30 Must Read Blogs Featuring Tips for Packing Up Your House

Whether you are packing up to move as a family, leaving your college dorm or parent’s home, you’re in for an interesting ride. In fact, it’s probably going to rank as one of the most arduous tasks you have ever taken on – and that’s only if you are properly prepared. If you haven’t done the leg-work, you're likely find that packing up soon becomes your worst nightmare. You’re in good hands, though, as these thirty blogs will give you the inside scoop on how to survive packing up your home.

Packing Supplies and General Tips

Don’t worry if you are not the most organized person on the planet. People have been packing for thousands of years, so it’s kind of a fine art at this stage and there are plenty of resources out there that will allow you to take advantage of others' wisdom. There are strict guidelines that you should adhere to which will ensure that all of your possessions reach their destination in one piece. To get you started, follow the tips on packing supplies and etiquette in these five blogs.

1. Protecting Your Fragile Items When Packing
2. Moving: How to pack your home
3. Packing up Your Home after Its Sold
4. Top Tips: Packing your Home the Stress Free Way
5. Top 6 Tips for Packing Up a House

Room-by-Room

Although general tips will help you to organize packing, they do not account for the specifics. Each room in your house may require its own packing plan, depending on what the room is used for. Another benefit of packing room-by-room is accessibility – you may need items like cups, plates or toilet paper at short notice, after all. By packing room-by-room, you can easily locate any item and retrieve it without completely undoing all your good work. Here are five blogs with tips on packing up each room of your house.

6. Moving Home Office – Simple Packing Tips
7. The Kitchen: Packing Tips for the Most Difficult Room in Your House
8. The Kitchen: Packing Tips for the Most Difficult Room in Your House
9. How to stage your home while packing for a move
10. Packing Tips for College Move Out Day

Health and Safety

Health and safety is often overlooked when packing up a house. Besides the risk of tripping over items strewn across the floor, there is also dehydration, stress and the threat of opportunistic thieves to worry about. On average it takes a burglar less than ten minutes inside a house, so don’t think that your items are safe when left unattended for any length of time. Check out these five blogs for some excellent advice on health and safety when packing up your house.

11. Security Tips: Stay Secure While Moving Homes or Offices
12. Atlanta Movers Offering Tips on How to Stay Hydrated When Relocating
13. Safety Tips: 5 Ways to Avoid Injuries During a Move
14. How to De-Stress Move Day
15. Moving and Packing Your Pets and How to Make that Transition to Their New Home Less Stressful

Forwarding Services and Hiring Movers

Now it’s time to deal with the logistics of packing up all your stuff and moving it to a new location. You will have to contact every supplier of every service you subscribe to, so that you can either cancel or move the service. Then, once you have ensured that you won’t receive any unexpected bills, you will need to decide on how you are going to move all your stuff. Everything you need to know about canceling services and subscriptions is found in these five blogs.

16. Preparing to Move Out of a Rental Home
17. How To Prepare For A Moving And Relocating?
18. Broadband and phone services: a guide to moving home
19. The Essential Guide to Moving House
20. How to Avoid Unscrupulous Moving Companies

Last Minute Checks

Just when you think that all the hard work is done, there is a good chance you will realize that you’ve forgotten something. The last minute check gives you the opportunity to cross-reference your inventory with what you have packed, ensuring that you haven’t left any important items or documents behind. These five blogs will help you finalize your packing project.

21. A Slacker's Last Minute Moving Checklist
22. Move Out Cleaning: Hire someone or Do-It-Yourself?
23. It’s Time to Move Out: How to Clean Your Apartment and Keep Your Security Deposit
24. How to Get Your Security Deposit Back When Moving Out
25. The move out inspection and security deposits in Pennsylvania

Saying Goodbye

All that’s left to do now is say your goodbyes. Say goodbye to friends, family or even unwanted items that you’d rather leave behind. You may not get another chance, so make the most of the opportunity. If you are finding it difficult to let go, take your lead from these five blogs.

26. Saying Goodbye to your Family Home
27. 10 Things You Don't Want to Leave Behind When You Move
28. Moving house: what to leave behind
29. What to Move and What not to Move
30. The Moving Day Blues