Moving

This is a bit of practical advice from someone who has moved countries several times and houses/apartments even more.

Last time we moved, we were changing countries, so it was a major move!  I booked an airbnb for 3 nights,  so we could pack furiously all day and then go sleep somewhere clean and organized at night.  That made all the difference!  I could pack the kitchen without worrying if we needed it for the next day.  I also cleaned the apartment myself afterwards and frankly,  next time I'm really going to get that professionally done. 

And then we shut the door and flew all the way to Australia.   

I tell people I loved New York passionately, until I didn't.  I was walking the dog at 11 pm just to have some empty space to walk through.  There is no doubt it is more exciting than Sydney,  with better culture and restaurants.  But Sydney is a softer,  saner place to live,  and as I grow older,  that matters more for me than the magnetism of New York.  Everything has it's season.