When home shopping, it is so easy to get caught up in the excitement of finding a home you love, you don’t think about how your current life’s contents will fit into your future life surroundings.

A new home is a new lease on life. It is a chance for you to improve your life, not just in newer surroundings or a bigger square footage, but also in simpler systems and cleaner areas, making for a more streamlined and easier life.

But that means you have to plan accordingly and be deliberate with your efforts. At least two weeks before the move, you need to purge your whole house of stuff. Go through every drawer, cabinet, closet, and box, and be ruthless. Read on for more before, during, and after tips on how to move and declutter at the same time.