Moving is such hard work and I learned some valuable lessons in the process. If this is your first time or not, I hope these moving tips will help you learn from some of our mistakes.
One of the best ways to make moving less painful is to organize and plan. Make sure to get a lot of moving boxes, packing tape, and padding for fragile items.
Pack your boxes strategically. Choose a “packing area” ahead of time and box up a few things each day. Make sure all your boxes are packed before you rent your moving truck.
One of the clever packing hacks I know is from my daughter-in-law. She used a color-coding system with a strip of different color tape for the contents of separate rooms, so smart!
Things that can be sold or donated is one less item you have to pack and unpack. Moving is an opportunity to get rid of the junk and useless stuff just laying around the house.
I’ve also had good success selling items through the Next Door app and Facebook Marketplace. Using these saved me plenty of time and less stuff to pack.