How to Move AND Celebrate Thanksgiving in Style!

Hello everyone! It's that time of the year! Thanksgiving is this week! Not to mention Hanukkah for those of us who celebrate it as well.

I know some of our Fairprice Movers clients are moving this week on TOP of preparing for the holidays...nuts you say? Yes, it must be stressful! In fact my family and I moved two years ago during the holidays and I remember it vividly, and would not wish it on my biggest enemy.

With all that being said, I've compiled some tips below to help you look like the holiday rock star you are, all while moving!

1.Outsource the Feast!: There are many fabulous caterers selling fully catered Thanksgiving meals with all of the trimmings! Don't be too proud to hire one this year to make your feast just as fabulous, without all the hassle of cooking it on your own. Besides, you can't find your pots and pans anyway=)

2.Ditch the Dishes!: Don't fret about finding your plates and flatware in time for the holidays. Reflections brand makes silver silverware that's fabulously fake, but looks oh so real! There are also plenty of nice looking high quality plastic and paper plates you can use for your feast.  The best part? No dishes!

3.Make an exception, special!: Instead of being stressed out about hosting the holidays at your house, just give yourself a pass this year. Find a cool dig to each your feast at this year with family, and instead of talking about how awful it is to have to leave your creature comforts of home this holiday, focus on the positive and how nice it'll be to have a fun dinner out for once, letting someone else do all the work for you! It's ok to do the dessert back at your place if you want a space to mingle after the dinner is over=)

4.Stubborn? (me too): Too stubborn to hire a caterer or go out for dinner this holiday? It's ok, me too. Here's what I'd do if I were you. Take all of the things you will need to produce a beautiful holiday and place it in box/es labeled "Thanksgiving". Take those boxes to your new place in your own car instead of on the moving truck as to ensure nothing will happen to them. Our guys can put your dining room table where you want it, and put it together for you if it needed disassembly before the big move. Have them place only the furniture in your house, then the boxes in the garage stacked up neatly. Use the boxes marked Thanksgiving to have just the right cookware, flatware, glassware, table cloths, napkins, glassware, and décor for your feast. Ordering your turkey prior to the move is smart, most grocers will hold your turkey for you so you can pick it up when you're ready to start cooking it, instead of trying to get it over to the new house and fridge in a panic! Doing your grocery shopping prior to the move, and placing those items into the Thanksgiving boxes is a good idea as well. Then just pick up the perishables when you go back to the store to grab your bird.

5.Keep up the positive spirit!: If you plan to have your Thanksgiving in your new home, instead of bumming around negatively whining and complaining about the house not being that great yet, be positive with your guests, telling them how you plan to decorate it soon=) Family members and close friends who join you for the holidays won't judge you for just having moved, they'll still be plenty grateful for the feast you've prepared, and will be pretty impressed if you pulled it off along with the big move!

Happy Thanksgiving and Hanukah to you all!

Nancy and The Fairprice Movers Team