Top Tips For A Stress Free House Move

Top Tips For A Stress Free House Move

If you’ve ever moved house, you’ll know that while it’s exciting, it can also be incredibly stressful, especially if you’re moving with kids. With these easy tips, you can make moving a lot easier on you and the rest of the family and take out a lot of the stress. 

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  1. Plan out some meals for the last few days before you move house. Emptying out the freezer before you move can mean you end up eating some odd combos for dinner if you don’t think ahead. To dodge eating dinner that combines oven chips and old leftovers that nobody can remember the origin of, go through the freezer and see what kind of meals you can organise to use up the last of the food without resorting to eating strange combinations. 
  2. For the first few days after the move, be prepared by stocking the fridge and freezer with some pre-prepared meals or microwave dinners that are fast to get ready. When you’ve been unpacking boxes for hours, you’ll be grateful for a quick, tasty dinner that’s a lot cheaper and healthier than ordering another takeaway.
  3. Clear out old stuff as you pack up your house. We all end up with a lot of stuff, especially with children. A declutter can be very satisfying and lets you start fresh. As you’re packing up, sell, donate or throw out the things you don’t want or need anymore, instead of just moving them to your new home. As an added advantage, you’ll have less stuff to fit into the moving van. Host a garage sale to sell some of it, and make back some of the costs of moving. 
  4. Buy a tape gun. Setting up your packing boxes and sealing them up when they’re full will be much faster and simpler if you use a tape gun, which can save you a lot of time and frustration. 
  5. Label each of your packed boxes with a note about what it’s in it and the room it should go into. This saves you answering questions from the moving company as they’ll already know where things need to go. It’ll also make unpacking easier, as you’ll find the things you need quickly.
  6. Think about what you’ll need in the first few hours at the new house. This could include things like a box cutter to get into other boxes, toilet paper, essential medication, phone chargers and some cups with tea bags or coffee so you can make a drink while you unpack. Pack these essentials into a box that you keep with you instead of putting in the moving van, so you have them ready to access.
  7. Pack another box of similar essentials for the kids, with some pre-packed snacks for hunger emergencies and a few small toys to keep them busy and out of the way during the moving. Any items they’ll find comforting, like a favourite stuffed animal, is a good way to help them stay relaxed during the upheaval. 

Plan out some meals for the last few days before you move house. Emptying out the freezer before you move can mean you end up eating some odd combos for dinner if you don’t think ahead. To dodge eating dinner that combines oven chips and old leftovers that nobody can remember the origin of, go through the freezer and see what kind of meals you can organise to use up the last of the food without resorting to eating strange combinations. 

For the first few days after the move, be prepared by stocking the fridge and freezer with some pre-prepared meals or microwave dinners that are fast to get ready. When you’ve been unpacking boxes for hours, you’ll be grateful for a quick, tasty dinner that’s a lot cheaper and healthier than ordering another takeaway.

Clear out old stuff as you pack up your house. We all end up with a lot of stuff, especially with children. A declutter can be very satisfying and lets you start fresh. As you’re packing up, sell, donate or throw out the things you don’t want or need anymore, instead of just moving them to your new home. As an added advantage, you’ll have less stuff to fit into the moving van. Host a garage sale to sell some of it, and make back some of the costs of moving. 

Buy a tape gun. Setting up your packing boxes and sealing them up when they’re full will be much faster and simpler if you use a tape gun, which can save you a lot of time and frustration. 

Label each of your packed boxes a note about what it’s in it and the room it should go into. This saves you answering questions from the moving company as they’ll already know where things need to go. It’ll also make unpacking easier, as you’ll find the things you need quickly.

Think about what you’ll need in the first few hours at the new house. This could include things like a box cutter to get into other boxes, toilet paper, essential medication, phone chargers and some cups with tea bags or coffee so you can make a drink while you unpack. Pack these essentials into a box that you keep with you instead of putting in the moving van, so you have them ready to access.

Pack another box of similar essentials for the kids, with some pre-packed snacks for hunger emergencies and a few small toys to keep them busy and out of the way during the moving. Any items they’ll find comforting, like a favourite stuffed animal, is a good way to help them stay relaxed during the upheaval. 

Plan out some meals for the last few days before you move house. Emptying out the freezer before you move can mean you end up eating some odd combos for dinner if you don’t think ahead. To dodge eating dinner that combines oven chips and old leftovers that nobody can remember the origin of, go through the freezer and see what kind of meals you can organise to use up the last of the food without resorting to eating strange combinations. 

For the first few days after the move, be prepared by stocking the fridge and freezer with some pre-prepared meals or microwave dinners that are fast to get ready. When you’ve been unpacking boxes for hours, you’ll be grateful for a quick, tasty dinner that’s a lot cheaper and healthier than ordering another takeaway.

Clear out old stuff as you pack up your house. We all end up with a lot of stuff, especially with children. A declutter can be very satisfying and lets you start fresh. As you’re packing up, sell, donate or throw out the things you don’t want or need anymore, instead of just moving them to your new home. As an added advantage, you’ll have less stuff to fit into the moving van. Host a garage sale to sell some of it, and make back some of the costs of moving. 

Buy a tape gun. Setting up your packing boxes and sealing them up when they’re full will be much faster and simpler if you use a tape gun, which can save you a lot of time and frustration. 

Label each of your packed boxes a note about what it’s in it and the room it should go into. This saves you answering questions from the moving company as they’ll already know where things need to go. It’ll also make unpacking easier, as you’ll find the things you need quickly.

Think about what you’ll need in the first few hours at the new house. This could include things like a box cutter to get into other boxes, toilet paper, essential medication, phone chargers and some cups with tea bags or coffee so you can make a drink while you unpack. Pack these essentials into a box that you keep with you instead of putting in the moving van, so you have them ready to access.

Pack another box of similar essentials for the kids, with some pre-packed snacks for hunger emergencies and a few small toys to keep them busy and out of the way during the moving. Any items they’ll find comforting, like a favourite stuffed animal, is a good way to help them stay relaxed during the upheaval. 

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