Relocating – like sitting in a dimly lit waiting room while waiting to get an ingrown toenail removed or travelling long-distance to visit close family for the holiday season – is one of those situations that everyone faces at some point in their life.
Although it might be a nuisance, once it’s over, positivity generally replaces the negativity the situation caused. However, this depends on how well you’ve planned to ensure everything is as streamlined as possible – particularly when preparing for a family move.
Between coaxing your kids to help you pack, hiring professional movers, and getting your current property ready for sale, there seem to be endless tasks to consider. To make it easier, we’ve outlined several packing and moving suggestions to make this your most streamlined family move yet below.
Hire A Professional Moving Company
You have two options when moving all your earthly belongings from A to B. Either take the DIY route and pack/move everything by yourself or enlist the services of a professional moving company that will take care of everything on your behalf – and since this list aims to make your family move streamlined – we’d consider picking the latter option!
As well as taking the pressure of moving/packing your belongings off you, hiring reputable movers and packers like Bright Movers is the best option if you’re travelling long-distance, you have a large quantity of stuff, or if the items to be moved are heavy/valuable.
Whether moving down the road or to the neighbouring borough, consider visiting their website for more information. Or contact a team member for specific inquiries and see how their moving services could help make this your most streamlined family move yet.
Purge Everything
Especially if you’re downsizing, moving is the perfect time to go through all your belonging and see what things you’ve outgrown that could be tossed, sold, or given to friends/family members in the hopes of giving them a second lease on life.
Go through your current property room by room, and as you pack, sort items into three piles; keep, toss, and donate. Not only will you save time and effort by not having to pack unnecessary items, but it also gives you a chance to make a little extra money on the side – which will be welcome as moving is such an expensive process! – if you sell items using selling apps like Depop and Vinted.
As for the items that won’t sell, consider tossing them, or if they’re in relatively good condition, you could donate them to your local homeless shelter or give them as gifts to your close family and friends.
Keep The Essentials On Hand
The day before the big move, ensure you create a box/bag of essentials you’ll need on hand in the event of a disaster. Not that you want to dwell on the negatives, but if the moving truck gets delayed or key exchanges don’t quite go to plan, you have something to fall back on.
This could be toiletries, a spare change of clothes, your child’s favourite toy, daily medications, or any necessary paperwork, that you can tuck away into the back of the car, carry onto the plane with you, or keep beside your feet in the truck cab – so at least you’ll have some essentials with you if worse comes to worst!