As if the year wasn’t flying by already, I can’t believe the time has come. My boyfriend and I have planned to move out of New York City for the past year and, in two weeks, that plan will become a reality.

While this city will always be dear to our hearts — we met and started our life together here — I am excited and nervous to start a new chapter in our lives in a different place. The unknown is scary, and even more so when you are leaving your comfort zone; however, we all know that without change, growth and development cannot take place.

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Although we are ahead of the game and have packed more than half of our current two-bedroom apartment in the city, this process has been stressful and, for someone who struggles with minor anxiety like me, not so much fun. From scheduling and renting a truck, finding a storage unit, transferring jobs, setting up new accounts, updating mailing addresses, etc., this could feel like a lot. You know what they say: If you do not plan ahead, you plan to fail.

Earlier this year on trazeetravel.com, Nia Scott introduced some of us to PackPoint — an app that helps business and leisure travelers create packing checklists based on the destination, purpose and duration of the trip. I mean, how cool is that? I love checklists (I tend to go through at least two per day) and cannot stress enough how important they are. Following the concept of the app, my boyfriend made a “Big Move” checklist to help us keep track of all of the things that need to get done before we actually move. This helped us tremendously in this process and, honestly, kept us cool, calm and collected.

Now I’m curious to hear about your moving experiences. Did you love it? Do you have any tips for us?

Email us at letters@globaltravelerusa.com and let us know!

— Yasser Ogando, production & advertising coordinator