Moving to Your New House

Oh NO! Moving house means I have to start looking at stuff in the attic, I have to clear out the pantry, do I want to keep or chuck my things, and I don’t know where to begin! Everything is in such a mess!

Sound familiar?

Having to move can be a stressful experience if you’ve never done it before. Having done it before can prepare you a little for what’s to come and the things and processes you need to be prepared for. That’s why many people opt to transfer the responsibilities to a moving company that will handle everything from start to finish. But that means costly fees for manpower, to micromanaging what the transport guys touch and don’t touch and more often than not, it’s tough to allow strange people to get up close and personal with your private items.

Thankfully you can tap on your own network of friends and family to help, and if all else fails, the internet is your go-to guru for any questions you have. There lots of websites that are available to supply you with advice, and some will even have a step-by-step list for you to plan your move from start to finish - what you need to do first, how to handle different items, etc.

Once you’ve worked up the motivation to kickoff the process of packing, here’s some tips that might be able to help you keep the flow moving.
Start labelling your packing boxes: You can label them with the items that are supposed to go in - like Clothes, Books, Kitchenware, Documents, Toys, etc.

Start with one box and finish it before moving to the next. If you don’t get distracted when packing then we take our hats off! Sometimes it’s hard to keep focused when hidden in the pile of documents was the love letter you once wrote your wife, or your old teddy bear that you handed down to your kids. But stick to it! You’ll be proud of yourself when you snap on that lid of the packing box.

Look for big items or items at the back of the cupboard that you haven’t used for the last year and check those off the lists first. These are normally the easiest to put aside because they are normally used for very specific things. The mixer, the bar stools, the salad bowls, the ski poles, etc. These items should tell you right away whether you want to keep them or not and it makes clearing up a huge amount of items off your to-do list that much simpler!

Schedule Breaks: You’ve probably taken a few unscheduled ones anyway while looking through the bookshelf or the closet, but scheduling breaks is the easiest way to make sure that you get a good amount of work done. Make sure you keep hydrated during “work time” and take a walk to stretch a bit. You don’t want to strain yourself too much when you’re getting down and dirty organizing!

For us at Boomerang Box, we like to think that half the battle is won by just getting started and getting the first packing box out. Experience tells us that once you get started, every item you put in your moving boxes is another step closer to be ready for the big move. Get started a bit at a time and you’ll be ready before you know it!