Moving is an emotional process. If you're not calming down your nervous children, you're trying to reassure yourself that you bought the best house within your means and that your kids' new schools will measure up. Depending upon your relationship with your Realtor, you should be able to rely on him or her for more than just closing the deal. Reserve time for yourself and your family. It's an insurance policy for your sanity and continued happiness.
Stress is sneaky.
It can eat away at us during what are supposed to be the happiest of times, because after all, any major change in life is stressful. If it's supressed, it can wreak havoc both emotionally and physically and spread throughout the family. And there's nothing worse than moving a grumpy family across the country. There's no two ways about it. You've spent hours packing up and preparing for the arrival of your movers.