Things You’ll 100% Say on Moving Day (And What to Do Instead)
Overheard on Moving Days Across the Minneapolis Metro
Moving day has a language all its own. Whether it’s your first move or your fifteenth, certain phrases emerge with uncanny reliability. We’ve compiled the moving day greatest hits — and added a few words of wisdom for each one.
“Where Did I Put the Tape?”
You will lose the packing tape. Multiple times. This is a law of physics. Pro tip: buy five rolls and keep one in each room you’re actively packing. Or better yet, clip one to your belt loop and become One With The Tape. Accept this destiny.
“I Thought We Decided to Donate That.”
The thing your spouse swore was gone to Goodwill is now being wrapped in a moving blanket and loaded into the truck. It is alive. It has survived. It will follow you to the new house and live under the basement stairs for another seven years.
“How Do We Have This Much Stuff?”
You will ask this question with genuine bewilderment, as though you did not personally purchase every single item in your home over the past decade. The stuff did not arrive on its own. And yet, here you are, mystified.
“This Will Definitely Fit Through the Door.”
It will not fit through the door. Measure first. Please. The sofa has defeated hundreds of confident homeowners. Don’t be the next casualty. And if the movers say it won’t fit, believe them — they’ve seen this movie before.
“We’ll Unpack Everything Tonight.”
You will not unpack everything tonight. You will unpack the kitchen enough to function, find the bathroom supplies, and set up the beds. The remaining 47 boxes will enter a state of quantum superposition — neither unpacked nor permanently living in your new home — for the next several weeks.
“I’m Never Moving Again.”
You’ve said this before. Statistically, the average American moves nearly 12 times in their lifetime. You will move again. But next time, maybe hire professionals from the start rather than discovering at 3 PM that your friend with a pickup truck “had something come up.”
Hire Professionals — Reduce the Chaos
Some of the comedy is unavoidable. But the heavy lifting, the logistics, the truck, the equipment, the furniture wrapping? That part doesn’t have to be stressful. 1st Class Moving handles the hard stuff so your moving day becomes more manageable — and maybe even a little fun. Book at 1stclassmovingmn.com.
