A Smart Move

How to Be Smart when Packing to Move

The average person moves over eleven times in their life. This jumping around means there’s a lot of mistakes and successes that can come from packing. Making a smart move is always the goal. Whether you’re a moving newbie, or you’ve moved every year for the last ten years, you may have new things to learn. Here are some tips on packing smarter so that your next move will be the easiest.

Consider What You Use Most

Which parts of each room do you get the most use out of? Is it a comfortable pillow in your living room? Your toothbrush and cup in the bathroom? Think about this, and then save those for the last packed things. These items should be at the top of every close box that they go into so that you can easily find them. You shouldn’t pack all of these into one package because it’ll be a nightmare to run all over and unpack but pack consciously. Remember that your main goal is a smart move.

Purge Things You Don’t Use

Moving is the best time to go through the things you own and decide if they’re taking the next life step with you. Do you need your aunt’s Precious Figures figurines? Is that giant decorative wall fan still part of how you want to decorate your new home? You didn’t look at St. Albert real estate so that you could live a parallel life to what you do now. Go through items you’re on the fence about, and consider if you could see yourself living a happy and fulfilled life without them. If something doesn’t spark joy, it’s time to leave it behind.

Get Air Out

A huge rookie mistake a lot of first-time movers make is packing air. This plan means you pack shirts, blankets, pillows, and other things into boxes without compressing them. The most popular way to squeeze the air out of these products is to use vacuum bags to suck out the extra air and condense the fibers into as tight a package as possible. This plan allows you to move more things in smaller containers and help you keep your items clean if you’re driving while it’s raining or snowing.

Pack Dishes In Spare Blankets

Although it used to be that everyone used newspapers to pack their dishes, those papers aren’t as common anymore! Instead, you can use sheets, blankets, and towels to wrap your dishes! This doubles for packing since you’re packing twice the things and reducing the amount of waste you create. Ensure that your dishes are packed safely and tightly, and you won’t have any broken plates or glasses by the time you get to your new home.

Save Your Kitchen For Last

As tempting as it may be to pack your kitchen first, you should save it for last. Even if you think you’ll be able to live off of microwave dinners for the days before your move- wait! You may need a kitchen knife to open boxes or a bottle opener to celebrate saying goodbye to your old home. When you move, unpack this room first, and it’ll be like you were never without a kitchen.

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