Moving Day Tips (part 5/5 right-sizing series) s4e5
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The truck is finally here!
After talking through why you're moving, whether it's time, what comes with you, and how to make those decisions without losing your mind, Julie and Janis tackle the big day itself.
As Janis puts it, a move after 60 isn't one project. It's three projects wearing a trench coat, pretending to be one.
So we're unbuttoning that trench coat and breaking the whole thing into five manageable phases. No exploding heads allowed. 😅
📐 Phase 1: Before You Decide
Start with the NEW home, not the old stuff. Get the floor plan. Measure the rooms, the closets, the doorways (yes, especially the doorways!), and your furniture.
"It'll probably fit" is not a measurement. It's a prayer whispered to the moving gods, and the moving gods do not care about your feelings.
🗂️ Phase 2: Declutter
A quick Keep or LETS-GO refresher: keep what you use, love, and truly need, and release the duplicates and "somedays." Sentimental items get intentional, not rushed.
📅 Phase 3: Prepare
This is not a weekend project!
Work backward from moving day, tackle one area at a time in Small Doable Doses, and build in margin for the unexpected.
Assemble your moving team, and please don't make your adult kids your unpaid moving company. (Julie speaks from experience.)
Plus: the client who tagged furniture two years early, Janis's life-saving "pre-move the toilet paper" tip, and why a dishwasher-sized box of hardcovers isn't a box. It's a crime scene.
💪 Protect Your Body (Not Optional!)
Dollies, real breaks, water, and hired help for the heavy stuff. Nobody in the history of moving has ever said, "The dresser was so worth it."
📬 The Paperwork That Sneaks Up on You
Address changes, mail-forwarding timing, and emergency contacts. Julie shares a hospital story that proves why these matter.
📦 Phase 4: Moving Day
Keys, pets, snacks, essentials that ride with you, and a plan for where you're sleeping night one.
🏡 Phase 5: Settling In
Bed, bathroom, kitchen, clothing, essentials.
Functional first, beautiful later. Your throw pillows can wait; your toothbrush cannot.
And give yourself grace for the emotional ups and downs.
💛 The Big Idea:
Don't move your old life into your new home.
Move the life you want into your new home.
🎯 This Week's Challenge
Grab a tape measure! Measure your three biggest furniture pieces, and put a piece of tape on anything that won't be making the move someday. Then pop into the ABC Declutter Facebook Community and tell us what got tagged!
Feeling angst about an upcoming move? Reach out. We'd love to help make your transition easier.
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Keep it Simple, Keep it Intentional, and - as always - Keep Decluttering!!