In the past, I always dreaded moving (as most of us do). When we recently bought our retirement/vacation home, it was a little bit easier, as we weren’t moving all of the contents of our current house. Luckily we are moving in bits and pieces and we just take some stuff down each time we go down for a weekend.
Even though the actual moving part has been pretty easy, one thing that was more difficult was setting up the cable, the phone, internet, etc. Had I only used Smartmove, my job would have been much simpler. They help you with scheduling connecting and disconnecting these services, and they also have so many other helpful ideas and products for those who are moving.
Since Summer is almost here (one of the most popular times for buying and selling homes, and thus moving), I am hoping that this information will help the move go seamlessly.
Smartmove has some great ideas on planning your furniture arrangement, warming up a new house (including before and after photos), resources for donating your unwanted items (while you’re moving is a perfect time to clear out the clutter!), and more. I know for us personally, we have filled quite a few lawn bags with belongings that we haven’t used in years, and don’t want to transport to the new house. However, other folks might enjoy our old possessions, so it’s a win-win for everyone!
If you are moving soon, or know someone who is, I hope you’ll check out Smartmove for yourself. Moving doesn’t have to be difficult!
Smartmove has so kindly offered a giveaway to one of my readers!
*I received a gift card for posting this information.
358 Responses
Packing everything!!!
I think the hardest part about moving is the packing up of things; I’ve always ended up just pouring things into boxes, rushing to finish before the movers come. My dream is to just pack up some make up, my curling iron and grab the dog and go.
loading and unloading the truck
Packing and unpacking.
Wrapping breakables; I always manage to break a few things when I move because of improper packing.
i hate packing furniture!
I hate the unpacking
I would say packing things, and making sure they get sorted.
The packing! It always falls on me to coordinate it. Luckily we haven’t moved in the last 11 years and have no intention of doing so any time soon.
I dislike the whole changing of things.
the endless unpacking afterwards!! such a mess!
Packing
kyonac1@gmail.com
I dislike packaging up the breakables.
Deciding what to keep and what to toss- packing! My fb is Michelle Trump and my email is tracietrump@yahoo.com
Once the boxes are moved into the new home, I dislike the unpacking, sorting out, and deciding where to put my “stuff”. Thanks.
Packing….deciding what to take and what to trash.
Thank you!
I hate packing.
The actual move is the stress of when it comes to the new place and where to put the boxes and the put the items in the boxes. (UNLOADING)
My least favorite part about moving is packing up everything then having to unpack it all at the new house
Putting everything into boxes and making it all fit. I like unpacking , and throwing things away though..lol
I don’t like packing and unpacking
I just dislike having to carefully pack and maneuver heavy box loads to get them ready for shipment in order to cut part of the moving costs.
unpacking
The worry things will get broken
I don’t like cleaning the new house before moving in and cleaning the old house after moving out.
I hate the packing park.
Sorting and purging things.
Hate packing – love unpacking!
getting everything in the kitchen in a order again
vmkids3 at msn dot com
i hate the packing lol
Packing!
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
Definitely the thought of having to pack everything neatly and nicely and then unpacking it all again so soon!
demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com
the packing! Thinking something is not used daily, so safe to pack early, THEN before the move, ripping through boxes trying to find that stupid whatzit that you should have known not to pack up yet… lol
I dislike everything. Packing, unpacking, how much time it takes, not knowing where things are…..but hopefully the new place makes up for it.
Unpacking. It takes the longest time.
Packing and unpacking.
Packing up everything!
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I dislike deciding what to pack and what to throw away or give away—and the cleaning of the house after everything is out of it.
farrell@crosslake.net
I hate unpacking everything and finding a new place for it..but I hate packing it more
I hate worrying about my stuff getting lost or messed up.
I hate the cost.
Thanks!
I hate unpacking!!!
carrying all the heavy furniture
I hate the unpacking and all the cleaning. You have to clean where you’re moving from and where you are moving too.
Its always the packing!!!
The packing and never ending cleaning!
i hate to pack and unpack. The whole moving thing I look as a new adventure in a new house.
Packing – it’s such a chore!
Thank you.
GFC ID Barbara Montag
The packing!
Packing everyhting up esp once you own a house. Just too much stuff!
I hate that my furniture always gets banged up
pedidentalasst at yahoo dot com
Unpacking and decorating
I hate unloading the truck and all the reconnection fees you pay for things like phone and utilities! LOL
I do not really have a problem with moving. I have enough energy to clean, as well as pack belongings away. It is fun when I get to move, because I often stay in one place for a long time.
Having to pack everything up
I’m definitely not a fan of packing, or of all the expense involved!
I hate the actual physical work of moving. It can become exhausting. Thanks!
choosing what to pack first
I hate packing. I always worry that I didn’t pack the breakables carefully enough and I never have enough boxes. It is exhausting. Thanks!
I dislike packing the most!!
Packing, what to take what not to. Not knowing if I will fit into a new place and being stuck there if I don’t.
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I hate all the time it takes to pack everything.
I dislike how much paper I have to get rid of from what they wrap things in.
I don’t like Packing
I hate the packing and unpacking….it takes so long
RC: June Ann
The packing & unpacking
i dislike most making so many trips to Goodwill and the dump getting rid of stuff we have stored away
The worst thing about moving is the unpacking.
packing and unpacking…yuck! I hate moving thank goodness I haven’t done it in 3 years! thanks so much!
I hate cleaning the place after things are packed, and again before they are unpacked
I dislike packing.
I hate packing boxes.
When we sell our house this time, I am hiring movers to do all the packing. I do not mind unpacking, but packing is the worst.
Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. ~Pauline
It’s been awhile, but I hate lifting heavy boxes full of stuff I really don’t need or use, wondering why I have so much that gets used so little, and wishing I’d kept my money, rather than spending it all on things I could have done without.
I hate packing!
i hate all the lifting
I hate the process of packing things up, but I love the purging part of packing
I hate the packing and loading and unloading.
I dislike Packing everything up. I am in the middle of moving now, and I have SO MUCH stuff! Its exhausting
I hate moving the big things.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
i really dislike carrying the boxes!
annae07 at aol dot com
I hate having to pay rent on two places for long enough to have time to pack and move every last thing! I always give myself 2 weeks. I don’t know how some people manage to move over a weekend!
It took me a good 2 minutes of sitting here and staring at your page before I realized you switched over to Rafflecopter! LOL
I dislike the stress of it all ^.^ And there is ALWAYS stress.
Thank you for this great giveaway!
packing and unpacking and not finding anything for months
I just moved a few years ago. It was a total train wreck. My refrigerator would not fit threw the door so by the time I got a new refrigerator all of my food went bad. Then no one wanted to help me move so I had to do it by myself – it took forever. I still have stuff in boxes.
twitted this, I hate packing all the stuff, then staking it around
finding things after you move
I dislike having to change your address with many different companies.
Unpacking and putting things away!
I hate the heavy lifting!
I don’t like the disarray that is caused by unpacking and trying to find a new home for everything.
Tell me what you dislike most about moving!
getting use to the neighbors
i hate not knowing what to take and what to throw away
That I have to pack up all my possessions and then unpack them again when I get to my new house.
packing
I dislike unpacking the most.
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i dislike packing and having to sort through stuff
Packing and sorting out junk from things that should go!
It would have to be packing and unpacking.
I find the whole process to be overwhelming.
I hate that every time I move I lose something and it is never found again.
I hate packing, next time I’m using a mover.
I dislike the stressful process of packing!
I pretty much dislike it all, but mainly just organizing everything and trying to decide what I Need and what I want and what has got to be thrown away.
Not being able to find anything when I unpack.
Finding a place for everything
Packing! Definitely packing!
the heavy moves..all the crap clearing
Packing! It is just so tedious
Not being able to find things when you need them!
Packing and Unpacking, it takes so long and takes some organization skills I don’t have.
hendymartin1 at yahoo dot com
I hate how long it takes to move
Unpacking!
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packing the attic stuff
packing and unpacking and the vast of unmarked boxes
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
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The worst part is the packing.
I definitely dislike the packing!!! though it does feel good to condense stuff that I am no longer using and moving is one way to do that.
packing and unpacking are the worst.
Packing and unpacking because it takes so much time and things always end up getting lost or left behind lol
fingers crossed <3
Packing! But unpacking is fun 🙂
I hate packing and unpacking the most.
I hate the packing/unpacking.
I hate not being able to find anything.
All the packing—I HATE packing!!
I hate packing and sorting all my belongings and having to part with “treasures”.
I dislike everything being unorganized!
Going through stuff to pack and the packing itself.
i have hundreds of books, it has become a burden to move them all when we decide to move, they break through boxes, so to distribute the weight around, … its awefull,
changing my address and mail-very annoying
Cleaning the place I’m moving out of!
Unpacking!!
The packing is the worst! It takes me forever to go through everything and decide what’s staying and what’s going!
I dislike packing and unpacking all my books.
I most despise the packing. Unpacking is much more exciting. 🙂
I hate unpacking the most! Such a mess!
the packing and unpacking,making sure I don’t forget anything and how long it takes to load furniture and the downpayment
I dislike how sore I am afterwards and how I always lose track of so much of my stuff!
packing and throwing things away
I dislike packing and unpacking!
I hate the packing the most.
I hate unpacking everything!
Everything! I hate the packing part the most.
i hate trying to find a new place and then when you do get your new place trying to fix everything back to where you at least feel like your at home
Something ALWAYS gets lost!
Having to pack up everything. Never enough time to do that it seems. Thanks.
I hate packing everything up!
I hate watching my husband move all the heavy stuff then his back hurts for days
packing , I dont mind unpacking its just the packing I dont like
I dislike packing it all up.
Packing!!
packing all my stuff.
Lifting heavy luggage
Packing my books often ends in damaged corners.
Hope to win!
Packing and unpacking everything is no fun.
I hate packing.
The most awful part is gathering together all my stuff, bar none!
Packing-I hate packing!
I dislike packing.
austma7@aol.com
I hate packing the fragile items
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Having to go through everything and then work it out at the new place
ky2here at msn dot com
I dislike all of the packing.
Packing and unpacking once I get to the new house.
I hate the way my back feels the next day.
packing and unpacking
Packing everything away, then it never seems to get back the same way!
graywolfpack5@yahoo.com
I dislike moving the large pieces of furniture
Worst thing about moving is trying to move all my clothes without ruining them!
We have moved every year for the past 8 years for my husband’s job and I hate moving day. Loading up the trucks and unloading. Finding a place for everything and living out of boxes for a few weeks. It doesn’t help that it’s Texas and we seem to move around July and August each year and twice I was in my 3rd trimester 😀
Thank you!
Packing and unpacking is the worst part of moving for me,
Packing and unpacking plus sorting through everything.
The pressure to get everything done within a time restraint. Ugh!
I hate packing up, especially breakable things that need to be wrapped.
Packing
EVERYTHING….PACKING AND UNPACKING
I hate rediscovering how much useless crap I have!
Being a military family, its not having a house when we get to our new location, living homeless for a couple of weeks.
I HATE PACKING! EMPTY BOXES, NEWSPAPER, STUFF EVERYWHERE! YUCK!
packing and unpacking
The packing and disorganization involved.
I cannot stand packing, absolutely the worse thing ever. I always seem to lose things and my boxes are never organized!
I dislike the packing.
i dislike the packing!
packing china
We just moved last year and I didn’t like the packing
losing stuff
I dislike packing
Of course packing everything up is the worst!
I really dislike having to pack fragile items, especially dishes and glassware – I worry constantly that I didn’t do a good enough job and that everything’s going to end up smashed or cracked by the end of the move!
I hate trying to find stuff after moving
I hate packing the house up.
Boxing everything
I don’t like unpacking. Packing is fun, but unpacking always feels like a chore to me. Too much stuff.
Realizing how much junk you accumulate and then need to get rid of before you move!
I dislike that usually some items get lost from one place to another.
Packing.
I always dread moving the furniture. Something always manages to get scratched.
i hate having to unpack everything
Having to clean while packing… yick!
You have friend who will help you pack up and move, but it is only you to unpack and put your items in new places , new corners, new rooms.
i hate unpacking.
the unpacking
I hate having to wrap all of the dishes!
unpacking!
adjusting to a new life.
All the unpacking
Unpacking is the worst part of moving. I want to thank you for this awesome sweep and hope to win 🙂 Thanks !!!
Forwarding mail!
I hate everything about moving!
Unpacking everything!
Packing and unpacking
UNPACKING!!!
I hate the packing.
packing!!!
I dislike trying to find people to help me with moving boxes and furniture.
I do not like packing. You accumulate a lot of stuff in your lifetime so it’s a lot to pack up. You also have to decide if there’s stuff that you want to keep or throw out. I usually end up mad about something that I threw out, wishing I still had it. thank you!
The packing and going through stuff!
I really dislike the ‘unpacking’!
hate packing and unpacking
Packing! It is so overwhelming to me!
I hate packing!
I hate the packing.
Packing and unpacking.
melissalucky43@yahoo.com
i hate to throw things away when i’m packing and i hate to see what broke when i’m unpacking!
Packing and unpacking is the worst!
The packing and sorting.
i don’t like packing..at all!!
I dislike packing and unpacking
I hate the actual packing the most because it is so hard to pack and live at the same time!
I hate the unpacking.
i dislike packing breakables-glasses-dishes-etc i always break something
I can’t stand all of the packing! Thank you for the lovely giveaway!
Erin E
busymom369 at gmail dot com
I hate everything about moving. The packing, having to clean out those closets, attics etc.that you’ve just let go for years and then the unpacking.
chrisdeglen tweeted:
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What I dislike most about moving is getting our driver’s license renewed in a different state.
repose4jr at gmail dot com
I dislike finding the stashes of hoarded items that the whole family likes hiding away. 🙂 Then it’s either pack it to drag along or find a way to get rid of it, all taking extra time.
Katharina angelsandmusic[at]gmail[dot]com
packing
I dislike the packing and unpacking.
I hate packing and unpacking!
I dislike the cost!
Being dependent on others to move all my crap!
Packing is what I hate most.
I hate packing!!! Especially fragile things. Something always gets broken 🙁
I hate the actual transportation of the items. I have a low back problem that prevents me from doing vigorous lifting (I can still move everything else, just no helping out with couches, chairs, beds, etc.). Contrary to everyone else here, though, I LOVE the packing process. It’s like playing real-life Tetris!
All the heavy lifting… I’ve moved one too many sleeper sofas
I hate the unpacking and reorganizing part
I hate packing but I do like unpacking
Unpacking once youve moved in!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
the work involved in moving the furniture & appliances
Packing, unpacking, handling deposits for utilities… Everything.
I dislike the utter chaos of it all.You pack everything up just to realize you needed something that is packed and then start unpacking an always seem to lose the things that you have needed most lol.
I hate change…the packing is okay…..but waking up in a new home, finding new places for my things…finding new ways to get to work…..not a fan
Packing is worst part. I actually like unpacking.Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
packing! I LOATHE packing!
Heavy lifting, and packing and unpacking!
having to notify everyone of my new address
the expense!
wrapping all the breakables…
i dislike packing…..i dislike unpacking…actually theres nothing about moving i do like
Keeping track of my kids favorite toys.
Moving heavy stuff…
I love to move, but packing is not a lot of fun.
I dislike all the packing associated with moving.
Packing, while trying to still go about your daily life… You always pack what you think you won’t need, but you end up needing!
packing
Having to pack everything into boxes is a real pain
I hate the packing
Packing and unpacking
I haaaaate packing.
everything esp changing addresses and mail getting lost!
Packing and cleaning.
Unpacking! At first you put it where you think is belongs. Then you move it…sometimes more than once or twice. In the end, you can’t find it. but you remember where it used to be…in the old place.
The packing and unpacking again!
I dislike the cleaning. Cleaning items that are packed and then cleaning the new location prior to the move in.
I hate packing…
Trying to sort through all the clutter.
i hate the packing
The packing, it really takes forever and worried if you might leave something behind.
Unpacking, definitely.
worrying about things getting lost or damaged
I dislike not knowing exactly where everything is!
The packing of course!
it hard work
I hate loading and unloading boxes onto the truck.
having to put everything away.
packing and unpacking
I hate packing and unpacking
I most dislike packing and unpacking!
Packing, of course!
packing is the worst
I hate packing/unpacking! SO stressful!
I hate that there are so many scams involving movers; there are so many stories about people’s belongings being held hostage until they pay more money.
my family and i have moved twice in the past 3 yrs. you never really know how my stuff you really have until you move ,i just hate moving!
Packing isn’t too bad it’s the unpacking that I hate the most!
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Pretty much everything, but the packing is probably the worst.
I dislike having to find new health care providers the most.
ugh, moving heavey furniture!
I hate moving the furniture and discovering how dirty my house was underneath! LOL
I have always downsized when I moved, so I’ve had to discard many items and I find it impossible to decide upon which ones go.
i dont like unpacking
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
I hate trying to fit everything into the moving truck. Thanks!!
I dislike both the packing and unpacking. It seems like we end up with lots of unnecessary things that could have been given away.
I LOVE moving, but I guess if I had to choose it would be finding new services- drs, dentists, etc.
i hate loading and unloading boxes
I dislike all the heavy lifting. I have a bad back, so it’s a huge problem for me.
Packing!
I hate that I always end up doing it all myself!
I hate all the stress that goes with moving!
packing and unpacking
the unpacking
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
Packing….hate packing!
Packing! It sucks trying to organize everything & then unpacking deciding where everything goes! Unfortunately too, we’re military so we do A LOT of moving!
I hate deciding what to keep and what to throw away
We just moved 6 weeks ago so the “trauma” is fresh. I hate lsoing things through the packing process. I’m still looking for my extra shampoo!
I have moved about 10 times and hated every single time. Packing everything is a pain in the butt. LOL
I dislike having to pack and unpack everything. I never want to move again.
Everything! Moving is a humongous pain in the you-know-what!
All the packing, especially all the small, fragile collectibles that I have.
I hate adjusting to new places.
I dislike finding out all the stuff I’ve kept that needs to be gotten rid of.
Thanks for the contest.
Remembering to leave necessities out til the last minute
I dislike having to have to sort everything out and deciding what I can take and what I have to get rid of.
All that sorting and packing
I hate all the packing and unpacking! We actually just moved a little less than a month ago and still haven’t unpacked everything yet, so that tells you how much I hate unpacking! Haha! Thanks for doing this giveaway!
Packing, hate the site of boxes….
leaving my old place behind
Packing! And heavy lifting.
gfc-jessica.goodwill
We do it ourselves and it is exhausting and takes forever.
The worst part is packing everything up!
Packing and unpacking.
PACKING! Ugh
I hate moving furniture and heavy items
The packing, unpacking is kind of fun.
I always hate the packing part unpacking isnt so bad
The packing, I especially hate packing the breakables.
jessicabanks1721@yahoo.com
Unpacking everything
Things breaking! There is always something major that breaks during a move!
I hate packing! Things always get lost in the mix .. or broken.
couponshanda (at) yahoo (dot) com
finding enough boxes to pack it all
moving, and boxes breaking
I have having to move all my books! Heavy!
I hate to pack and unpack..
moving the big pieces of furni like couches and beds
Thanks for the giveaway…always hated packing & up-packing the house !
senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com
I hate packing and unpacking had alot of big moves don’t want to do it anymore!
I dislike the packing
packing
I hate packing!
Definitely the UNpacking. I hate deciding where everything is going to go, and have a ton of knick-knacks.
I dislike the heavy lifting.
I dislike sorting thru everything to decide what to keep and pack and what to get rid of.
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