The Art of Happy Moving: How to Declutter, Pack, and Start Over While Maintaining Your Sanity and Finding Happiness – Practical Strategies for Professionals, Families, and Retirees - Hardcover

Wenzke, Ali

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062869736 ISBN 13: 9780062869739

Publisher: William Morrow, 2019

Synopsis

Chosen by She Reads as one of the BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2019 and PureWow as one of 6 BOOKS TO READ IF YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF MARIE KONDO.

A comprehensive, upbeat guide to help you survive the moving process from start to finish, filled with fresh strategies and checklists for timing and supplies, choosing which items to toss and which to keep, determining the best place to live, saying farewell and looking forward to hello.

Moving is a major life change--time consuming, expensive, often overwhelming, and sometimes scary. But it doesn't have to be! Instead of looking at it as a burdensome chore, consider it a new adventure.

Ali Wenzke and her husband moved ten times in eleven years, living in six states across the U.S. She created her popular blog, The Art of Happy Moving, to help others build a happier life before, during, and after a move. Infused with her infectious optimistic spirit, The Art of Happy Moving builds on her blog, offering step-by-step guidance, much-needed comfort, practical information, and welcome advice on every step of the process, including:

• How to stage your home for prospective buyers
• How to choose your next neighborhood
• How to discard your belongings and organize your packing
• How to say goodbye to your friends
• How to make the transition easier for your kids
• How to decorate your new home
• How to build a new community
• And so much more.

Ali shares invaluable personal anecdotes from her many moves, and packs each chapter with a wealth of information and ingenious tips (Did you know that if you have an extra-large welcome mat at the entrance of your home, it's more likely to sell?). Ali also includes checklists for packing and staging, and agendas for the big moving day.

Whether you're a relocating professional, newly married, a family with kids and pets, or a retiree looking to downsize, The Art of Happy Moving will help you discover ways to help make your transition an easier one--and be even happier than you were before.

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About the Author

Ali Wenzke and her husband moved ten times in eleven years, living in six states across the U.S. Now, she helps the millions of people who move each year by providing practical tips on how to build a happier life before, during and after the move on her blog The Art of Happy Moving. Ali is happily settled in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three children. She doesn't plan on moving any time soon. THE ART OF HAPPY MOVING is her first book.

From the Back Cover

Moving is a daunting process—time-consuming, expensive, overwhelming, and scary. But it doesn’t have to be.

In this book based on her popular blog, The Art of Happy Moving, moving pro Ali Wenzke delivers a comprehensive, step-by-step resource for every phase of the moving process. Along with hilarious anecdotes from her many moves, Ali shares a wealth of information and ingenious tips on:

·         How to stage your home for prospective buyers · How to choose your next neighborhood

·         How to discard your belongings and organize your packing

·         How to say goodbye to your friends

·         How to make the transition easier for your kids

·         How to decorate your new home

·         How to build a new community

·         And so much more.

With checklists for packing and staging, agendas for moving day, and a foolproof muffin recipe guaranteed to charm Realtors, The Art of Happy Moving will help you find the calm—and maybe even a little fun—amid the hassle of moving.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062869736
• ISBN 13: 9780062869739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288