How to Effectively Pack Your Belongings When Moving Home

Moving home is noted as one of the most stressful experiences of our lives. That’s no surprise, considering what a mammoth affair it can be. Transporting your entire life to a new location was never meant to be easy. However, there are measures you can take to reduce your stress levels and ensure a smooth transition to your new home. Here, we’ll give a few handy tips on how to effectively pack up your belongings. So, let’s get to it.

Buy plenty of packing materials

Before you can start packing, you need to ensure you have enough packing materials to store all of your possessions. It can be surprising at just how much stuff you actually own when you start packing. So, to avoid coming up short, buy plenty of packing materials. Boxes, tape, containers, bubble wrap, and anything else you may need should be bought in abundance. It’s always wise to have too many packing materials than not enough. Any excess packaging you have can be stored for future use.

Plan and pack well in advance

This is the most important aspect of facilitating a smooth transition to your new home. Without proper planning, you face the risk of having a disorganised, haphazard move. If you’ve got a move coming up over the next few months, then start planning and packing now. You can never be too organised when it comes to moving home, and formulating a plan of action will not only put your mind at ease, it will also make the whole moving process much, much easier.

Start packing non essential items now

We all have items in our home that can be considered non essential. Items such as decorations, rarely used goods, and possessions we can afford to miss for a month or two are all items that can be packed away now. The sooner you start packing your non essential items, the sooner your move will become a reality. Be ruthless too, and anything that you can do without pack away. You’ll feel better for it once it’s packed and ready to go.

Create a checklist for your items

After you’ve got all of your non essential items boxed up and out of sight, start creating a checklist for your other goods. Decide when you can afford to pack other items that you may need at this present time, but not further along the moving process when moving day is approaching. It can be a wise idea to formulate a weekly packing plan. This will not only help you pack in bite-size chunks and make the process easier, it will also ensure you stay on top of your packing right up to your moving day.

Finally, label every box

You also need to consider your plan of unpacking when you reach your new home. If you haven’t labelled your boxes, then you’re going to have a nightmare when it comes to finding your possessions. If you can, group items together, such as ‘living room items’ or ‘kitchen utensils’. You’ll be thankful for it when you reach your lovely new home.

Follow those packing tips and you should find the whole moving process a lot easier. Moving home should be exciting and not stressful, so make sure that it is.