Some people see moving as a new opportunity in their life, others view it as a genuine struggle to survive it.
While nobody can deny that moving from one home to another is stressful, expensive, and nerve-racking, this is the perfect opportunity for you to see that major life event from a different perspective.
If you yourself happen to hate moving house, then these 5 tips could help you change the way you view the entire house moving process.
You probably won’t get to love the relocation hassle, but it’s quite possible that you will see the positives of such a drastic change by learning the best way to handle the relocation aspects that made you hate moving in the first place.
So, you hate moving? Here’s why you should hate moving a bit less.
Why you may hate moving house
Have you asked yourself the question WHY do you hate moving so much? To make your next move a better one, first you’re going to have to know the answers to this very WHY question.
All in all, there are several good reasons to hate moving house:
- Friends. You’re moving away from your good friends – the very people you love and with whom you’ve enjoyed spending quality and sometimes not-so-quality time. For many people, saying goodbye to their pals, mates, and buddies is, without a doubt, the hardest pill to swallow when moving house.
- Money. It’s no secret that moving from one house to another is an expensive affair, especially when moving across the country (long-distance move). You know just how hard you’ve worked to earn your money and now the upcoming move will most likely drain your savings like nothing else.
- Packing. The mere thought of how much time and effort you will have to invest in sorting through and packing all the stuff in your current home is enough to make you scream out at the top of your lungs: I HATE PACKING! I HATE MOVING! I HATE IT ALL!!!
- Movers. The thought that you’ll have to entrust your valuable possessions to complete strangers is enough to send a chill up your spine. You’re afraid that you may not be able to find a good moving company and instead, you could end up in the merciless hands of dishonest movers who will try to scam you in some way. The truth is that you don’t even know where to begin the search for honest, reputable, and affordable movers.
- Adaptation. One of the top reasons you may hate moving house is the unsettling idea that you will have to start it all over again in a new place. For some people, a new beginning in a new city may sound super interesting and exciting. For others, the notion of going through a painful adaptation period in unfamiliar surroundings is the epitome of horror.
Saying that moving house is stressful is a gross understatement. In most cases, it’s worry after worry that will leave you pretty stressed out in the end.
It’s not only that you’re moving away from your close friends, spending a fortune to cover the moving expenses, and spending weeks in a never-ending packing marathon, but it’s also the fear of the unknown – whatever it is that awaits you at the destination – that will keep you tossing and turning at night.
Useful info: How to reduce stress when moving house
FRIENDS: Stay in touch with your pals after the move
It can be really heartbreaking to have to say goodbye to your closest friends when you’re getting ready to move away. Here’s how to make this inevitable farewell a bit easier for you and your pals:
- Organize a farewell party and invite your best friends to it. This way, you will have the chance to see your buddies one more time before you have to move out.
- Try to make the moving away party fun despite the sad occasion. Good music and entertaining games should help you do it.
- Pledge to keep in touch with your best friends after the move. Great distance alone cannot and should not be a reason to end meaningful friendships.
See also: How to keep in touch with friends after moving
MONEY: Use proven ways to lower the moving expenses
Moving house is notorious for being an overly expensive business. Still, the good news for you is that you have good cost-saving techniques at your disposal to try to bring down the moving cost.
You don’t have to hate moving for being way too costly – instead, do something to control your own moving expenses.
- Find a low-cost moving company. This sounds easier said than done, but it’s perfectly feasible – just ask several reputable movers for in-house surveys and compare carefully the moving quotes you receive from the pros.
- Choose to move only the items that you do love and will need in the near future. Remember that each extra thing you pack for moving will increase the final moving cost as the latter is calculated on the basis of overall shipment weight.
- Make a genuine effort to pack up whatever you can by yourself, hopefully, helped out by your loyal friends as well. This way, you won’t have to pay professional packers unless you have to.
Read also: How to cut moving costs
PACKING: Organize a perfect packing project
Packing for a move is often a daunting pre-move project that can cause you to hate moving with a passion. The mere thought of spending days on end doing one and the same thing can drive you crazy even before you start boxing up your things.
The thing is that you don’t have to feel that way about packing at all.
- Follow a good PACKING TIMELINE to organize your time in the best possible way when faced with the formidable task of packing up your possessions for a move.
- Prepare enough packing supplies in advance so that you don’t have to interrupt the packing action too often to go get more wrapping and padding materials.
- Ask your close friends to give you a hand with packing as it’s too big of a project for one person. If that’s just not possible, then turn to professional packers for assistance, if necessary.
MOVERS: Hire the best movers in your city or town
You may be a person who has trust issues when it comes to strangers, and that’s perfectly understandable during a house move. You don’t know that movers who will come to your home, how could you possibly trust them with your prized possessions?
Do you hate moving just because you hate the thought of having to deal with movers and you fear that you may get scammed in the process?
- Use our Moving Cost Calculator to get in touch with top-rated moving companies in your area. The reputable movers that will contact you are all properly licensed by the U.S. Government and are adequately insured.
- Request in-house surveys from the moving companies. That way, you’ll not only get accurate moving cost estimates, but you’ll also have the opportunity to see the movers in person, ask them the hard questions, and judge their professionalism and trustworthiness.
Good to know: What are the benefits of hiring reputable movers?
ADAPTATION: Breeze through the post-move adaptation
If you’ve moved house before, then you should know that a tough adaptation period awaits you at your destination. Could that be the reason why you hate moving?
Without a doubt, it can be really hard to adapt swiftly after a major change like a house move, but if you don’t find a way to cope with it all, nobody else will.
- Beware of telltale signs of relocation depression – an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia and sadness that comes as a direct result of leaving behind your old life and all familiarity, comfort, and support together with it. Symptoms of relocation depression include excessive sleep, uncharacteristic tiredness, lack of desire to leave the house, and tangible apathy.
- Give yourself more time to get used to the new surroundings – this is the best weapon you’ve got when fighting separation anxiety. Don’t be too harsh on yourself for feeling the way you feel – time alone should be able to help you overcome relocation depression.
- Use proven tactics to help you cope with relocation depression: keep in touch with your old friends but make an effort to make new ones, get to know the city or town you just moved in, and introduce familiarity to the new home.
Must-read: How to overcome relocation depression
