Moving home, the two words that strike fear into the hearts of even the most organized of people. Boxes everywhere, the mystery of lost tape rolls, and the looming question of how did you accumulate so much stuff in such a short time? But don’t panic.
With a little planning and a few clever tricks, moving doesn’t have to be a total headache. And if you’re really clever about it, you’ll enlist help from professionals like Yeates, a removals company that knows how to take the heavy lifting off your shoulders, literally and figuratively.
If there is a house move sitting on your horizon line, here are 4 tips to keep things smooth, mostly stress free, and maybe even a little fun.
- Declutter the house. You have to do this like you mean it. If you haven’t used it or worn it or looked at it in the last two years, you don’t need to take it to the new house. One of the best ways to simplify the move is to get rid of all the stuff before you start packing. You can go room to room and sort items into keep, donate, sell, or bin piles. You’ll save time, energy, and money by not hauling things you don’t want anymore. Less stuff also means less unpacking later.
- Label everything like a pro. You think you’re going to remember what’s in every box, but you won’t. That brown cardboard blur will make perfect sense now, but it will become a confusing sea of mystery boxes in about a week.Invest in good marker pens and get specific with the labels. Colour coded stickers by room can also work wonders if you want to be extra fancy and it will help the moving crew too.
- Pack a First Night box. There’s nothing worse than arriving in the new home exhausted and hungry, only to realise your phone charger, kettle and toothbrush are buried in the deepest depths of Box Mountain. Avoid the chaos by packing a first night box with all of your essentials. It should also include toiletries, a change of clothes, charges, snacks and medications. You should also add a roll of toilet paper just in case.
- Don’t do it all yourself. Asking your friends to help is fun, but we’re living in a cost of living crisis, so you might find that pizza and beer in exchange for help with moving isn’t going to cut it. Calling in the pros with a reliable removals company can save you hours of effort, not to mention backaches and squished furniture. They’ll also have the insurance that you need to keep your items covered should something go wrong.
It takes a lot of effort to move house, but with a bit of preparation and the right mindset, you can make sure that it happens in one go. Take your time with planning; you want to make sure that you save yourself as much stress as you can!
