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5 Tips To Help You Make Moving Easier

Modified on November 11, 2020 at 3:01 PM

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Moving to a new property can be very challenging, especially as you get older and tend to acquire more furniture – and human beings! But like every move, the basics are very much the same, you’re packing up, moving, and then unpacking into your new property. With that being said, here are five tips to make moving easier for you and your family, whatever sized household that may be!

Plan Ahead

Planning ahead is always going to put you at an advantage to make moving easier because even if things do go wrong, you’ve always got your plan to rely on and lean back on when you want to get back on track. When it comes to moving properties, it takes a lot of preparation to move all your belongings and yourself from one place to the other. With that being said, it is important to try and plan what you need to do during this time. When you’re moving, you’ll likely know that you are once you’ve had an offer accepted on your next property, and if necessary, you’ve accepted an offer on your old one. 

With that being said, things could still go wrong, but it’s better to have packed up everything and be ready then wait till the last minute, just in case an offer were to fall through. You want to set up timeline of everything you want organized and ready, right up to the moving day. It’s also worth having an itinerary for the moving day itself, too, so that you know exactly what needs to happen in order for it to be successful.

Pick The Right Removal Company

The next important aspect of moving is the right removal company. A removal company will be responsible for removing, transporting, and dropping off your belongings from one property to another. Not everyone does this as they will sometimes organize the transport themselves. However, it’s a good thing to choose your removal company wisely in order to make moving easier. There’s going to be a lot out there that are more than capable of doing a good job, but there will be a few that won’t guarantee to keep your belongings as safe and well-kept as others are. Do your research and find professional movers who are reputable in the area you’re in. It might be that you need assistance with the packing itself or not, depending on your situation. Regardless, you want someone who is going to be able to communicate effectively, do a good job, and get everything there in one piece.

Expect For Things To Go Wrong

Things are definitely going to go wrong, and so it’s important to remember this when planning out your moving day and process overall. You might get a delay in when you can move, and there might be situations where the removal company are late or don’t even show up. It’s good to have some backups in place that you can rely on just in case something does fall through or go wrong in the buildup or on the day. Acknowledge that this will happen and it’s something you can’t control, so if it does happen, take a breath and move forward. Knowing things will go wrong will make you less stressed which will make moving easier.

Take The Opportunity To Declutter

When it comes to moving properties, regardless of whether you were renting before, owned a property, or lived with parents, you will likely have plenty of belongings. And with that said, it’s good to do a declutter before you move. This will give you the opportunity to purge anything you don’t want, and thus, you start afresh. It can be great because you’re giving yourself the advantage of freeing up space in your new home and it can be particularly cleansing to declutter. Take a day or two before your move to do a big clear out of things that you no longer wish to own. You could donate, resell, or dispose of it in the trash.

Pack An Essentials Box

An essentials box can be very handy for those situations where you need to access all the things you would use in the first twenty-four hours of being in your new home. Sometimes, things go wrong and it might mean you haven’t moved yet, and everything is packed up, or you have, but you arrived late and have no energy to unpack. An essentials box has everything you need to function until the next day. This really helps make moving easier. Be sure to pack light and nimble with things like toilet paper, your toothbrush, and some pajamas.

You can make moving easier if you have helpful tips like the ones above! Enjoy the move wherever you go next!

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Posted By The Fashionable Housewife
on November 11, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Filed Under: Home Life
Tagged With: Home Life, moving, moving boxes, moving company, moving guide, moving tips

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Sarah-Jean Ballard is the Editor in Chief of The Fashionable Housewife blog and Founder of Fashionable Media. Married to a sexy Molecular Biologist, housewife, mom to 5, homeschooler, Certified Personal Nutritionist and entrepreneur who's mission is to help moms just like you look and feel GREAT! Other interests include dancing, yoga, positive intactivism, natural birth and breastfeeding support, babywearing, paleo & gluten-free cooking, and promoting an overall healthy lifestyle to all.

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