Moving can be such a stressful time and unfortunately it’s something a lot of us have to do often. I’m only 25 years old but I’ve already moved multiple times, even across the country. That’s why today, I’ll be sharing the best packing and moving tips with you.
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Get Organized
The first step you need to take when getting ready for a move is to get organized. Completely plan out your move and what you’re doing on which days so you have some goals set up for yourself. This will also help to not add additional stress closer to your moving date.
De-clutter Your Home
Moving is a great excuse to de-clutter your home. Go through each room, closet, drawer, all your clothing and get rid of anything you don’t want. There’s no point in packing anything you don’t want to unpack and find a home for in your new house. This is something I do every time I move and is such an important step to me.
Start Early
This next tip is so important. There’s nothing worse than moving in a week and knowing you’re no where near done packing. Start as early as you can. Anything you don’t use on a weekly basis, start packing that as early as you can so in the last week before you move, you’re only packing your daily items.
Label Everything In Detail
The next tip on this list of packing and moving tips is the most important tip to me and what has helped me the most. Make sure to label everything in detail. And when I say label everything I don’t just mean to put kitchen. I mean to right everything in the box like cups, plates, bowls, etc. This is important because when you start unpacking, you can unpack everything in one day. However, you might need to find a few things to use immediately. Labeling everything will help you do that.
Don’t Mix Rooms In Boxes
Something I learned early on when moving is to only put one rooms worth of stuff in each box. That way, if you’re searching for something for your bathroom, it will only be in one of the boxes labelled bathroom. Then, you don’t need to search every box in your home, only the ones labelled bathroom.
Make A Set Up Kit
When moving there are some things you need to take apart like your bed frame so you can get it in and out of homes easily. You obviously need tools to take the bed apart, however, you also need those tools to put your bed back together. I recommend not packing the tools and just keeping them somewhere like in your vehicle so you don’t need to find them again later. This may seem minor but, I’ve slept on my mattress on the floor for a few days before we could find the tools to put it back together. So trust me, it’s worth keeping in mind.
Live Out Of A Suitcase
This next tip is something I didn’t use to do but is so worth it. I live out of a suitcase for the last couple of days before moving. This way, all your essentials are packed in one easily accessible place and you can continue to pack the rest of your home without worrying about needing anything you’re packing.
Get A Mattress Bag
This next packing and moving tip is actually something so easy to forget about, a mattress bag. It’s important to keep your mattress clean when moving. Also, if it’s raining or snowing, you don’t want your mattress to get wet.
Leave It To The Professionals
My last tips is to just leave it all to the professionals. For my last move I just left it to the professionals to move my stuff across the country. They packed all my stuff, loaded it in the truck and unloaded it. A great thing about the professionals packing your stuff is that they know the correct way to pack your stuff so you know it won’t get damaged along the way.
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Before using a professional moving company I wasn’t really sure if it would be worth it. But after using a professional moving company, I can say without a doubt it is so worth it. They take away all your stress about the move and give you so much extra time to do other things instead of having to pack up your entire house.
And those are all my packing and moving tips. I hope this helped you and you have a stress free time while packing and moving.
