So, it’s Thursday evening and we receive a phone call from the family of one of our long time clients; they need to move him out of one apartment and into a bigger one in the same building by the following Thursday. Can we help? Well, of course we can! Helping clients with the moving process has become not only something that we do but has also become a bit of a passion for us. It is so satisfying to help people with the business of moving.
We quickly set our plan in motion and 2 days later, Saturday we begin the process. Our goal is to have him completely moved out of the old apartment and completely set up in the new apartment by Sunday. Two full days’ work and viola on Sunday, his new home is ready. Except for the fact that this apartment is larger one might not even realize the move occurred. Our job here is not only to move the things but to make sure his place is set up in a familiar way so he transitions to his new place easily. We have been working with this particular client for a while and we are very familiar with his routines, what he likes, his particular needs and what papers are important, where they are filed, etc. This familiarity allowed us to execute the move with little direction from his family and therefore their time was spent with him as it should be. We moved bookshelves, dressers, clothes, home office, computer, art, medicines, his bed, photos and more. On the other end we set up the bookshelves, books, home office, bed, clothes, hung art, labeled drawers, etc. We also researched information the family requested such as bill paying services and tech providers who could un-mount, move and reinstall the large flat screen TV.” There were certain tasks that the family chose to do…going through some of the papers, selecting books to donate…just part of our collaborative approach with clients. One of the great things about our move management services is the client can choose the type of help they want.
How do we do all this work so quickly? We are a team, in sync not only with each other but with our clients’ needs. We come prepared with gloves, boxes if needed, tape, labelers, hammer, nails, drills, wipes, lots of energy and even our very own dolly (moving dolly that is). I think we must find a name for it, rather than just dolly, as it became our best friend and team member during the move. Toward the end of the second day, Sunday, while we were putting on the finishing touches we had an epiphany of sorts or maybe we were just deliriously tired…for this move we were “Two Women and a Dolly” of A Sorted Affair organizing. It doesn’t get any better than that!
