These three things done separately are work, a chore, an annoyance; having to do all three together at the same time is just plain overwhelming. I personally enjoy cleaning I find it to be therapeutic but I have done all three of the above unsaid chores together and I have to say there is nothing enjoyable or therapeutic about it. Although it would be very difficult for me to sit here and tell you that I can make these fun and entertaining, I can very comfortably and honestly tell you that I can make these things less stressful by sharing with you my secret cleaning, packing and moving tips-original I know!
Firstly you need to make a list of the different rooms in your house so for example
-living room
-dining room
-kitchen
-bathroom
-bedroom
Secondly you need to put each person in your household’s name beside the rooms you would like them to be responsible for. Now be careful it is probably not best to have someone who knows nothing about what is even in your kitchen cleaning, and packing your kitchen. You will need to ensure that everyone in your household is on the same page, has their specified duties and knows exactly what is expected.
Once everyone is aware of what rooms they are responsible for you can start by building a timeline to plan your timeline you probably want at least 2 to 4 weeks but if you find that it has gotten to the point where you have more like 2 to 4 days you can make that work to, you just will have to work a bit harder than the rest.
So you want to work in a methodical manner, anything that will be used right until the end of the move you will want to leave out so things like the trinkets and pictures they can start to go away earlier, extra dishes, extra toys etc. all can go, this is the perfect opportunity to do a little spring cleaning, throw out what you don’t want or haven’t used in months or years, clean and pack safely and securely the rest of it. Take one room at a time so each day one person starts on one of their rooms, don’t try to juggle having more than one room torn apart at a time is what causes half of the stress and overwhelming.
On Average you should have 25% of your rooms done for each of the four weeks, it is best just to approach it as a math equation (a very simple one of course) if you have 8 rooms in your house you should have two rooms completed each week so that the only things left behind are the absolute necessities.
I know what your thinking, is this going to end up being more work planning out and thinking through but I assure you that this is not the case that my little steps will help eliminate time and better yet stress and anxiety. This way you can work harder on enjoying an exciting new change in your life instead of letting the old drag you down!
Cleaning and Packing and Moving Oh My!
