In the event that you find yourself on the verge of the great adventure which is moving from one home to another for the first time, it’s totally reasonable to expect that you will feel overwhelmed, underprepared, and disoriented by the whole thing. Relax and take a deep breath. This is absolutely normal, no matter how tricky and unsettling it may be. You just need to be aware of the kind of issues to expect, and have some sort of an idea of how to tackle them. The first thing to keep in mind is that no part of the move is likely to give you as much of a headache as the process of trying to box, pack, and transport your belongings between your old home and your new one. This is for a wide variety of reasons, including the simple fact that it’s very hard to predict just how much work will actually be needed, if we don’t already have a certain level of prior experience with the whole thing. This is never more apparent than when it comes to furniture and what to do with it. Huge bulky items which we cherish very much, and will probably want to move carefully into our new homes rather than destroy or sell on before our move.On one hand it can seem very tempting to try and take the gamble of moving these bulky objects between homes by ourselves (especially if we only have one or two really large bits of furniture, along with a few box loads of smaller stuff. In this case it can seem like a waste to not handle the move in a DIY way.) But is it really that simple? Or even possible, for most of us? The bottom line is that most of us who are vehicle owners, are owners of cars rather than large vans or trucks. As well as a car might work for ferrying across several boxes of personal trinkets, what are you really going to do when confronted by an enormous three-seater couch or a real-wood table that you’re very pleased with? Your only option would probably be to strap it to the roof of your car and hope that the elements weren’t too cruel, and that your priceless family heirloom didn’t break free and cause a catastrophic traffic accident. So if a “Do It Yourself” move is off the cards for most of us, then what should we do? No one likes the idea of hiring an expensive deluxe removals company just for one or two bits of furniture – it would be like paying a full price for a quarter price service. Luckily enough, you have more options to consider than just “I’m going to roll up my sleeves and move this by myself” and “I’m going to pay as much money as I possibly can in order to get a professional to handle this job for me.”The reality is that there is an enormous industry connected to removals, and that one corner of that industry is absolutely, perfectly suited to the average man or woman who wants to carry out a middle-of-the-road move. That service is Man and Van Hire. For only a fraction of what you’d spend on one of the “big, established” removals firms you buy yourself a quick and easy solution for those one or two inconveniently large items of yours. What you’re paying for is essentially a temporary van and a guy qualified to drive it. It sounds simple, and it is, but it’s very much worth it.