What’s the Best Time of Day to Schedule a Household Move?

Are you a morning person? Then you’re in luck. Lifehacker reports that the best time to perform many moving-related tasks, from searching for a new apartment, finding a professional Manhattan moving company, and the actual household move is early in the day, preferably before noon.

What’s the rush? Well, research tells us that many people are at their best, emotionally and cognitively, early in the day, before the stress of personal and professional obligations begins chipping away at their resources. Additionally, most moving related tasks take time, so starting early means you’ll have an adequate timeframe to make sure everything gets done. This is especially important if you’re looking at a task like packing your apartment for a move -even a studio apartment can take 4-6 hours to pack properly, and that’s assuming you were fairly organized before you started!

So what happens if you’re really not a morning person?  We’ll take a minute here to plug our friendly, professional moving company: our team will do everything for you, if you’d like. They’re fast, efficient, and expert at packing things properly.   If you want to be a bit more hands-on about things, here’s 3 ways to get your mojo going when the coffee’s just not cutting it:

Hit The Shower.

There’s nothing like a blast of water to wake you up. Cold showers have their fans, but if you’re not into the whole needless-shivering thing, rest assured: hot and comfortably warm showers work just fine.

Eat A Good Breakfast.  

Food is the fuel your body needs to get going – super important on moving day! Choose high energy, protein rich foods. Eggs are great – lots of people like fruit smoothies as well.

Fresh Air.

Open the window or get outside for a breath of fresh air. Spending time in the fresh air energizes a reported 90% of people. It’s also a stress buster, which is great news on moving day.