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Does your friend need help moving but you’re not ready to lift furniture and tote boxes? Don’t worry – there are plenty of ways you can still provide meaningful assistance. Here’s what you can do before, during, and after to be helpful throughout your friends move.
Before The Move
Downsizing & Packing Assistance
Most households find they don’t want to move everything they own. Downsizing can be a big job. Offer to help your friend sort through things and efficiently dispose of the items they don’t want. Coordinating with consignment stores, charitable groups that accept donations, and similar outlets can be tremendously helpful and take a big job off of your friend’s hands at a busy time.
The things that the household wants to keep will need to be packed. Packing things like out of season clothing, books, and cookware can be tremendously helpful and requires no heavy lifting. Packing doesn’t have to be all done in one marathon session: if your friend knows they’ll be moving several months from now, any assistance you can give them ahead of time will help them be more prepared.
Be a Researcher
Your friends will need several different types of services, before and after their move. You can help them find the best providers by putting your researching skills to work. Professional movers, cleaners, pet sitters, physicians, vets, child care, schools and more all have information online: help your friends find the best of the best.
During The Move
Baby & Pet Sitting
On moving day, having someone to watch over small children and pets is tremendously helpful. This reduces the stress and anxiety little ones and animals feel when they see their home packed up and don’t really understand what’s going on. It also allows parents and caregivers to concentrate on the move without distraction.
Elderly family members may also need care and companionship during the move process. This is particularly true if the move is something that has to happen but isn’t necessarily what the elder would have chosen for themselves. Providing distraction, perhaps in the form of a meal out or movie, can give the rest of the household a few focused hours to get things done.
Sometimes the GPS Doesn’t Help
During a long-distance move, it can be very helpful to have a real-life friend to call for directions and other information. If you’ve got reliable access to the internet and strong research skills, let your friends know to ring you when they need information along the way. Even if they don’t call, the assurance they could if they needed to is valuable peace of mind.
After the Move
After your friends have arrived at their new address and they’ve had a few days to settle in, it’s nice to message and see how they’re doing and if they need anything to help making life in the new home easier. This may be physical things -they thought they wouldn’t need warm jackets in a new location that turned out to be pretty chilly – or information regarding local attractions or services they haven’t been able to discover in person yet – or just the warm feeling that comes from knowing they’re cared about and supported. That’s what friends do when friends move!