Household Moving: Stress Dealing

Tara Maras & Donna Kozik, authors of 29 Days to a Smooth Move: A Complete Household Moving Manual give tips and hints for getting moving across town or across the country with ease.

Q: Is there one thing you kept in mind to help see you through the stressful times? What was it and how did it help you?

Tara: Moving is stressful, no doubt. Something will go wrong, so just expect it from the beginning. No matter how much you plan, pray and prepare for a glitch-free move, it just isn’t going to happen. Anticipate at least one mini-disaster. Then, when it happens, you won’t feel so discouraged, and you can cross it off your list!

When Ron and I moved, we quit our jobs, sold our house, said goodbye to our hometown, tearfully hugged the loved ones and set out on the open road for Las Vegas, a city we’d visited once and knew only from the Travel Channel. We were temporarily jobless, homeless, friendless and had only the clothes on our backs and our most meaningful material possessions in the trunk of our Honda Civic. Yet, somehow, it was the best time of our lives!

Donna: It seemed like the more hassles (albeit minor hassles, but still hassles) I encountered, the more determined I became to make my move and start a new beginning. Moving brings momentum to your life and can lead you to all kinds of invigorating changes. The thought of a fresh start kept me sane during all the stress that led up to it.

For more information about keeping your wits about you – or knowing where you packed them – see Chapter 16: An Ocean of Emotion.

Order your e-book or softbound edition of 29 Days to a Smooth Move here.