Order, planning ahead and wellbeing. According to professional organisers, these are the values that should guide us throughout the process.
Because moving house doesn’t have to mean stress and a long face, quite the opposite. That said, the experts agree that to enjoy it you need to have everything carefully planned, and that also means letting go of certain things.
So yes: goodbye to what you no longer need. Welcome change and transformation. Minimalism is a philosophy that firmly believes “less is more” and encourages us to review the items we no longer use.
All the more so when you consider that the average person keeps around 2,800 objects at home. Do we really need that many?
A simple move, with no fuss and no stress
But let’s get to the point: how do we pull off a move that’s simple, hassle-free and stress-free? It sounds like a tall order. The boxes pile up by the door, time runs short and we find ourselves surrounded by things and furniture we never want to see again. Yet the difference between a calm, cheerful move and one that breeds stress, beyond planning ahead, is the attitude we bring to it.
“People think packing boxes is quick, but a move needs to be prepared a month and a half in advance so you can do it step by step and avoid the stress.”
It’s about treating your change of home as an opportunity, a chance to decide how you want things from now on, so that when you place a lamp or a table in your new home, it feels like yours. And you enjoy it every time you look at it.
Especially at a time when the sense of comfort and retreat our homes are meant to give us matters more than ever. A move is also there to be enjoyed, so take a breath, set it all up and start handling it calmly.
Changing the keys to your home, stress-free
Before you get stuck into the move, remember that order means wellbeing and happiness. Sometimes we go through tough patches and that inner unease shows up on the outside, that is, in our homes. If your home and surroundings are cluttered, if you sense visual noise and don’t see things that make you happy, you’ll fall into the “I can’t be bothered, where do I even start…” spiral. But bringing order and calm around you will help you feel balanced.
Here are five keys to make your steps smooth, steady and stress-free. A set of tips that teach us to experience a change of home differently and actually enjoy it.
Plan your move
Moving can be easy and hassle-free if we plan it well. It helps to know where you’re going, what the home is like, which rooms it has and, of course, where you’ll place each of your pieces of furniture and belongings. Smart planning!
Plan ahead and act in time
Another rule for enjoying your move is planning ahead. A move isn’t about starting with the boxes the weekend before. Ideally you’d begin a month and a half in advance so the change of home is as smooth as possible, far from stress.
Use storage boxes
When your boxes arrive, pack away whatever you already know you won’t be using. Do it room by room to keep a certain order. What do we do with these boxes? They can simply stay at home. The idea is to accept that you’re moving and that it’ll be a long process.
You can find a wall to stack all the boxes against, or place them in each of the respective rooms. It’s up to you, but either way it’ll help you gather your things calmly.
We recommend the “wardrobe box” approach: take the hangers straight out of the wardrobe and put them in the boxes just as they are. Then, once we reach the new home, we hang them exactly where we’ve already planned. This can wait until the final days if it’s for clothes you wear a lot.
Label your boxes
Order is key when moving. Make sure you label the boxes and organise them into categories. For example: kitchen items, bathroom items, décor items… You can also print a sheet for each room where you note what’s inside each box by room. This will help you know which boxes you have, what they contain and where they’ll go in your new home.
Let go of what you no longer need
Finally, part with everything you no longer need. We tend to hoard objects, keepsakes… But moving is one of the best opportunities to let go of things we didn’t even know we had and give them away. We can’t take everything old with us!
Apply these simple tricks and moving will be far easier than you think and, before you know it, you’ll be opening up a new home and thinking about how to decorate it.
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At Mudanzas Trallero we help you experience your move in Barcelona or Madrid with order and no stress. Ask us for a no-obligation quote!
