Why You Should Plan to Move EARLY
If you've already been Googling the best moving companies while casually pretending you're just exploring your options, here is your gentle nudge that planning your move early isn't just smart, it's the difference between a breezy transition and a full blown meltdown involving missing socks and mystery boxes. Moving may never be a spa day, but planning ahead can at least keep it from becoming a horror movie. Early planning saves you from that dreaded scramble. You know the one, the frantic last minute stuffing of random objects into whatever bag or box is closest to you. Suddenly your toaster is packed with your jewellery and your important documents are wrapped in a bath towel you meant to donate three years ago.
When you start early, you avoid this level of chaos and you can pack at a normal human pace and actually label the boxes with words that make sense rather than miscellaneous. Planning early also gives you the luxury of choice. If you want the best moving companies that won't treat your furniture like it owes them money, then the best thing you can do is plan in advance. If you want a moving day that doesn't require you to take the last slot on a Tuesday at 4:00 in the morning, the earlier you plan, the more options you have. Dates, helpers, supplies and even the playlist you'll use to motivate yourself are like last minute hair appointments. They are technically possible, but you may not love the outcome.
When you plan to move early, you have the joy of decluttering. And yes, I said joy, because decluttering is infinitely more pleasant when you're not under a countdown timer. Early planning gives you time to sort through the things you genuinely want and the things you've been dragging from home to home out of pure habit. You'll discover forgotten treasures cringe at questionable fashion choices from 2011. Finally, say goodbye to that random draw full of orphans charger cables. It's liberating and your future self will thank you when you're unpacking with less junk to manage.
While we're on the topic of unpacking early, planning makes that easier too. You can create a strategy instead of packing free for all. Maybe you pack by room, by category, or maybe by some colour coded, beautifully over organised system worthy of its own Pinterest board. However you choose to do it, you're not having to do it at the last minute, and that's going to be a lot less stressful. On the moving day, a well planned move feels remarkably calm compared to the last minute version. You'll wake up knowing exactly what needs to happen and when, rather than waking up to our half-packed house and the creeping dread that comes from realising you forgot to buy tape.
Planning your move early means less stress, fewer surprises, and way more of your sanity intact. It's the adult choice that in the future, you will look back on with gratitude.