for cutlery or cosmetics.
Loaders can provide additional services: as a rule, the cost of their services includes packing things, disassembling/assembling furniture and assistance with loading. For an additional fee, they can take your old one for recycling. household appliances, furniture, construction waste. Discuss these tasks in advance.
When moving to new apartment It is worth thinking in advance where the furniture and equipment will be located in order to quickly orient the movers and reduce their work time. Don't skimp on packing the things you care about, especially if the travel time is long.
Distribute boxes in the truck truck blocks, depending on what room they are intended for. For example, clothes and hangers - in a box for the bedroom, dishes and tablecloth - in the kitchen box.
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Have you ever moved? It is known that even a change rented apartment is quite a significant stress for a person. This is very expensive both in terms of nerve cells and time, not to mention the additional financial costs. After such changes, it takes some time to recover, adapt, and get used to the new place. What can we say about a more serious event in life - a change permanent place residence!In this article we will not consider the reasons that prompted you to take such a drastic step - this is a personal matter. We will talk about how you can endure such stress as painlessly as possible and adapt most effectively to a new reality for you.
So, what should you consider and how to prepare for a change of permanent residence?
- Relieving the fear of the unknown
This is one of the most powerful fears a human being experiences. Imagine that you know nothing about what is ahead of you when planning this or that business. Where can you get confidence in the process of implementing your idea? To gain confidence and take control of fear, you need to clearly imagine what you will do first of all when you find yourself in new conditions. Think about where you will live and what you will do. How will you position yourself when making new contacts? Support yourself, tune in to the idea that your resources are enough to cope with all the difficulties. In this case, the attitudes “My world takes care of me”, “Everything is working out in the most favorable way for me”, “I am confident in myself and in my abilities” are suitable. Instead of giving yourself over to the will of fear, clearly and confidently repeat these self-tuning formulas out loud or mentally. Scroll through pictures of yourself in the future that inspire you. The most important thing is to believe in yourself. In any case, a very interesting life experience awaits you, and your future depends on the attitude with which you approach it. Remember that at the quantum level you and the universe are inextricably linked, so what you order is what you get - We are building bridges.
Experienced people suggest that it is very important to enlist the support of those who live in the country, city, or area where you are planning to move. They know those characteristic features, which are not written about in guidebooks and dictionaries, and are not mentioned in embassies and consulates. Make sure that your move does not fall into complete emptiness - prepare the ground in advance. Even if you don’t have any acquaintances, much less relatives, in your new place, you have the opportunity to find people on social networks, forums, and chat rooms who can give you advice. necessary information and agrees to help on the spot. Act, prepare, search and you will definitely be lucky! - Let's educate ourselves.
When planning a move, a very important help in the upcoming cultural adaptation will be a preliminary familiarization with the history, geography, and culture of the country you have chosen. (It is assumed that you have already learned the language or are actively mastering it at least at the initial level). Read what the search engine offers you, chat with real people, watch available videos posted on torrents and on the pages of local residents. In addition, such activities will involve you and help fill those places in your soul and consciousness that are usually occupied by all sorts of fears, concerns, negative thoughts and experiences. Imagine that you are a citizen of the world for whom moving to another country is an integral part of their way of life. Act like a strategist and you will be able to discover many joyful moments in the very planning of such a serious turn in life as a change of permanent residence. - We are training.
Dosed daily physical activity will help your brain cope with excess stress caused by preparing to move to unfamiliar places. Master yoga exercises, go for a walk every day fresh air, go to the gym, ride a bike or roller skate. Even if you have never done this, at least try it! The thing is that stress is deposited in our body in the form of blocks and clamps, which you will have to get rid of in a new place and be treated. And who knows how your body will react when you reach your critical level? And in the new place there is no family doctor, favorite massage therapist, familiar therapist... Take responsibility for your well-being now! - Freeing ourselves from debts and attachments.
By the time of your final departure, make sure that there is no one left behind you who could remember you with a bad word. Make peace with the person you had a quarrel with, especially if it is one of your relatives. Pay your debts to those who expect them from you. Visit those you haven't seen for a long time. Forgive those you hold a grudge against. Give away all unnecessary things, give away anything that will be an extra burden along the way. Throw away or burn anything that brings back sad or difficult memories. In a word, make your long journey easier and leave behind an impeccable “personal history.” And may your path be easy! - Getting rid of bad habits.
Of course, you are an adult and you yourself know perfectly well what harms you. And if you don’t know, then you guess. When we talk about habits, we don’t only mean such common ones as smoking tobacco or drinking beer in the evenings with friends. Carefully evaluate how you eat, how you dress, what you do in the evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you prefer to watch or listen to. Patterns of behavior that have been fixed over the years can play a cruel joke on you when you break away from your roots and take root in an environment that is alien to you. It's time to rid your consciousness of patterns of behavior that will not bring you any advantages where no one knows you. Also think about the fact that satisfying your habits in a foreign land can cost you too much, both literally and figuratively. - Strengthening self-esteem.
Since in the places where you are planning to go for permanent residence, no one has heard of you, you should hardly expect the level of respect and goodwill that you are accustomed to in your homeland. Out of habit, people feel like they are being rejected, they don’t want to take them into account, they are being mistaken for the wrong people, and in general - “we’ve come in large numbers here...”. To prevent such an attitude among strangers from traumatizing you, you should tune in to the inner value that every self-respecting person possesses. Make a list of your merits, victories and accomplishments. Remember those qualities of yourself that you respect and value. Allow yourself to be yourself and others to be different; you don’t need to take someone’s coldness and indifference to heart. Show sincere interest in those around you and they will soon respond in kind. Remember: what's inside is what's outside! - We take care of family and friends.
It’s one thing if you take such a responsible step as changing your permanent residence permit alone. It’s completely different if the lives and destinies of loved ones are connected with you. Husband/wife, child, relative... choose the correct option yourself. Then the responsibility doubles, especially if you are the initiator of such an important event as moving to another country. In this case, you need to act as a home exhorter, inspirer, psychologist and commander all rolled into one. Ideally, if your decision is supported by all your family and friends - you are a happy person! If there is confusion and vacillation in your ranks, you will have to give each of those who depend on you special attention. In this case, it is good to be aware of what arguments are suitable for a child and what exactly to say to an adult. Please note that it is important for you to be in a state of maximum confidence in the success of your enterprise, to feel in yourself a reliable support for those who are filled with doubts and only say that “we are well fed here too” and “it’s good where we are not.” " Remember: you need like-mindedness and community in such a difficult event as changing permanent residence as part of a family. - We develop inner strength and awareness.
Between by decision When moving and directly leaving for the area of your choice, you must clearly remember why you started all this. If you have a "for", you can bear any "how". Take these words of Nietzsche as your daily motto. In principle, a person is very adaptive and adapts to any conditions - this has been tested by time and hundreds of generations. You can survive in a concentration camp, escape in the ocean or taiga, if you have the will to live and an immutable sense of why you are doing this. If you are aware, then no one's words of doubt, excuses and the horror-filled eyes of those who care about you will be able to stop you. In any case, you always have more than one way out of the current situation, just be firm and adamant. - We are in no hurry to burn the bridge s.
No matter how far fate has thrown you, no matter how deep the despair that pushes you on a long journey, always leave yourself a thread along which you can return back. Know that you cannot anticipate everything! Life changes, situations change. If yesterday you were defeated, then tomorrow you will be on top again. Reserve the right to choose the best in your life. Even if the choice to change permanent residence now seems final and irrevocable to you, in the future you may make a different decision. Therefore, take measures to ensure that you have somewhere and someone to return to. Let your friends wait for you, not your enemies. I hope you understand what I mean.
Necessary clarification: unfortunately, we are not going to talk about how it is easier to run over a person. These are tips for those who are moving to a new home and don’t know where to start. Sorry if you disappointed.
Alexander Kanygin
If we ignore the hassle, the eternal lack of time and movers stuck in traffic jams, moving is just the movement of things from one point in space to another. In a way, drinking beer with friends is the closest analogy to moving: you simply move it from your mug to your stomach. Let this thought calm you down when it turns out that you left the TV in your old apartment.
Two months before moving
Time is the main enemy. Due to its lack, something can be forgotten, lost, broken. Therefore, you need to prepare for migration to a new place in advance.
█ Buy a large folder and a notebook for notes (maybe with a unicorn on the cover). You will write down all the information about the move in a notebook, and in a folder you will store business cards, checks and other documents related to the move, as well as telephone numbers and names of workers, drivers, realtors, tenants and buyers of old things. Even if the contacts of a painter or electrician now seem superfluous, let them also be in the notebook. What if everything is not so perfect in the new place?
█ Get 20 cardboard boxes. When folded, they will not take up much space, but this amount should be enough for the entire move. Boxes suitable for carrying and storing things are found in the following places:
grocery stores- this is the most budget option, you just need to come up from the back door and ask to sell you the extra packaging;
IKEA furniture stores- here are durable cardboard boxes cost 40–50 rubles per piece;
moving companies- there are special people there who are ready to take on all the difficulties of moving for a certain amount. As a rule, quite a big one. But you will find boxes of all possible shapes and color sizes.
█ There should be plenty of bags, newspapers, packaging film with bubbles and colorful stickers, especially since they can be useful after the move. Also buy two or three markers so you can write on different surfaces.
█ Don’t skimp on tape! It can be used to secure everything under the sun (our experts, who have been glued to chairs and walls at parties more than once, will confirm this). And stock up on a dispenser for adhesive tape - it will make packaging go much faster.
A month before moving
Moment of truth: you want to take everything with you. However, there suddenly turns out to be an indecent amount of things, as if they had been saving them not for 30 years, but for ninety years, and even borrowed from neighbors.
█ Use the rule that we have already written about: if an item has not been used for more than a year, most likely it is not needed. Take a photo of the item and place an advertisement on the website for sale or gift on a pick-up basis.
█ It is better to disassemble furniture for transportation. It turns out that old chipboard cabinets are unlikely to survive this procedure and it will definitely not be possible to assemble them in a new place: the screws will not want to fit tightly into the holes. It would be better to offer this junk to your neighbors - let them take it to their dacha or feed it to the beavers.
█ Collect documents in one folder and put it in the same folder where you put checks, business cards, etc. If you still have instructions from home electronics, this is a chance to throw them away, they are still available on the Internet.
█ Start packing your things. Remember that heavily loaded boxes have a habit of losing their bottom at the most unexpected moment, so it’s a good idea to add bulky but light blankets or pillows to heavy books, for example.
Two weeks before moving
█ It is tempting to invite friends to help. This, of course, is great, but the move risks turning into a fun drinking session with a random ending, and you will have to blame yourself for a broken iron. We recommend using the services of professional carriers (available on the Internet). And in general, after you have said goodbye to student life, inviting friends for repairs, moving and meeting at the airport is a shame.
█ You will have to enter into an agreement with the moving company, according to which it bears full financial liability for items damaged during transportation.
█ On the websites of some carrier companies there are convenient calculators for calculating all services, including packaging, delivery and rental of transport. But the final cost will still need to be clarified: non-obvious factors may arise, such as “lifting a piano to the 15th floor without an elevator.”
█ If you already had experience communicating with the carrier company, you should have kept the telephone number of the team leader. Call him and try to agree to do the work bypassing the cash register. In this case, the money will go directly into the pockets of the movers and the price will be approximately 50% lower, but you will not enter into a formal contract.
█ Prepare stickers for all areas of the home: kitchen, bedroom, operating room. Each one will require stickers of a different color, on which you will write down the contents of the boxes.
The experience of generations tells us about the existence of important rituals and signs. When changing place of residence, the influence of signs and beliefs can be especially striking. Moving to a new apartment is a global change, and change is not stable. Therefore, it is during this time period that you should direct your attention to the wisdom of the people - signs. Here are the most important signs and beliefs that it is advisable for all new residents to take into account.
Evaluation of a new place based on external factors:
- Need to study carefully environment and the location of the new house or apartment. Focus your attention on the bird community. If there is a birds nest on the roof or under the roof of a new house, then this is a clear sign of a happy and peaceful place. Birds will never breed their chicks in a place with a black aura or dark energy.
- If there are a lot of crows in the area and you see that they are not just visiting this place, but are constantly present, then this is very sure sign. Hearing the frequent cawing of crows in the yard can attract illness and decay into the house. Of course, there are no good or evil birds, but the crow is a mystical, special bird, and not always one that brings good luck.
- Another external beacon of a pleasant place is future neighbors. Well-being often has a wide radius of influence. Those living nearby should radiate calm and positivity. If there are many asocial families and people among the neighbors, then most likely this territory does not have a bright background of energy.
Internal characteristics of the premises - who and what lives in the house?
White spider
If you entered a new apartment and saw a white spider on the ceiling or walls, then do not rush to deal with it. According to old folk signs, this albino brings happiness and the possibility of a pleasant event to the house. If it was in the intended bedroom, then this promises long-term harmony in the relationship between the spouses.
Ants
These insects signify with their presence a happy place and good energy. Of course, they cause trouble for people by their appearance in the apartment, but ants live only in bright places.
Bug
But if a beetle, especially a large one, is crawling or flying in the house, this is a sure sign of future misfortune and loss. This is a sad sign, so if you see such a sign before purchasing an apartment or house, it is better to think twice about it. If this house has already been purchased, then under no circumstances should you kill the beetle. Catch the bad messenger and release him. Let the beetle pick up and take away its sadness.
Black mold
Black mold does not always occur only from dampness in the room. Often it symbolizes the presence of unkind and oppressive energy in the home. You should postpone moving to a new apartment, clean everything thoroughly and perform some of the rituals described below in this article.
Dear drummer
If at the old place of residence there was always order and cleanliness, things were not often lost, and at night no one knocked or rustled, scaring the inhabitants of the house, then you should definitely take this well-mannered brownie with you.
Our ancestors greatly respected this private and powerful neighbor. It was he who protected the home from uninvited guests, fires and accidents, especially with infants.
Before moving, your little neighbor needs to be lured with milk and a bright box of any shape. Place the open box next to the milk that was poured into the saucer for the brownie. It is advisable to put a teaspoon in the box, not a new one, but one that has been used in the family for some time. Leave it all overnight, and in the morning you can transport your guardian. In a new apartment, you need to open the box, leave it in this position for an hour, and you yourself need to leave, so as not to interfere with the brownie calmly going out and finding a place to his liking.
The cat is the brownie's assistant. If you have a cat, be sure to let her into the house first when moving. She will help the brownie find his comfortable corner. Our ancestors were not part of new home first. According to popular belief, only the cat had such a privilege.
Login and create your life
A folk sign says that to attract wealth and good work, you need to attach the smallest coin over the door of a new house, and for big and small luck you need to hang a horseshoe over the door. However, there is one nuance here - a horseshoe cannot be bought or accepted as a gift. You can only find it. Only in this case will it be filled with your luck and will radiate it constantly.
It is better to enter a new place of residence in order of seniority. Order and respect - harmony in the head, in thoughts, which means order in the entire environment.
WITH empty handed It’s better not to enter your home for the first time. You can bring it with you flowering plant. A flower brought on the day of moving will attract the energy of the sun and rebirth.
Our grandparents were sure that the threshold in the house was an important place associated with the energy of our ancestors. Means, great solution I'll wash it thoroughly when I move significant place in the apartment. Try not to trip on the threshold when entering your new home. A folk sign tells us clearly - this bad sign. You can put a piece of mesh under the threshold or under the threshold covering. It can be any mesh, but only made of threads. It is believed that it is dark and angry man someone who thinks or plans evil will never be able to carry it out in your home. Having crossed the threshold with the net, he will instantly lose his strength, and his thoughts will begin to get confused. You may even see this effect later, noticing that your guest has no strength at all, and his words are often meaningless and overly frank.
Sprinkling the corners of a new house with coarse salt is an old sign. Salt has always been considered a special substance, which was often used by sorcerers in creating amulets and protective spells. Leave the salt in the corners for an hour or two, and then wash the floors throughout the house. Salt will take away everything bad and unclean.
Of course, the most important thing when moving to a new apartment will be the ritual of reading a prayer. This must be done calmly, without fuss. Go into an apartment with an icon, place it in the central corner, and then thoughtfully read the words of the prayer. It is advisable to leave the icon in this place forever. Then cross all the corners and windows, moving clockwise.
We take only happiness with us
There are things that, according to popular customs, should not be kept in an apartment:
- Reeds.
- Bird feathers.
- Remnants.
- Dry leaves or flowers.
- Old clothes, and especially clothes of dead people.
- Dishes with cracks and chips.
- Photos with defects and creases.
- Old broom.
- Horns and stuffed animals.
It is not recommended to keep these things in the house, and taking them with you to a new home is doubly wrong. Such care and attachment to these things only enhances their negative effect on others. Moving to a new place is an excellent reason to leave everything unnecessary and harmful outside the new life.
Who lives in the house and how?
There is no need to disturb the atmosphere of the new place with obscene language or scandal, especially on the first day of moving. You need to start with a positive, because a good and correct foundation promises great success in the future.
It is better to bring a piece of sugar, a handful of beans or peas with you. According to traditions, sugar symbolizes pleasure, and legumes symbolize financial well-being, so let them lie on the windowsill for a day.
It will be very useful in advance, before moving, to prepare small bunches of wormwood, tying them with red thread. This plant has magical powers and is capable of expelling dark spirits and entities. You can even light a sprig of mugwort and let it smolder, spreading protective smoke throughout your new home.
And when the basic things fall into place, it will be useful to prepare a festive lunch or dinner. It would be correct to serve pies that were already prepared in the new apartment. This will consolidate a positive acquaintance with new energy and set the vibrations in a positive mood.
Don’t say goodbye to your old home negatively, don’t say bad words about it, don’t remember grief and pain - ingratitude is always punishable. Even if life in your old place was not very sweet, you need to appreciate the good and thank you for the lessons and obstacles that tempered and strengthened you.
Weather forecast for future life
Try to move to a new house or apartment in good weather. Folk signs note the connection between weather and future life in a new place:
- The sun promises joy and success.
- Rainbow - good health or miraculous healing in a new place.
- Light rain - financial success.
- Heavy rain - life in a new house will make you shed tears quite often.
- Lightning - a bright and emotional personal life.
- Thunder and lightning are regular and very large scandals and disagreements in a new place.
When moving, it is not necessary to follow absolutely all the recommendations and take everything into account folk signs. Sometimes it is enough to listen carefully to your inner world and determine for yourself closer options for rituals or necessary actions.
Folk signs and traditions, formed over centuries of observation, help to achieve well-being and health. Ignoring ancient rituals or listening to the intuition of the people is an individual choice for everyone. But why not think about them, what if they provide a real opportunity to protect yourself, your family, and give a start to your successful future in a new apartment, and maybe even your life.
Moving is a troublesome business and takes a lot of energy. Anyone who has moved at least once vows never to do so again. Folding, packing, transporting, unpacking is a hell of a job. How to move without losing your health? How to spend a minimum of time getting ready? Our 10 life hacks will tell you how to turn this huge problem into a minor problem.
1. First of all – container
Collections begin with the preparation of containers. The success of the event depends on how well things are packed. Prepare (buy) cardboard boxes, construction bags, bubble wrap, stretch film and wide tape. Large garbage bags are not suitable - they tear quickly.
2. Selecting a carrier
Don't leave choosing a carrier for later. To avoid misunderstandings, misunderstandings and exorbitant prices, deal with the issue in advance. Chat with different companies, make up comparison table prices, read reviews on the Internet. This requires time, which may not be available on the eve of the move.
3. Fatal mistake
“We’ll help, don’t waste your time, we’ll transport everything in 5 flights!” Friends on passenger cars- not an option. Don't agree. You will regret this fatal mistake more than once. And the point is not even how to stuff the refrigerator, but how much time, nerves and, again, money (5 flights is an impressive consumption of gasoline, and also “magarych”) will be spent. One flight with a professional carrier will solve all your problems.
4. Inventory
When folding things, do not be lazy, sign the contents. Yes, the work is labor-intensive, but the time spent is worth it. After moving, you won't have to turn everything upside down to find a mug or a corkscrew.
5. Valuable cargo
Load one box with valuables - documents, jewelry or antique porcelain (each has its own “values”). Carry it next to you. Label the valuable box “ship separately” or otherwise mark it.
6. Essential box 
Fill another box with essentials - toiletries, bed linen, tea, coffee, cookies. It is still unclear when things will decompose, but your teeth should always be brushed.
7. Packaging fragile
“It’ll get there,” you say, putting the dishes in a box without packaging. It won't arrive. Take the time and use bubble wrap to wrap the dishes. At worst, newspapers will do, but protection is a must. Important: Each item is wrapped separately.
8. Boxes with handles
You can make handle holes in the boxes. It will become much more comfortable to wear. Use a utility knife to cut holes.
9. Spare parts for furniture
When disassembling furniture, put the screws not just where, but in separate bags with zip fasteners. Be sure to label the bags and put them in a separate box or place them with your tools.
10. Throw away or give away
Ruthlessly break up with unnecessary things– throw away or give away. Don't carry around extra junk with you. As a consolation, leave one of the ten useless things that you value in vain. Don't live in the past.
