How to Start Packing Early to Avoid a Last-Minute Panic

Moving is a stressful time, and more often than not it's something we'd much rather have done for us

. So when it comes to moving, and planning for the move, most people are very good at procrastinating. And unless you're paying someone else to do the hard work, it's all up to you. It's important to get stuck in early.

If you leave no time for anything but a hurried last minute pack a few days before (or even the night before) the removalists arrive, the results can be disastrous from broken belongings to things just being plain old lost. Your possessions are precious and presumably you will want them intact when they arrive at their destination.

The following tips will help you get started on your packing so your move will run relatively smoothly.

Schedule your packing. This is by far the most important rule and ties in with all the tips below. Have a solid plan about how you want to pack your belongings to avoid randomly packing items into unmarked boxes. Be as involved as you like with this the more work you put in here, the easier unpacking will be at the other end.

Sorting your possessions by need. Figure out what you're going to need before you move and make a general list of everything from least to most required. Start packing your least-needed items first and move through until you're living with the bare minimum. It pays to live frugally for a few days before your move to get maximum benefit out of this.

List the contents of your boxes. On the outside of each box have a list or at least a collective noun of what is inside. Don't forget to mark what is fragile or what is heavy the people lifting the boxes will appreciate it. You should also have clearly marked what area of the house the box is to be taken to so the removalist or whomever is helping you can take it to the appropriate room.

Box area. Living in a house with piles of boxes everywhere is annoying and dangerous. Have a set area (clear one room if possible) where your boxes are to be stacked that will still make your home livable. As you box area increases your living areas will decrease, but careful stacking will ensure minimum intrusion. Good boxes come flat, easy to assemble and take up little space until needed, so keep these in your box area also. This method can also be mirrored on a smaller scale when unpacking in your new home. Each room can have a box area so you can move about freely.

Talk to friends and family. Let people know early what's going on, when you're moving and let them in on your schedule of the move. They may not seem overly interested early on, but more often than not you'll find yourself with an excess of help down the track, as you've given them all plenty of notice.

The last-minute panic is something to avoid at all costs. Unpacking your belongings into your new home should be a relatively stress-less task, perhaps even enjoyable, and there's no better way to ensure that than by starting your packing early.

How to Start Packing Early to Avoid a Last-Minute Panic

By: Michael Gibbons

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