The big move is coming. They say moving is one of the top five stress-inducers, right up there with the job interview, the pink slip, divorce or critical illness. But the move doesn’t have to be a ticking stress-bomb.

Out of Chaos’ team of organizers helps both residents and business owners coordinate the move to make the process painless. Contact us.

Changing homes? Moving offices? Organizing before and during the move will make the transition go a lot easier. Here are some tips to help the move go as smoothly as possible.

Home and Home-based business move tip:

Take what you really need – not what you need to fill your new space. How often do people move into a new home and have “buyer’s remorse”, because the kitchen isn’t big enough, or there isn’t enough storage space? Why are people parking their expensive cars out on the street, at the mercy of any falling tree branch or passing trouble-maker, because they are using their garage for storage?

If they’re really honest with themselves, they may realize that they just moved into a larger home just to store more junk.

Organizing what you really need to keep – and selling, recycling or removing the rest is going to make your life a lot easier. Take the opportunity now to stop the cycle of moving unopened boxes from one home to another.

Office move tip:

Purge, file, box… pizza. The company has grown out of its old space and now finding storage space is mission-critical. Storing records on-site or paying extra for storage space off-site can have an impact on a company’s operational effectiveness and its bottom line.

But what’s going into all those boxes? Proper archival filing is essential for business operations, security and auditing.

Have a staff “purge pizza party” to turn the pre-move organization into an opportunity for team-building. Here’s an opportunity to go through a culling process and ensure that critical documents are put where they will be easy to find. This is also a good thing to do on a regular basis for proactive document protection.

Out of Chaos’ team can help you organize your home or office for your big move and develop a system that will keep you organized for the long term.

More Home and Office Organizing Tips from Out of Chaos
Need to get ready for that big move? Here are some great suggestions from our tips archive.

Tips for the House and Home-Office
Organizing Your Storage and Utility Rooms
What a Mess!

Tips for the Corporate Office
File Jackets and Box Bottoms Hanging File Folders
Tech Savvy Organizing