Having a baby, getting married, and moving house are said to be among the most stressful and overwhelming experiences in a person’s life. However, the good news is that you can minimize any overwhelm from the last one by following the suggestions below.
Eat the elephant in pieces
The answer to the question of how to eat an elephant (or do an overwhelming task) is in pieces. What that means is that you, when moving house, can feel very overwhelmed indeed because there are so many different tasks associated with it. However, if you break down the whole task into smaller tasks and then further subtasks, you can deal with them one at a time, ensuring you have enough time and energy and don’t get overwhelmed.
For example:
Task:
- Putting your current house on the market
Subtasks:
- Complete any repairs,
- Clean your house,
- Declutter your home so it looks larger,
- Depersonalize.
Get organized but not over-organized
Another way to prevent getting overwhelmed when moving house is to stay organized during the packing phase. The trick here is to consider what is practical for your organisation, but not to try and be so organized that it just adds more stress to your plate.
A good example of this would be to set up packing boxes labelled with the rooms the items will go to in your new place, such as the bedroom and kitchen. Over-organisation might be to try and write lists of every item in the box, which is likely to be time-consuming and largely unnecessary.
Recruit some help
You can also help alleviate some of the stress and overwhelm of moving by not trying to do everything alone. Yes, recruiting some help from professionals can lighten both the physical and emotional load of moving homes.
The first set of professionals that you’ll want to recruit is a professional cleaning service like Sparkly Maid that specializes in move-out cleans. By allowing them to do your financial cleaning once you have moved out of your property, you can preserve your energy for unpacking and getting settled in your new home.
Another set of professionals that can be helpful to recruit are professional movers. This is because they will do all the lifting, loading and unloading work for you. What this means is that you won’t be so physically exhausted when you arrive at your new place, and you have the energy left to properly unpack rather than leaving things in boxes during your first night.
Have a plan for moving day
Last of all, if you want to prevent overwhelm, having a plan for moving day is a very sensible idea. I’m not so much talking about a strict schedule here, but more of a if this happens, then we’ll do that kind of plan.
An example of this might be that if the movers accidentally drop or damage an item, you will take a 10-minute time-out to calm down before trying to continue with unpacking. Alternatively, another example could be that if the move goes on past 8 pm, then you will stop for an hour and grab some takeout to refuel.
