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First Night In New Home? Essentials For Your First Night Box

2 October 2017

Harper Flores

Moving can be stressful, but you most likely are already prepared for the cleaning, organizing, packing, and transport of your belongings to your new home. What you may not be prepared for is the first night in your new residence. After moving, you will probably be too stressed and tired to dig through boxes to find items you need for the first night at your new residence. By packing a first-night box, you can reduce your stress and ensure you are prepared to take on the unpacking after moving day. Here are a few essentials to include in your box for the first night in your new place.

Personal Items

Taking a hot shower and putting on clean, comfortable clothes will get you rested and relaxed enough to take on the next day after your move.

Make sure your first-night box includes body wash, toothpaste, toothbrush, washcloths or bath sponges, a roll of toilet paper, deodorant, hairbrush, and comfortable pajamas or lounge clothes for you and each member of your family.

If anyone in the family is taking prescription medications, be sure to include these in the first-night box. Considering lifting heavy objects is one of the main causes of back and muscle strain, you and your family members may be sore and in pain after the move. Include ibuprofen in your box to ease pain and inflammation, as well.

Dietary Items

Moving uses a great deal of energy, so you and your family members will need to eat after the move. Since you will be too exhausted to cook or go out to dinner, make a list of nearby places that deliver food to your new residence. Pizza, Chinese food, or even sandwiches are all great options for replenishing your energy.

In your first-night box, add a roll or two paper towels and some paper plates to use while you are dining. A few items that can be used for breakfast and snacks the next day are also smart to include in your box. If you have a baby in the family, be sure to include their formula, bottles, and diapers.

If you are a coffee-drinker, consider packing your coffee maker, coffee, and other items you will need into your box. This will reduce any caffeine cravings you will have the next morning after your move.

Practical Items

Your first-night box should also include items you will most likely be searching for once you arrive at your new home. Important documents, such as your checkbook and closing documents or lease statements, should be with you once you arrive at your new residence.

Basic cleaning supplies, trash bags, and rubber gloves may come in handy if you are moving into a new home or apartment that may not have been cleaned prior. Place a few utility knives into your first-night box so you will be ready to open up other boxes the next day.

Sleeping on bare mattresses after an exhausting moving day will not be pleasant, so make sure you pack each person a sheet, blanket, and pillow.

A night light for each of your children who may be fearful of staying in a new place can be helpful. Include a toy or mobile device for each child in the box. This will occupy your young children who will be overly tired and cranky the night after moving.

A few batteries, battery-powered candles, and flashlight will ensure you are ready in case your electricity has not been turned on yet.

Add a list of phone numbers for your local electric, water, and gas company. These numbers can be written on a notepad or added to your phone. Lastly, your first-night box should include chargers for your phones and other mobile devices.

Moving day will be a challenge, but you can prepare for a comfortable night's rest once you arrive at your new home. By packing this first-night box, you will be ready to take on the rest of your moving tasks the next day.

For more tips on getting through your move with less stress, contact moving companies like Smith Dray Line.

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