Make Moving Less Stressful with These Tips

Mike Veny

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Make Moving Less Stressful with These Tips

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We build our lives around convenience. We live in locations that allow us to grow roots, and we work as close as we can to home. Nobody likes a giant commute, but the problem is that moving from place to place can be relatively stressful. Life has a way of challenging us with tasks that can feel very overwhelming, moving home is one of the biggest stressful tasks out there.

Sometimes there’s no avoiding it, and sometimes you have every choice in the world but you don’t want to do it because the stress is making you hesitate. From packing everything up and putting it in a storage container with StorageArea to finding somewhere new to live and coordinating movers, the whole pattern for moving is a difficult one. Packing up your entire life and relocating to a new environment can take a toll on your emotional well-being. It’s definitely not something that you should take lightly! With this in mind, here are some of the ways you can make moving less stressful.

  • Plan, plan, plan. The key to getting through any major task is in the planning. It’s a step that’s usually neglected, but the benefits of planning really are undeniable. You don’t have to be an excellent planner to know that this is what you need to get going. It doesn’t matter whether you write down some steps, or stick a list on a Post-it note of things you have to do and add it to the fridge, you need to make sure the transition is smooth. As long as you know where you’re going at each step of the way, your move will be as stress-free as possible.
  • Don’t do it alone. Whether you are roping in your friends or you are calling a packing company to pack everything for you before moving it, getting some help is a good idea. Hiring professional movers means that you have assistants who are experts in what they do helping you through the whole process. It may feel like an unnecessary luxury, but paying to remove it to help you is one of the best feelings you could have. Your move is guaranteed to be much less stressful and far more entertaining when you know you have people by your side to help.
  • Pack carefully. Earlier on and the reason for that is because you don’t necessarily need to bring absolutely everything the moment you move. If you don’t have time to pack everything, pack what you need to move with you and then leave the rest in storage. You can then take your time to go through it and you are not so stuck for pressure. There is a lot of pressure behind the move but you don’t have to be subject to it if you know where you’re going with your move in the first place.
  • Call in the cleaners. It’s much easier to move stress-free if you know that there is somebody going to be cleaning your home before and after you move in and when you move out. Remember, outsourcing these tasks is a very smart idea if you want to reduce your stress.

Mike Veny

Mike Veny won Corporate LiveWire’s 2022 & 2023 Innovation & Excellence Awards for his work as a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist®. He also won NAMI New York State’s 2023 Leader Of Mental Health Awareness award. As a PM360 ELITE Award Winner, he was recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the healthcare industry for his work with patient advocacy. Determined to overcome a lifetime of serious mental health challenges, Mike’s career began as a professional drummer and evolved into becoming a change maker in the workplace wellness industry. Mike is the author of several books, including the best-selling book, Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero. He is currently furthering his knowledge at Maharishi International University, pursuing a Consciousness and Human Potential degree.