{"id":1537,"date":"2014-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/organization\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:39:16","slug":"3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips to Manage a Big Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve moved a lot<\/em> in my life.<\/p>\n

I was born into a military family, so a nomadic life is the only thing I\u2019ve ever known. I\u2019ve lived outside the U.S. twice, and five different states since I\u2019ve been back.<\/p>\n

Basically, moving has pretty much been a routine activity for me every few years. Sometimes it\u2019s easy; when I moved to Missouri last year, I stuffed everything I needed to bring with me into my little Ford Taurus (sort of an oxymoron, as Ford Taurus\u2019 are not<\/em> small vehicles) and hit the road. Other times, like when my family and I relocated from Virginia, it was a huge ordeal that required paying actual movers to help us.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever moved before, you might already have a vague idea of what needs to be done ahead of time, but it\u2019s all too easy for things to slip through the cracks as you make last-minute preparations. Because of this, you may want to consider knocking out some of these tasks earlier rather than later.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Cleaning<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As a bachelor, this is one of my least favorite tasks to do, but it\u2019s an important one nonetheless. Maybe you don\u2019t routinely dust your furnishings in your current home, but the last thing you want is to open up box after box of dusty stuff to release it all into your new one! Which is a fitting transition to my next point\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Streamlining<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Do you really need that lamp that\u2019s been in your attic for two years? Or that serving bowl that occupies an awkward amount of cabinet space but never gets used<\/a> (you know the one)? What about those clothes you haven\u2019t worn in forever?<\/p>\n

Save yourself the hassle of moving boxes filled to the brim with stuff that you\u2019re not even going to unpack! If you can live without it, prune it from your life completely. Donate it to someone in need, or sell it at a yard sale for some extra cash.<\/p>\n

All right, but what about the stuff you\u2019re not ready to part with? Well, it can be extremely beneficial to box up unneeded or infrequently-used items early to store them in a storage unit. This can be helpful to accomplish several weeks before you officially move out, so as to lessen the strain of the big day.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Planning<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lastly, it would be prudent to analyze just how much stuff has to go with you and whether or not you\u2019ll need to hire professional movers<\/a>. All kinds of factors could affect this decision: whether you are single or have a family, how much furniture you own, the distance to your new home, etc. If you do decide to hire professional movers, you should leave yourself plenty of time to\u00a0shop around and schedule them so that you\u2019re not at the mercy of whatever company is available the day of the move.<\/p>\n

Relocating to a new home can feel overwhelming, and rightly so. It is a pretty monumental task to organize everything necessary to manage a big move in such a short time-frame. However, with a little foresight and (cough) expert advice, it can become nothing more than a final hurdle before you transition into the next big chapter of your life.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve moved a lot in my life. I was born into a military family, so a nomadic life is the only thing I\u2019ve ever known. I\u2019ve lived outside the U.S. twice, and five different states since I\u2019ve been back. Basically, moving has pretty much been a routine activity for me every few years. Sometimes it\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n3 Tips to Manage a Big Home Move | StorageMart<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I've moved a lot in my life. as a military kid, I've grown up as a nomad. Check out my tips on how to properly manage a big move after the jump.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Tips to Manage a Big Home Move | StorageMart\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I've moved a lot in my life. as a military kid, I've grown up as a nomad. Check out my tips on how to properly manage a big move after the jump.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog: Life Unboxed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/storagemart\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-08-08T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-25T13:39:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sarah Little\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@storagemart\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@storagemart\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sarah Little\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"StorageMart\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/storagemart\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/storagemart\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/storagemart\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/StorageMartMedia\",\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/StorageMart\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/storagemart\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/storagemart\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/logo.png\",\"width\":3604,\"height\":904,\"caption\":\"StorageMart\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Blog: Life Unboxed\",\"description\":\"StorageMart\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move\",\"name\":\"3 Tips to Manage a Big Home Move | StorageMart\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-08-08T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-25T13:39:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"I've moved a lot in my life. as a military kid, I've grown up as a nomad. Check out my tips on how to properly manage a big move after the jump.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"3 Tips to Manage a Big Move\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sarah Little\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b8e8fbe1e1cdf7a4a1ecda5a3631db3e\"},\"headline\":\"3 Tips to Manage a Big Move\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-08-08T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-25T13:39:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move\"},\"wordCount\":565,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Moving and Storage Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b8e8fbe1e1cdf7a4a1ecda5a3631db3e\",\"name\":\"Sarah Little\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sarah-little-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sarah-little-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Sarah Little\"},\"description\":\"Sarah Little, Marketing Director at StorageMart, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. She serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for the Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association, a non-profit group dedicated to improving the lives of children.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/littlesarahbeth\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/author\/sarah-little\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"3 Tips to Manage a Big Home Move | StorageMart","description":"I've moved a lot in my life. as a military kid, I've grown up as a nomad. Check out my tips on how to properly manage a big move after the jump.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"3 Tips to Manage a Big Home Move | StorageMart","og_description":"I've moved a lot in my life. as a military kid, I've grown up as a nomad. Check out my tips on how to properly manage a big move after the jump.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move","og_site_name":"Blog: Life Unboxed","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/storagemart","article_published_time":"2014-08-08T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-07-25T13:39:16+00:00","author":"Sarah Little","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@storagemart","twitter_site":"@storagemart","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sarah Little","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"StorageMart","url":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/","sameAs":["http:\/\/instagram.com\/storagemart","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/storagemart\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/storagemart\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/StorageMartMedia","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/StorageMart","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/storagemart","https:\/\/twitter.com\/storagemart"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/logo.png","width":3604,"height":904,"caption":"StorageMart"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/","name":"Blog: Life Unboxed","description":"StorageMart","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move","url":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move","name":"3 Tips to Manage a Big Home Move | StorageMart","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-08-08T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-25T13:39:16+00:00","description":"I've moved a lot in my life. as a military kid, I've grown up as a nomad. Check out my tips on how to properly manage a big move after the jump.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"3 Tips to Manage a Big Move"}]},{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move"},"author":{"name":"Sarah Little","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b8e8fbe1e1cdf7a4a1ecda5a3631db3e"},"headline":"3 Tips to Manage a Big Move","datePublished":"2014-08-08T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-25T13:39:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move"},"wordCount":565,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Moving and Storage Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-manage-a-big-move#respond"]}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b8e8fbe1e1cdf7a4a1ecda5a3631db3e","name":"Sarah Little","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sarah-little-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sarah-little-96x96.png","caption":"Sarah Little"},"description":"Sarah Little, Marketing Director at StorageMart, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. She serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for the Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association, a non-profit group dedicated to improving the lives of children.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/littlesarahbeth\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/author\/sarah-little"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7623,"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537\/revisions\/7623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}