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Identify anything you no longer use or need (including any clothes you haven’t worn for at least a year, any toys your children have grown out of, and any furniture that only gets used occasionally).
Sell what you can make a profit from.
Give away what you feel you can afford.
Store anything you don’t need right now but might need in your new house - a self storage unit can be really useful for this, and will also act as a place to keep everything safe until you’re ready to move it into your new home.
Label all boxes with the room they are going to, with a little note to remind yourself of which room they have come from and what’s inside. This will stop you having to open and close boxes multiple times.
For heavy items, use smaller boxes so you don’t herniate yourself or your removals person.
Keep essential items (tea, kettle, crumpets, clean underwear, all the stuff we British people can’t function without) together and accessible - take them in your car, rather than in the removals van.
Keep valuables together and with you at all times.
When things are in boxes, they take up more space than they do when they’re in their proper places (like wardrobes and cupboards). Consider storing what you can in a self storage unit if you don’t need them immediately upon moving in; this will also reduce the cost of your removals firm on the day as they’ll have less to transport. You can put boxes into your unit gradually in the weeks before your moving day, and remove them gradually as you settle into your home.