Sometimes, life catches us off guard. For instance, you may have experienced a season where you were living in a really big house and then, either due to a change in jobs or a need for relocation to another city, it has required that you either temporarily or permanently move into a small apartment. Plus, if you have children, it can make moving just that much more…strategic.

There are some things that you can do to make the process easier, though. Check these five recommendations out below:

Pick your apartment wisely. One great thing about having a home is that even if the house was noisy, it was noise that you and your kids (and no one else) created. When you’re in an apartment, though, you are also dealing with all of the “outside noises” from the people in the apartments around you. One way that you can avoid this is by getting an apartment on the top floor and at the end of the complex. They tend to be less of an audible distraction.

Be literal about your space. A large house means that you had a lot more room for a lot more things. You can actually make your apartment appear much smaller and more cluttered by trying to take everything from the house along with you. So, before [Read more…]