Moving House: How to Handle the Stress Of Transporting Your Stuff

Moving house is considered to be a positive thing, but it might not feel like it when you’re actually going through the moving process. After all, moving to a new property is widely considered to be one of life’s most stressful events, often surpassing divorce and childbirth. There are plenty of reasons why this is the case. For one thing, it’s just not easy saying goodbye to your existing home, especially if you’ve lived there for a few years. There can also be a lot more admin and paperwork than many people expect, too.

But perhaps the most stressful aspect is moving all of your belongings. This mixes physical stress (it’s bulky, heavy, and hard to move) with logistical stress (how on earth do you move all your stuff in a single day). Throw in the fact that most people simply have no experience with this kind of stuff, and it’s easy to see why it’s so headache-inducing. Having a solid plan in place can help to keep the stress levels down. In this post, we’ll run through some handy tips that should make the process of moving your belongings much easier to manage. 

Declutter, And Be Ruthless

The more things you have to move, the more stressful things will be. Moving one box is fine; moving sixty boxes? That’s going to be trickier. 

Before your move, look at streamlining your items so that you’re moving as little as possible. Haven’t used an item in a year or more? Don’t take it with you; donate it. You won’t miss it, and you’ll be making the job of organizing your things all the more straightforward.

Hire the Right Team

Hiring a moving team to move your belongings for you is the most effective way to keep your stress levels down. However, that’s only true if you work with a reliable removalist company. By reliable, we mean good communication, a range of flexible services, and — this is important — a commitment to showing up on time. If a company has great reviews, then you can have confidence that they’ll make the moving process much more straightforward. 

Consider a Storage Unit

There are items that you’ll want to keep, but may not actually need for the first six months that you’re living in your new home. Think of Christmas decorations, skiing gear, camping equipment; the things you use only on occasion, or seasonally. If you have a lot of that stuff, then it can make sense to rent a storage unit before your move. That way, you can drop it off well before your move, and then pick it up at a time that suits you. 

Put Together an Essentials Bag 

Many people focus so much on transporting their items that they forget that they’ll actually need some of the stuff they’re transporting during the first days in their new place. Putting together an essentials bag with all the key items you’ll be likely to need will help avoid the stress of digging around in boxes when you first land in your new home.