DH is in a complete tizz about our impending house move - help!

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We're moving next Friday into rented accomodation (couldn't find a house to buy unfortunately). I have taken Wed, Thurs and Fri off for the move. We are paying a removals firm to pack everything for us.

DH seems to think that there will be loads for us to do, but can't articulate what these tasks are?!! Our cellar and loft are completely clear. The garden is tidy. What on earth coiuld need doing? Please help - as dh is about to black out with stress (whereas I am comfortably reclining in a chair whilst MNetting not feeling stressed at all) - what should we be doing in prep for a house move?

Maybe you could suggest that he could organise a cleaning box that gets packed last. That way, he can clean around the removals men and leave your old house all sparkly.

Sort out admin? Forwarding post, telling banks etc etc? I always find this the most stressful part.

Sounds like everything else is under control. Tell your DH to 'chillax' (I think that's the saying!)

Thanks Gene. We'll be cleaning on the Friday (arrrgh), so will make sure we have a cleaning box both here and at the new place.

I'm convinced that the removals firm will pack everything - however he's still fretting.

Change of address letters?
Defrost the freezer?
Cleaning (after the packers have been...)
Shopping for lovely new things for the new house!

LOL at chillax!

Post has been re-directed, and we're in the process of telling banks and itilities. Freezer defrost scheduled for w/e.

Any more for any more please? Then I can go back to snarfing biscuits and surfing the t'interweb for lovely, lovely things (am pregnant btw so I'm refusing to get stressed about all of this ).

Do you have to take furniture apart?

Get him to walk around the house and write down what needs doing in every room. Then let him write a 2 line list. He'll feel better then . Incidentally, I know I'd be like him when it comes so feel his pain!

Pack a suitcase with a change of clothes, a set of night clothes and bedlinen for everyone. That way you can just collapse into bed when you're tired of unpacking and you don't have to sort through a million boxes to find a pair of knickers the next morning.

Sounds like he is just generally anxious.
I am totally of your removal people as we are mid-move too.
He has flip all to worry about. You have the right idea.

Good idea bran - I hadn't thought about the bedlinen.

nicky, I hope your move goes OK.

Thanks, swine.

It is a bloody nightmare tbh and I have dh here full time for the summer holidays to 'help'.

He could take nails out of the walls, fill the holes and paint over them. That should keep him busy. The lovely people we bought the house from did that - including on the hard to reach landing where they had hung about 25 pictures of their children!

Wow - that is going the extra mile NL. I think I may stop short at that lol.