FLYing Lesson: FlyLady’s Moving Tips
Every week, we have several FlyBabies that holler HELP: “We are moving, and I don’t know where to start. We have to put this house up for sale, and it is awful. Please tell me what to do.” “We are moving cross country, and I don’t know where to start to pack.” “When we move, I don’t know how I can unpack and keep the CHAOS of the move from overwhelming me.” These are some hard questions, but there are two simple answers: BabySteps! You have to break the job down into smaller parts so it doesn’t overwhelm you. Don’t move anything you don’t love. Moving is a great time to start doing a mass decluttering! With a SHE mentality, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and paralyzed when looking at the whole picture — packing everything, moving everything, then unpacking everything. It seems like it’ll never get done. But, there are some simple rules to follow that will decrease this burden you feel. First things first: you need a plan. SHEs usually wait until the very last mi