How to Motivate Yourself to Pack for a Home Move

Moving house and no motivation to start packing?

So ‘overwhelmed’ by the prospect of packing an entire home when moving is the understatement of the century, right?

Well, I don’t want to alarm you, but moving day will be here before you know it!

‘But I have never moved home before, when do you need to start packing for a home move?’

You need to start preparing for your home move right now but fear not, we are here to help, so big breath……..let’s get started.

We will assume that you have all the packing materials you need, just not the enthusiasm you need to get started.

‘But I have no enthusiasm for moving home, let alone any packing motivation’, …………… I know, you said earlier.

You may also like to read: How to Leave a Home You Love. Does your lack of motivation stem from the fact that you love the home you are moving from, that it holds so many memories? In this guide, we share ways to say goodbye to a home you love and embrace the new life that awaits you.

Why Don’t I Have Any Motivation for Packing?

It may seem like there are a lot of links in this section but we need to get to the root of your lack of motivation and find ways to stimulate you so that your excitement for your new home is ignited.

Each of the links will go into each topic in far more depth and help you focus on what is important to you.

Overcoming your lack of motivation will require you to focus on the bright side of moving home, all the positive aspects of your move, and how your quality of life will be improved, to focus on the fact that you will soon be enjoying all the benefits of your new home.

You may also like to read: The Bright Side of Moving Home. In this guide, we look at all the great reasons for moving home and how moving to a new area could be the kickstart you need to a new and better you.

Does being fit and healthy motivate you? Moving home can be a great catalyst for starting a healthy lifestyle or breaking bad habits.

You may also like to read: What are The Health Benefits of Moving Home? In this guide, we look at the surprising health benefits of moving home and look at the scientific studies that back up those claims.

Will you get a garden that will allow you to grow vegetables or have a great area for the kids to play in?

You may also like to read: The Pros and Cons of Having a Garden. In this guide, we look at all the positive aspects of having an outdoor space and what a difference it can make to your well-being.

Will having more space make your home easier to manage and your life more comfortable?

You may also like to read: The Pros and Cons of Moving to a Bigger Home. In this guide, we look at how having more space will improve your life and make everyday living easier.

Are you downsizing so that you have an easier home to look after or maybe to release some equity to go on that once-in-a-lifetime holiday?

You may also like to read: How to Make a Small Home Work For You. In this guide, we look at why smaller homes can improve your lifestyle, how to organise a small home, and how to downsize in easy steps.

None of those goals are attainable unless you move out of your old home.

But does your lack of motivation have more deep-rooted issues?

Do you really want to move home? Does your partner want to move home but you don’t?

You may also like to read: My Partner Wants to Move – I Don’t – Now What? It may be that you lack motivation because you don’t really want to move but for whatever reason your partner does. In this guide, we look at how to overcome this very common scenario.

Why are you not excited about your new home and life, because of the fear of change?

Many people fear change and a home move will change every aspect of your life. It is the fear of the unknown, of making a mistake that prevents many people from moving in the first place.

You may also like to read: How to Cope With the Fear of Moving Home. In this guide, we look at how your life will change when you move home and we look at how to cope with the fear of those changes so that you can focus on the positives of your home move.

Like anything in life, if it is important to you, you will find a way. If it’s not you’ll find an excuse.

Of course, lack of motivation is different from being overwhelmed by the huge task of packing for your home move.

And it is so easy to become overwhelmed with all those home-moving tasks.

By breaking down your home-moving checklist into manageable chunks you will soon chip away at the mountain of tasks to be completed, which will soon banish that feeling of being overwhelmed.

Maybe you just need to step back and get organised.

You may also like to read: How Not to Be Overwhelmed by a Home Moving Checklist. When you look at your home moving checklist it is easy to get overwhelmed by the vast number of things that need doing. But in this guide, we show you how to manage your checklist and weed out the things that do not apply to your move.

And as we will discover, hiring the services of a reputable removal company will surely remove the anxiety of being overwhelmed by all the packing that needs to be done to move home.

How to Become Motivated for a Home Move

We will not do any room-by-room packing list, no packing checklists, and we are not even going to show you how to efficiently pack to move, (although if you want to learn how to do that just visit our home moving blog which is packed with tips on packing for a home move).

What we will do first, however, is prepare your home for packing, we will do this in bite-sized chunks, and we will achieve big results in very little time, whilst saving some money to boot.

Win, Win, and Win.

Decluttering is one of the most crucial aspects of home moving, so even if you are overwhelmed with the prospect of packing to move home, this is a task that cannot be ignored.

In fact, your lack of enthusiasm for packing may be a huge bonus in the decluttering process, as you will be inclined to dispose of things rather than have to pack them.

So come on then, let’s start with these 3 small tentative steps on our home moving adventure.

A little progress each day adds up to big results.

1. Crank up the radio, because music makes the world a better place!
2. Grab a roll of rubbish sacks.
3. Head for the easiest room in the house to pack.

That was painless, wasn’t it? Now for our next 3 steps.

We are going to declutter one room at a time, so choose an easy room first.

Less clutter means less to pack, which means less to transport to your new home, which means lower removal costs.

But you will need to be ruthless to gain the maximum benefit from this process. By starting in the easiest room first, you will experience a huge morale boost by completing your first room.

1. Make a pile of all the things you want to throw out.
2. The second pile will have all the things that you can donate to charity or give away.
3. Another pile will have everything you want to sell.

All that remains now is to pack the items that you are definitely going to take to your new home.

You may also like to read: The Epic Guide to Decluttering for a Home Move. In this guide, we show you how to declutter every room in your home and we look at how to detach yourself emotionally from your possessions which is often the hardest part of decluttering.

How to Pack a Room to Move. Quick and Easy Packing Tips

Here are some easy and quick tips for packing your things.

Getting just a few boxes packed will motivate you to the next step and then the next and before you know it your first room will be finished.

• Leave clothes that are in wardrobes on hangers. Just slip bin liners over the hangers as you would a suit carrier. Job done.
• Anything that remains in drawers can stay there. They can be transported to your new home as they are. Another job ticked off.
• Books can be packed in the smaller boxes you have so that they are not too heavy to move.
• Blankets and duvets can go in the larger boxes or rubbish sacks as they are nice and light.

Don’t forget to label every box clearly, with the destination room marked on the outside of the box.

This will ensure that the unloading and unpacking process is so much easier.

If the contents are fragile, remember to mark the box as ‘fragile’, or ‘this was up’, as appropriate.

You may also like to read: How to Label Moving Boxes. In this guide, we share an easy way to label your moving boxes so that you know which room they belong to in your new home and the order in which they need unpacking.

That’s it then.

Your first room is packed, and how to start packing to move out is answered!

And surely you must feel a little motivated at least by reaching your first goal?

Now repeat each easy step in the next room.

Do this step by step, one task at a time, with each part of the process a goal easily reached.

Don’t forget to take the items that you are going to dispose of to the recycling centre or charity shops in manageable trips.

As you progress onto each room, you can pack those items that you want to take with you but are not being used now, for example, seasonal clothing and ornaments.

The items that you will be using before moving day can be packed last.

On the days when you feel really motivated and full of energy, tackle the hardest rooms, when you are not brimming over with motivation and energy head for the easier rooms.

You may also like to read: 13 Shortcuts for An Easier Home Move. In this guide, we share 13 tips that will make moving home easier and cheaper.

I Still Can’t Get Motivated to Pack For a Move

A new day and your motivation for packing and moving home has waned somewhat?

Even the huge morale boost of getting those rooms packed yesterday doesn’t float your home packing boat?

Are you in ‘I can’t be bothered to pack for my home move’ mode?

Well, moving day won’t wait for you to get your mojo back, the clock is ticking.

But we have an ace card up our sleeve in our home moving box of tricks.

Some of us are born beauticians, some Haiku Masters, and others are born to pack and move homes.

Perhaps you were never born to pack home moving boxes, so it is time to call in the professionals.

Don’t worry, the only motivation you need to do this is the sure knowledge that your home move will be professionally managed, your belongings will be expertly packed, and then safely transported to your new home.

And all done in half the time it would take to do it yourself.

You may also like to read: How to Pick a Good Removal Company. In this guide, we take you step-by-step through the process of hiring a good removal company.

Of course, there are still some aspects of the home move that you will have to do yourself, but the main core of home moving tasks will be taken care of by the professional removal team.

All that remains now is to focus on the positives, take a step at a time, hire a reputable moving company, and plan each detail of the home move meticulously.

As Nelson Mandela said, “It always seems impossible until it is done”.

Good luck with your home move and in your new home.