8 weeks before:
- Get estimates for moving companies & select one
- Clear & unclutter – Sort items for garage sale, charity, storage, moving, or recycling
6 weeks before move:
- Have copies of all important documents readily available to take with you (create a binder): Real estate contracts, travel arrangements, school records, health records,…
- Order packing supplies: boxes, colored tape to organize move, bubble wrap, markers,….
- Start to use groceries on hand to avoid packing or discarding
4 weeks before move:
- Contact current & new utility companies to disconnect/activate services
- Get estimate for storage companies, if needed, & select one
- Start packing, coding boxes for placement in new home & those that are priority boxes for the first few days of the move
2 weeks before move:
- Complete change of address
- Cancel or update subscriptions such as magazine, newspaper, …
1 week before move:
- Complete packing – include a first few nights box(es)
- Refill any necessary prescriptions
- Pack suitcases for first few days of clothing & personal items
- Defrost the freezer if it is going with you
- Confirm travel
- Confirm movers (tip: have cash available for all parties helping with the move)
Moving Day:
- Assist/direct movers as needed
- Make a last run through the house to make sure all is packed, turned off, & locked
Congratulations!