Tips And Tricks For Moving And Storage

When you have a son or daughter leaving home to serve their country, be it Air Force, Navy, Army or Marines, you have to decide what to do with everything in his or her room. Some younger siblings get excited about their older sibling moving out so that they no longer have to share a bedroom with another sibling. Some just want the bigger bedroom and some parents just need the space that won't be used often from this point on. Your child is now grown and will come home for visits now and again, but do you really need to maintain the bedroom as it is? Do you sell the things stored in there? Most parents and the kids that leave home don't want to part with the stuff left behind when the military life begins. So what do you do with it?

Saying "See you later" is hard enough, but then to think about the fact that your son or daughter may never move back home again makes it that much more difficult. However, it is a fact that it is time to face. Those first few weeks, you may find it comforting to just sit in the space that your son or daughter spent so much time in, but after months pass, it may be time for you to consider transforming the room into a space that you and your family have needed.

No, you don't have to get rid of that stuff that made your kid's room a part of him or her. If you don't have the space in your home, you can lease a storage unit to keep everything in until your son or daughter wants or needs it. Just because he or she won't be coming home to live with you again doesn't mean that he or she won't want those things that made the room feel like home.

Pack everything up carefully, labeling each box or bin with the contents. You may even want to go as far as to take a quick picture of what you are putting in each box so that you can quickly refer to the pictures if your son or daughter calls home and wants you to ship a particular item to where they are based.

Choose a storage unit that is secure, easy to access and climate-controlled. You don't want the irreplaceable items you are putting in storage to get stolen or damaged and you need to be able to get to the unit if or when your son or daughter calls home asking for it.

These are going to be some of the most difficult days of your life. It is a step in the right direction to your child becoming an honorable, mature, responsible adult and you really can't ask for anything greater for your son or daughter. Don't let go of those precious items, but don't lose out on space in your home that the rest of your family could probably use.