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Let's be honest, moving a household is one of the most stressful things one can ever face in a lifetime - and many of us have to do it often. But moving an entire household full of items to a new location doesn't have to be nearly as large of an undertaking as it seems.The key to reducing the stress of a household move is being prepared. Household moving can be done both calmly and confidently if you plan ahead and note each step that you need to take.

The first thing you will want to do is decide whether or not your new home is large enough to support all your current possessions. Take inventory of what you own and spend a few minutes figuring out if it is all necessary. Do triage: give things away, host a yard sale and throw out anything broken or unusable (remember to recycle too). It will feel great to lighten the load you have to transfer to your new home and to let go of possessions that were dragging you down. Many people like to sell their larger items such as furniture and pool tables, as transporting these items can be quite expensive.

Once you have decided what is coming and what isn't, your best bet is to begin packing as soon as possible. However, this doesn't mean that you should start putting away your cookware and moving your couches into storage; you still want your current home to be livable. The best way to pack up a home is to take small items that won't get much use for the rest of the time that you're living at your current location and pack them ahead of time. This way, you won't have to deal with them when it comes time to pack up your larger belongings. If you have access to your new home ahead of time, you may want to move these objects as soon as you pack them, as it will be less to handle on your move-in day.

Pack the rest of your items by room, keeping each room's items in the same general vicinity, as this will make your move-in day far more manageable. If any of them are considered fragile, be sure to indicate so on the boxes with a permanent marker. When packing the moving vehicle, be sure to put all boxes for each room together to ease the unloading process.

Household moving can be fun when done correctly, and doesn't need to be stressful. Be sure to start all of your planning ahead of time and things will surely work out.

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