Moving house is never a completely simple and straightforward experience. The sad truth is that there’s no entirely easy way to pack up everything you own and to shift it from one place to another. However, something that makes this process even harder is if you’re trying to move house when you have kids and pets to take into consideration too. This adds more belongings, more feelings and even more chaos into proceedings. So, what can you do to make this process as straightforward and unpainful as possible? Here are some suggestions to get you started.
Start Packing Early
As soon as you know you’re going to be moving home, it’s time to start packing, even if the move is months away. Sure, this may seem over the top. But when it comes down to it, you will likely have a lot more to pack than you think, and you don’t want to leave everything as a last minute rush. Start by packing away seasonal items and decorative items that you don’t need in the lead up to your house move. As the moving date gets closer, you can start to pack up the things you use more often.
Label Your Boxes
Make sure to label your moving boxes, detailing what’s in which box will make the unpacking process on the other end a whole lot easier.
Use Professional Moving Services
We can’t emphasise this enough. Use professional moving services when moving house. This will lift the largest weight from your shoulders, especially when it comes to cross country moving. Professionals have the tools, equipment, strength and experience to move all of your belongings out of your first space and to transport them and unload them into your new space. Sure, it can be tempting to hire a van and do it yourself, but you will heavily regret this when you’re trying to maneouver a fridge freezer or a bookcase down stairs without damaging them or the building in the process. Removal specialists also have insurance, which means your belongings will be covered throughout the process.
Get a Childminder and Pet Sitter for Moving Day
Moving day is perhaps the most chaotic part of the process of moving home. It will be much easier to do this without having to also keep an eye on your kids and pets while there are doors open, moving vehicles, heavy objects being moved and more. Instead, make life easier for yourself and use the services of a pet sitter and childminder for the day. This will keep your children and pets out of harm’s way and will also be much more fun and enjoyable for them than simply watching people lift heavy boxes and appliances in and out of vans.
Moving is never going to be easy, but there are steps you can take to simplify it for yourself. Hopefully, some of the suggestions above will help to get you, your kids and your pets into the new property without too much hassle.
