Did you know that if you Google “most stressful life events,” moving is in the top three, just under death of a loved one and divorce? It’s a well-known fact that picking up all the pieces in your life, carefully putting them into boxes, and transferring them to a brand-new house or apartment is incredibly exhausting and mentally taxing. 

Moving to a new city adds a whole other layer of stress and anxiety since you’ll be travelling a longer distance and possibly have to ship or store your personal possessions. 

What if we told you that moving didn’t have to be as stressful as you think? Take a look at the tips below on how you can reach your new home, and city, smoothly and efficiently. 

1. Utilize the Power of Shipping Containers

If you’re starting a new chapter of your life in a new place far from home, you likely have a lifetime’s worth of items to move. Instead of using conventional moving methods, such as boxes or courier services, which are often expensive and have limiting restrictions to follow. Why not make your move stress-free with shipping containers?

Not only can you use containers to store items in multiple places while you settle into your new home, but they also provide safe, secure, and shipping solutions. You can ship just about anything, any size, in the right container. They offer versatile and sturdy options for objects big and small (popular sizes are around 20ft to 40 ft) and are built to protect your belongings from harsh weather conditions. 

Look for a company that sources their containers made of high-grade COR-TEN Steel, so you’ll know that they are designed to resist water and wind and are highly durable.

2. Plan Ahead

A crucial thing to remember before the big move is to stay one step ahead of the game with an early start. Plan your storage and shipping activities a couple of months before the big day to give yourself plenty of time to get organized.

Moving cities usually involves a lot more work that most people realize, especially if you’re heading to a big city like New York, so the more time you have for packing, coordinating shipping and storing items, the less anxious and worried you’ll feel.

3. Focus on Details

When it comes to packing up your current home, the best thing to do is to focus on one room at a time. It’s easy to become distracted by any number of things in your house—from the record collection you haven’t looked at in years to the stamp collection you started in seventh grade that’s been sitting in your office for the last decade. 

Try not to get too excited about your long-lost belongings and concentrate on each room individually and quickly. Once you get through each room, you’ll be surprised at the smooth ease of the packing process. 

We can’t say that the process of moving cities will be the most fun event in your life, but with these tips, it might be a little less of a stressful hassle than you’d think!