The moving process can be a really challenging one – no matter who you are or what shape you’re in! It doesn’t matter if you’re self-moving or hiring professionals, everyone is going to experience some kind of stress or emotional turmoil from packing and relocating. Additionally, moving can also be a physically strenuous process for anyone – especially if you have heavy boxes to move.
For these reasons, this huge process can be even more stressful or strenuous for older adults. Heavy furniture or bulky item lifting, sorting your things and belongings, packing or moving various things around the house, plus all of the emotional aspects that come with moving can be a huge undertaking and disruptive event. Because of the emotional and physical demands needed for this drawn out event, moving can be a huge undertaking, and can be even undoable for older people and senior citizens.
Beyond the physical, emotional or sentimental factors involved in moving can also be even harder to deal with as you age. If you’re starting the process of moving out of a home you’ve maybe shared with your family or children for the last several decades, or are just relocating from a home or area you’ve lived in since you were a child, it can be really hard to adjust and let go – never mind trying to sort through and declutter everything you’ve accumulated over the years.
Despite all of this, try not to get overwhelmed by the amount of things to do or coordinate during a move. If you’re looking to pull off a senior move, follow these easy tips to make the process a little bit easier.
If you’re an older adult, it’s not a good idea to try and pack and move all of your items yourself due to the strain and general physical demands the process requires.
Moving heavy furniture and awkwardly sized items can put you at risk for serious injury or otherwise hurting yourself, and this can be especially dangerous if you’re already living alone. To avoid straining or injury, and also to streamline the process and make it easier for you, consider hiring professional moving services.
It’s important to make sure you’re receiving the best deal and expertise when coordinating your move professionally, so make sure to do thorough research into what you need from your company. Look into movers that specialize in senior moves, or that at least offer professional packing services on top of their normal offerings.
Start the planning process as early as possible to avoid stress and confusion. To avoid feeling overwhelmed and be able to approach moving day with a lot less stress, start clearing out clothes and decluttering your home as soon as possible. This will not only allow you to lessen the amount of things you need to move, but also allow you to start the emotional process of letting go of some of your things you’ll be leaving behind, as well as transitioning out of your home.
The best way to keep yourself organized and your moving process on track is by creating a step by step and detailed plan of action to figure out what you need to get done and by when. This is also helpful for packing timelines, and for scheduling movers.
As is the case with any move, go through your things and figure out what you’ll be donating, selling, throwing away, or just getting rid of in general.
Start your decluttering efforts early on in order to have enough time to go through and sort all your items, and figure out what’s coming with and what isn’t. Give yourself enough time for both this process and for packing so you don’t have to rush.
Adjusting to a new home is very emotionally stressful, and can be difficult for anyone. If you’ve lived in your past home for an extended period of time, make sure to give yourself time to emotionally prepare and adjust to leaving your home and starting life in a new one. Give yourself time to not only move, but settle into your new space.
If you’re an older adult or a senior citizen who is embarking upon a move soon, make sure to take time for yourself and don’t rush. This is a stressful process, but can be made a lot less so with the proper planning and care. This is a huge transition, so take it easy and give yourself time. Good luck!
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Great experience with Hollander’s crew: Dominic R, Alex P, and Chris C. They were contracted (military move) to deliver some of our things that had been packed up and stored for a year, in a different location. They were professional and worked without complaints in the heat, placing our items carefully where I requested. They maneuvered a large, deep freezer down a tight staircase easily. They were thorough in helping me check to make sure all our things were accounted for, since it had changed locations/companies a few times before making it here. They were so helpful and courteous – I am very happy with my experience and would definitely recommend them!
-Timm.
The driver was the head of the crew, and he was on top of everything. He made the experience working with Hollander Moving a pleasure. We have used others before but it was our first time using Hollander. Everything turned out great.
-Eric Y..
Every employee I worked with was courteous, professional, and exceedingly competent. I was nervous about the packing and long distance move (from Illinois to New Mexico, October 2009) and Hollander helped make the move as smooth as possible. Not a thing was damaged or broken
-Kay S..
I would recommend Hollander to any company thinking about switching vendors, and any family making a move. A Hollander rep even stopped by my new place when they were unloading just to check on things.
Wonderful service – first class!
-Julia C..
Everything Hollander has done was over the top. It was courteous people, polite, caring. Their friendliness was over the top. There was one member of the crew who’d been a friend for 30 years, and the rest was family. I couldn’t say enough about them.
-Jerry M..
I recently moved from Chicago to Tampa and expected a few road bumps along the way but was pleasantly surprised when everything from loading to delivery was flawless. Everyone I came in contact with was very professional and knowledgable. I highly recommend Hollander Moving and Storage as they are a class act.
-Sandy C..
This move envolved packing and delivery to four different destinations. Attention to detail and coordination were vital and effectively executed by Tony R driver and his crew. Ardene did a great job coordinating everything. The entire group were both extremely pleasant and efficient.
-Gary T..