30/09/2025
Hi gorgeous humans!
I help women move every single week and over time I’ve started to notice some patterns. So I thought I’d assemble a little list of my top big sister tips ahead of your moving day to keep things easy, calm and stress free 🥰
1️⃣ Pack EVERYTHING in boxes
I know you think it’ll be easier with bags. It won’t. Boxes are stackable, bags are not. They’re less overwhelming to have sitting in your flat pre- and post-move as you pack and unpack. They’re easy to carry multiple at a time. Ikea make ones you can assemble and use with zero tape. Buy the boxes.
2️⃣ ALWAYS pack your book boxes half books, half linen/toys/puffy coats/scatter cushions/anything light.
It might be satisfying to pack an entire box of books, but you will not enjoy lifting it. This goes for everything - always choose more boxes over heavy boxes.
3️⃣ Pack a suitcase
Put everything you’re going to need for the first 3-4 days in your new place in a suitcase. That way, regardless of where you’re at with unpacking, you have everything you need to be able to live and function without constantly digging around random bags and boxes searching for that one moisturiser you like.
4️⃣ FOOD!
Make sure you have food for the night before the move, moving day itself and the first 48 hours in your new place. Some of my favourite things are WATER, big smoothies, drinkable GoPro protein yoghurts, Trek protein bars, Softmints, crisps and chocolate ofc. I also like powdered milk, instant hot chocolate sachets, instant latte sachets, etc, so you always know you can assemble a cuppa with just a kettle and a dream.
5️⃣ Hire me!
No creepy messages, no showing up hours late, no going through your stuff, no shouting at you to hurry up, no smashing your valuables, and god knows what else. Just your big sis, in a big van, strong enough to lift anything, ready to hang out and help you have the fastest, easiest and most fun move of your goddamn LIFE.
A fraction of the cost of big moving companies, a MILLION times the service quality of your classic man with a van.
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BONUS TIP: Buy a sack truck. They’re little trolleys that pack down super slim but fold out to be able to wheel pretty much anything. Super useful for boxes, sofas, washers, dryers, chests of drawers, TV stands and anything with a flat edge. Here’s one for £30: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3247509.
Happy moving! ❤️❤️❤️