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Top 5 Things People Forget When Getting Ready for a Move
Along with job loss and divorce, moving is one of the most stressful life events. It can wreak havoc on your health and keep you awake at night. During times of stress, people are prone to be more forgetful, and that’s certainly true during the moving process. We’re going to take you through the top…
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An Easy Guide for Packing Up Your Kitchen
Moving into a new home is an exhilarating experience, but it can also be a stressful one if not adequately prepared. This is especially true when you pack a kitchen, which is often the most cluttered space in the home. Some rooms are easy to pack in a few boxes. Others, like the kitchen, are…
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Relocating: A Moving Into a New House Checklist
Although buying a home is an exciting new adventure, it inevitably comes with a lot of headaches. There’s so much to take care of: packing up, transferring school records, finding out whether your couch will fit through your new door frames. It feels impossible to keep track of all the things that have to get…
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Making the Transition: How To Help Kids Acclimate
Making the transition to a new house is a stressful affair for all involved. Between unpacking and reorienting, it can be easy for kids to become overwhelmed with the changes taking place. But there are ways you can help your kids acclimate to the new home after a move. Here are some tips to help…
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Tips For Long Distance Moving
It’s not uncommon for individuals to uproot and undertake long distance moving to other parts of the country. Never made a big move before? Here are some important things to remember. Before Your Long Distance Move There are many tasks you’ll need to accomplish even before moving. These long-distance moves don’t allow you to take…
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4 Steps For Getting Ready For a Move
Overwhelming, stressful and scary. No, we’re not discussing rock climbing. This is about getting ready for a move. If you have never moved before, or it’s been so long since you have, you’re likely wondering what the process is. If you need a reminder, here are four steps that are essential to every move in…
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Exploring The 612: The 5 Best Parks In Minneapolis
Time to pack up the truck and move. Why? Because the “Land of 10,000 lakes” is also the land of a lot of parks. The city of Minneapolis alone has over 5,000 acres of dedicated parkland. In fact, 97% of Minneapolis residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park. For the past five years,…
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3 Pawsome Tips That Make Moving With Pets Less Stressful
Moving is one of the most stressful events of a person’s life. Now, imagine that you’re nearly half your size, on four legs, and can’t understand your loving owners? Now that’s stressful. Metcalf Movers are here to help you make moving with pets as seamless as possible with these three tips! 1. Prepare Ahead of…
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4 Tips For Packing Fragile Items
Every year, nearly 12% of Americans decide that it’s time to move. When they do, they figure out their packing and moving logistics plan to ensure that their belongings make it safely to their new home. Casualties of a move aren’t uncommon, but most are preventable. These 4 tips for packing fragile items will help…
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Your Minneapolis Winter Survival Guide
“Welcome to Minnesota. You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into.” This is what transplants think the state motto should be. With Minneapolis winter temperatures being notoriously cold, you need to prepare. In fact, the record low for the city is negative forty degrees. Here are our tips for surviving your first winter in…