Moving is one of the best forced opportunities to get rid of things you've been holding onto out of habit. The key is starting early enough that decluttering doesn't turn into just re-boxing clutter to deal with later.
Begin with spaces that are lower-stakes emotionally — a garage, a linen closet, a home office. These rooms tend to have the most obvious "why do I still have this" items and build momentum for the harder decisions later.
Basements, attics, and garages tend to accumulate the most forgotten items. Go through anything you haven't touched in over a year and be honest about whether it's coming with you or not. If you didn't miss it while it was in storage, you probably won't miss it after the move either.
As moving day gets closer, work room by room with three simple bins: keep, donate/sell, and junk. Don't let the "maybe" pile grow — if you can't decide in a few seconds, it's usually a sign the item isn't essential.
The worst outcome is packing clutter you meant to get rid of and unpacking it at the new place. In the final week, get anything in the "junk" or "donate" pile out of the house entirely rather than letting it sit in boxes. A single junk removal pickup at this stage is usually faster than multiple trips to donation centers or the dump yourself.
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