What’s the first thing you should do once you’ve moved into your new home?
It’s no secret that moving home is stressful, but we all know that the stress doesn’t end as soon as you’ve collected the keys and your team of removals professionals have unloaded your furniture and boxes of belongings into your new home.
As the Huffington Post recently noted, moving home is so stressful that it disrupts our sleep patterns and it takes, on average, three to four days for your sleep pattern to return to normal once you have moved in.
Research from Happy Beds found that almost three-quarters of people lose at least one night’s sleep ahead of a move due to the stress and excitement, but of course it takes time to settle into a new property and feel as though this truly is your home too.
This is why first-night insomnia is so common after a move. Bearing all of that in mind, what should be your first task after you have moved into your new home? The answer is getting your bedroom ready to encourage you to have a good night’s sleep!
It can be very easy to start by unpacking your kitchen, however, it is actually better to unpack your bedroom first and move onto your kitchen second. Make your bedroom as comfortable and as finished as you are able to for your first night, as this will make it much easier to have a good night’s sleep.
It can be very easy to start by unpacking your kitchen, however, it is actually better to unpack your bedroom first and move onto your kitchen second. Make your bedroom as comfortable and as finished as you are able to for your first night, as this will make it much easier to have a good night’s sleep.
One of the challenges may well be putting your bed back together after the move – so let us take care of that hassle for you with our furniture dismantling and reassembly service. Our team are well-trained in taking apart and reassembling all manner of furniture from various manufacturers, and we’ll come with all of our own tools so there’s no need for you to have to dig out a screwdriver or drill as well as unpacking your other belongings.
An article for Ideal Home also agreed that it’s best to focus on making your bedroom feel like a cosy and comfortable space on moving day. The experts at the publication advised that if you only do one thing on the day you move into your new home, it should be to make your bed.
Their logic is that if your bedroom is tidy and calm, it will give you somewhere you can retreat to even if the rest of your home feels as though it is in chaos. What’s more, there is nothing worse than getting to the end of a long and tiring day only to realise you still have to make your bed, so it’s a great idea to focus on doing this first.
Chances are that you will accomplish far more than making your bed on moving day and, with a team of experienced movers and packers like those at Removals Unlimited, you can certainly ensure that you have some of the bigger jobs, like putting furniture back together, completed by the end of that first day.
We are always happy to provide support wherever we can for your move, so please contact us to get a free, no obligation quote for your move and to learn more about the various services we offer.
