Moving can feel like juggling a hundred different things at once, can’t it? Packing, decluttering, and keeping track of everything—it’s enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed! But don’t worry; staying organized doesn’t have to be stressful. These seven tips will not only help you streamline the process but might even make moving feel a little less daunting. Here are seven tips to help you stay organized during your move:
How to Stay Organized During Your Move
1. Set Up A Packing Station
Imagine this: you’re halfway through packing, and suddenly, you can’t find the tape or a box the right size for those awkwardly shaped kitchen gadgets. Frustrating, right? That’s where a packing station saves the day.
Set up an area in your home that is your family’s “packing station”. Here, you can have an assortment of boxes of various sizes, newspaper to help protect delicate items, labels, packing paper, chunky markers, and a tape gun. You can set up this packing station in your garage or on any large, flat surface in your home. Having a central hub keeps your packing on track and saves you from unnecessary trips around the house.
2. Invest In A Tape Gun
Have you ever tried to tear packing tape with your hands? The sheer amount of boxes that you will need to wrap and close warrants an investment in a tape gun. If you are trying to tear off bits and pieces of tape with your hands, you will quickly become fatigued and it can lead to less stable packaging. Pro tip: double-tape the bottom of boxes carrying books or kitchenware. You’ll thank yourself later!
3. Declutter
We’ve all held onto items thinking, “I might need this someday,” only to rediscover it months—or years—later, untouched. Moving is a fantastic opportunity to declutter. During the packing process, you will have to touch everything you own, which gives you the opportunity to make a decision on whether you want to keep the item or whether it should be given away, sold, donated to charity, or thrown out. If you can’t picture your life in your new location or house with the item, find a way to dispose of it.
4. Make Notes Of What Is Being Kept Where
Have you ever opened a box after a move and wondered, “Why did I pack this here?” Or worse, spent hours hunting for something essential, like your phone charger, only to find it buried under winter coats? Creating a system for tracking your packed items can save you from those frustrating moments.
You can use Evernote, or even a simple spreadsheet, to make notes of which items have been packed, moved to storage, or placed in a temporary storage facility. This will help you keep track of your belongings during the packing and moving process.
5. Use Skitch for Larger Items
Skitch is a free Evernote add-on that lets you add notes and sketches to pictures. During your moving process, you can use this to take pictures of larger items such as cabinets, televisions or furniture and make annotations of the dimensions on the pictures. This can be an easy way to keep track of the sizes larger items that you want to move into your new house to make sure they fit into your new rooms. You can also use these dimensions and photos to upload the items to eBay or Craigslist if you need to sell the items later (that way, the seller will have the sizes of the items they are considering purchasing).
6. Create a Moving Binder
Ever felt like you’re drowning in paperwork during a move? A moving binder keeps everything organized—and your stress levels low. Dedicate a binder to documentation that will be needed during your move. Things like your moving company’s contact details and receipts, hotel bookings, flight information, and so on, can be kept in this binder–keep it handy during your move, if anything goes awry you’ll have all the details at your fingertips.
7. Hire a Professional
The last thing you want is for a moving company to arrive late, or to arrive on the wrong day, to damage your items during the move or to get lost during the trip. If you are looking for a reliable and reputable domestic moving company, contact Isaac’s Moving & Storage today.
Smooth Moves Start with the Right Support
Let’s face it: moving will never be completely stress-free, but it doesn’t have to feel chaotic. With a little preparation and the right support, you can navigate the process with confidence. Whether you’re planning a local move with trusted Boston movers or tackling the complexities of international moving, Isaac’s Moving & Storage is here to help. Our team is dedicated to making your move as seamless as possible—just take a look at our glowing client reviews to see what our customers have to say!
