How to Unpack After a Move: 6 KEY Tips
Packing and moving are both stressful and overwhelming. After you’ve finished, all you’ll want to do is order a pizza and collapse on your sofa. You can do that for about an hour or two, but after that, you have to start unpacking. You’ll be exhausted and burnt out, but you can’t put off unpacking […]
How to Create a Moving Budget
Whether you hire a moving company or move yourself, it’s going to cost something. Making a budget is the best way to know how much it’s going to cost you and what choices you can make without breaking the bank. Create your moving budget using our step-by-step guide; we’ll walk you through the 6 main […]
How to Create A Moving Plan
Whether you’ve moved only once in your life or several times within the last few years, moving is overwhelming. If you don’t stay on top of the countless decisions to make and things to do, you’ll feel like you’re drowning in an ocean of moving chaos. You can prevent this from happening in full force […]
How to Pack Shoes for a Move: 6 Tips
Packing shoes for a move is no easy task. They’re bulky and oddly shaped so they don’t fit together like dishes or books. And if you don’t pack them correctly, you could end up unpacking scratched, scuffed, bent, or possibly even torn shoes. You’ve had your shoe collection for years, and you want it to […]
Packing Clothing for a Move: 7 KEY Tools & Tips
Depending on the size of your closets, packing up your clothing may be just as daunting as packing up your kitchen or moving your sectional sofa. The trick to efficient clothing packing lies in having the right packing tools. Before you dive headfirst into packing your clothing, take a look at these 7 tips that […]
6 Tips for Moving During the Holidays
The holidays are usually very busy. Moving is incredibly stressful. Combining these two things isn’t the best idea, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. If you find yourself in this less than ideal situation, you might feel exhausted just thinking about moving during the holidays. To enjoy the most wonderful time of the year in the midst […]
How to Move with Kids: 12 Important Tips
As an adult who’s moved at least once their life, you already know moving is incredibly stressful. But imagine moving as a kid; they’re being uprooted from what is probably the only home they’ve know for their entire life. Their environment and routines–their main source of stability and security–are completely replaced or disrupted. Moving with […]
How to Move Out of Your Parents’ Home
So you’ve reached the point in your life where it’s time to figure out how to move out out of your parents’ home. This is a big step and a milestone worth celebrating. Moving out will be stressful and time consuming regardless of whether you lived with your parents after high school, during college, or […]
How to Wrap Furniture for a Move: Taller Pieces
If you’re opting for a “do-it-yourself” move, one of the most important things to learn is how to wrap furniture to protect it from potential damage during your move. Whether your pieces of furniture are heirlooms, investments, thoughtful gifts, or simply things you don’t want damaged in any way, you’ll need to wrap it up. […]
Change of Address After Moving: 15 Places to Update
As you go through the moving process, you should change your address as soon as you’re able to receive mail at your new home. This task is time consuming and probably the last thing on your mind as you’re just trying to make sure your home is packed up before the movers arrive. But you […]