4 Tricks to Reduce Stress During a Move We all have our fair share of stressful moments or events at some point in our lives. Statistically, the most stressing issues in life include job loss, divorce, losing a loved one, sickness, and moving. While the pressure and difficulty of most of these issues cannot be avoided, moving is always an exception. Why or, better yet, how? Well, there are some things you can do to make your moving process stress-free, smooth, and convenient. But, this is highly dependent on how you go about the whole process. From the moment that you decide to move to the t ..read more

Moving to a new home can be exciting. However, you need to do a lot of preparation. From planning your relocation to boxing up your things, it’s very easy to forget a couple of things. For your move to be successful, you need to make sure that you are ready for the movers well ahead of time. This will help avoid last-minute hiccups. To make it simple, we’ve prepared the 9 most important things to do before the movers arrive. 1. Get rid of useless items. Prior to moving, make sure your home is clutter free. To save on time required for professionally packing them and the money required for ..read more

Welcoming the Joneses. Let’s get neighborly, shall we. Welcoming new neighbors into the community has been a tradition for centuries. So the question arises, what is the proper etiquette for welcoming a new neighbor into your neighborhood? Meeting new people can sometimes be awkward, however sometimes you get lucky and things just happen naturally. Either way, when greeting the newcomers, you don’t want to come off as pushy or weird. Your introduction of yourself can set the tone for the relationship that you have with your neighbors. Historically each culture has its own way of greeting the ..read more

Moving… The definition of moving begins with that dreaded word, change. As humans, we all tend to be reluctant when it comes to change. Let’s face it; most of us fear the uncertainty of the changes that come about with moving. Did you know that the average American moves about 11 times within a lifetime? That is a lot of moving boxes! Recent studies have shown that moving is just as stressful as a death in the family. We here at Wise Moving want to make your transition as seamless as possible. Here are some helpful tips on how to cope with the stress of moving. First, hire professional movers ..read more

American families & single professionals seem to be on a downsizing mission across the States, which is interesting since, in 1950, the average house size for a larger number of family members was 1,000 square feet. This has changed over the years for the baby boomers, large homes being built in suburbs to attract growing families away from the city life to an area with great schools and parks, and child–friendly areas just to name a few.  Homes became, on average, of 2,700 square feet with fewer family members living in these large homes.  Wise Moving Company has suddenly had a surge of d ..read more

Moving is a personal experience and getting to know your movers is unexpected at first but, in the end, everyone in the company knows each customer. We have customers that have been in their home for 30 years and are now leaving behind memories. This move is never easy for anyone no matter their age.  Moves that are on hold or rescheduled waiting for a house closing to at last get this dream house that they have always wanted. Life always has an adventure in store for us and our job at Wise Moving Company is to get you where you want to be or need to be and when you need to be there. First, yo ..read more

Why is it when rearranging  one piece of furniture to a new location you see dust bunnies trying to follow along? How did these pesky little things manage to hide from the vacuum?   Just wait until you move, you will be outnumbered considerably. Just packing the kitchen cabinets is shocking enough. I mean did someone throw a cookie on the top shelf and then proceed to smash it with your good gravy bowl until it resembled sand from a beach? That might be your first thought, sand from the beach until you spot the chocolate chip that was hidden in the dark far corner.  The dust bunnies hanging ou ..read more

Living in DFW couldn’t be better. Many have chosen the DFW area as the place they want to call home which is why we at Wise Moving Company, LLC love being able to move and serve our community.  We have the family areas that are focused on family living & family activities such as Frisco, Allen, Coppell, Farmers Branch, McKinney, Addison, Plano and Richardson to name a few. All equipped for great family living & activities with good schools and low crime rates.  We also have a few tucked away areas that are bubbling with fun & entertainment. The Artsie Bunch has a few areas to choos ..read more

Attachment to our plants is very common for gardeners. Moving and starting over with a new garden plan can be exciting however at the same time we usually want to bring some of the old garden with us.  Below are a few different options on getting those plants that we all love so much to the new place safely. One would be to water them really well, dig them up in the evening with as much soil attached to their roots as possible, put them into the biggest pots you can, water them well again and then leave the pots in the garden in some shade and for a few days afterward. Another way that works f ..read more