Adapting to your new Los Angeles home
The moving process to your new Los Angeles house may be complete, but the adjustment process is just beginning. After your move, you must face the frightening assignment of settling into your new home. This transition is tough for everyone, especially your children and your pets. However, there are simple steps you can take to facilitate the adjustment process and speed up adjustment to your new neighborhood. The post relocation period doesn’t have to be tough at all. The checklist below will give you good suggestions of what to do after you move into your new Los Angeles house. If you organize your time right, you won’t even have to deal with any stressful situations. Ready for some good post move tips?
Where to start?
Moving to a big city like Los Angeles can give you a sense of disorientation and a feeling that you don’t really belong there. Time will often help you overcome the initial shock, but post move periods can be really tough in the very beginning. And it’s going to be even more shocking if you have absolutely no idea what to do after a move. You already know unpacking comes next, but how about learning the secrets of your new home? Sure, you’ll have to change your postal address, but have you found good health care providers yet? And yes, you should register your car after your cross country move. But, isn’t making new friends your top priority? What to do after a move? Where to start? How, when, and why to do them all?
Organize your post move time
Welcome to your new home!
Your post move period starts as soon as the movers are gone. You’ll probably notice that the very first day after moving into a new Los Angeles house is mostly characterized by a feeling of relief. Now you can finally shake off that nerve-wracking build-up of stress and anxiety. Unfortunately, due to the large number of things to do when moving into a new home, you won’t have much time to get too comfortable. It is very important that you organize your post relocation time the best possible way. You should create a brand new to-do list that will contain all the tasks you are expected to complete now that the relocation is over. Your time matters too much to just do nothing, so get down to work. Again.
1. Deep clean your new house
Once you’ve moved to your new Los Angeles house, you’ll need to make it livable. The first thing you must do is unpack your belongings and tidy up the place. Also, consider hiring a cleaning service for your move. Moving is stressful enough. Hire a housekeeper to help you out as you pack up. Cleaning around the house could be a fun bonding activity for your family. If you live alone, it could be a great way to get to know your immediate surroundings better. After you’ve cleaned up a bit, make it your own and give it a personal touch. Add your personality to the walls with unique decorations.
2. Unpack that pile of boxes
Unpacking after the move is important and its time consuming nature shouldn’t be underestimated. The good thing is that you don’t really have a fast approaching deadline (like your moving day) to try to desperately fit into. The first boxes you should unpack are your essentials boxes with items of the greatest importance. Then, you should start opening up all the bedroom and bathroom labeled boxes, because those are the two rooms you are advised to set up with priority. Unpacking is definitely one of the first things to do after you move into a new home. Still, the good news here is that you’re the one controlling the unpacking speed to fit your instant needs.
3. Change your postal address
Of all the things to do after you move into a new Los Angeles house, the task of changing your address should not be left for later. Do it as soon as you can. You are given two options here:
- Take a walk to the local post office in person and fill out a change of address card
- Use the convenience of the global network and do it online via the USPS website
And don’t forget to give some cash to the new owners/renters of your old place so that they can forward your mail until that entire change of address thing takes effect
4. Register your child into a new Los Angeles school
- Student-teacher ratio
- Academic programs
- After-school programs
- Student tools, like computers, libraries, science labs, etc.
5. Find healthcare providers that suit you
Our moving into a new house checklist continues with another task of high importance: find a new family physician for you and your family members. Also, you have to find a new veterinarian for your pet, if appropriate. As was the case with the school, recommendations from people you can trust are still the best way to find the best health care provider for you.
6. Register your car
If you have no idea where that Los Angeles DMV office is located, then you can use the DMV office finder to learn of its whereabouts. However, it’s important to remember that the deadline for your motor vehicle registration in the new state may vary from around 10 days up to a full month. Therefore, either contact the central DMV office in the state for more information, or complete this job within the next few days to avoid possible fines.
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