Hello World! Welcome Friends! Moving to a new home, especially to a dream home, one you’ve either found or built, should be a joyful experience. Unfortunately, we often get so caught up in the practical details of the move that we get stressed out about the whole thing.
Think about the pleasure of getting your own sanctuary, building bonds with your neighbors, and all the new friends you’ll make in your new location.
Here are a few people-oriented things to focus on to experience the joy of your move, rather than the stress of moving your stuff to a new home and setting up everything perfectly.
Get to Know Your Neighbors
Hospitality and warmth to newcomers to a neighborhood is a long-established American tradition. One that continues to this day.
There are many reasons we still honor this tradition even though the idea of community is not as strong as in previous generations because people now rarely spend years in one location for socioeconomic reasons.
Getting to befriend your neighbors enhances safety and security, creates an opportunity to build or support community events, and helps establish great relationships and opportunities for mutual support.
For instance:
- People familiar with your comings and goings will notice if someone is lurking around your house when you are at work.
- You can throw family barbecues during special holidays.
- You can lend other people a helping hand when they have a personal crisis, such as a medical emergency.
- You can share responsibilities, such as carpooling kids who attend the same school.
The list of the benefits of being neighborly goes on.
While smiling and waving at your neighbors still works its charm, many of the traditional ways of getting to know neighbors such as introducing yourself or throwing a housewarming party are a little awkward because of the pandemic.
One new way to get to know your neighbors, though, is to use an app called Nextdoor.
The people you meet in the app’s digital space are real neighbors because of the location-based sign-up feature. The Nextdoor racism & discrimination prevention features also ensure an environment where you feel you belong, without fear of social exclusion or intimidation through hate speech.
Help Your Whole Family Feel at Home
If you have your children or pets, they might feel a little overwhelmed by the move.
Your children, for example, might feel sad or angry that they had to leave all their friends behind. Your pets might not feel safe in an unfamiliar environment.
Fortunately, there are many things that you can do to help your children adjust to a new home, such as helping your child know exactly what to expect and setting up your kid’s room first so that they feel included in the move.
Meanwhile, some simple ways to reassure your pets that all is well is to use a carrier with a lot of blankets so that they don’t feel distressed by traveling in a vehicle. It’s also a good idea to buy all pet supplies before you get to your new home so that you can feed them as soon as you get there.
Focus on the Right Things
The best way to avoid the negative aspects of moving from the old to the new is to stop dwelling on all the things that can go wrong.
Avoid fretting about losing precious belongings in transition. Worse still, avoid worrying about your favorite things getting accidentally broken in the moving truck. Trust that you will take care of everything should there be any problems.
Turn your attention to what you have accomplished, appreciating the leap forward you’ve made into securing a better future for your family. Also, get to know your neighbors and help your kids and pets feel happy and safe in their new home.
Click the links below for any posts you have missed:
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