Every where you look you see people talking about the economy. They may be saying things like, “Times are tough,” or “The economy is way down.” People are not making as much money as they were ten years ago, and that also means that people are not spending as much money as they were ten years ago either. People are squeezing as much as they can out of every dollar that they make.
Every industry is directly affected by this, but there are a few specific industries that seem to be more affected than others. Two of them are: the real estate industry, and the moving industry. These two industries work hand in hand. Without one, the other would cease to exist.
There is a growing trend in both of these industries. People are starting to share homes. You could think of it as having a room mate or two, but one of the more popular room mate scenarios that both realtors and moving companies are seeing is grown couples living with their in laws. It could be the wife’s family that is sharing the residency, or it could be the husband’s family, but one thing is for certain, if you think moving is tough on its own try moving with your in laws!
It all boils down to how you choose to perceive things. Each family has its own leader. They may not talk about it, but one person in the family is the leader. With two families living under one roof there will be two leaders, and these two people will have a difficult time dealing with each other.
If you are going to be moving with your in laws, here are some tips that will make everything much easier.
Before the move even begins, set up some specific boundaries. Draw a line in the sand so to speak, and designate certain tasks to certain people. The hardest part about doing this is deciding who is going to be delegating the jobs. This is where the two family leaders will start to have problems.
The best way to do this, is over a big family dinner. Everyone will be in the same room, and everyone will have something to focus on other than the move. They will be eating. Once everyone knows what their specific jobs are, then everyone can get to work on the move. Once everyone has a common goal, moving will be as simple as the pie you had for dessert.
Now you have more helping hands. You have a huge moving team of two families. This should really help the move not only go faster, but it should also make the move go much easier. If an argument or disagreement does surface try to remind everyone that you are all in this together, and arguing is not going to help anyone get the move done any faster. You are all going to be living together very soon, and if you can’t come to any terms now, then living together is not going to be very easy.