Freelancing While Moving
Assuming everything goes according to plan, I’ll be moving between mid-October and the first week of November. That can be a long, drawn-out process. And during that time, I still have a business to run.
My plan is to pack a bit each day between now and then, slowly move smaller things to the new home, and then have a single “moving day” where we rent a truck and move bigger items. I’m hoping this approach will mean I can continue with my usual work schedule.
Have you had to maintain your freelance business during a move? How did you handle it? Did you take care of packing in a gradual way, or did you opt to take time off of work to get it taken care of? If you have tips or stories to share about managing your client load during a move, I’d love to hear them! Share them in the comments below.
As you know, I recently moved a million and one times. I just completed another local move about a week ago. Here’s my advice: Marry someone who is willing to let you leave from house A with your laptop for a library or cafe to work for the day so that you can come home to house B after he has packed, moved and setup everything without you. That’s seriously how I’ve made most of my moves over the last five years.
If that’s not possible–like it was when I had to move to NYC while he was already here–the little by little approach is best. It also helps avoid the OMG I’M MOVING AND I HAVE TO WORK AND I’M GOING TO EXPLODE feeling that can happen to the best of us.
lol I don’t think that would work well in our case. I’m a very methodical packer. Everything is boxed and carefully labeled so boxes immediately go in the correct rooms when we move.
My guy on the other hand is the type to get a few plastic bins, throw stuff in them, take them to the new house, dump them out somewhere, rinse, repeat. I think if I let him handle moving my things, I’d be twice as stressed when I got home.
We’re also merging two households and introducing four kitties at the same time (that’ll be fun). So I don’t think I’d have the heart to put too much of it on him.
At least we’re moving close enough that the bit by bit approach could work. And I have family and friends around, so I’ll beg and plead to get help when I need it. One friend already agreed to help out for a day with the smaller moves. And I have two strong brothers who are great for helping with the big stuff on an official “moving day.” That’s the plan at least. I try not to get too attached to plans though. As soon as you do that, they have a tendency not to work out. Let’s just call it hopeful optimism.