Make a list of places to tell your change of address as you go through your mail
Have your w2's forwarded
Notify schools
Get medical and dental records
Check out churches in new community
Get boxes from grocery store or other places
Start to use up your food
Return anything you have borrowed
Put out a box for moving things like the mover telephone#, the measuring tape, packing tape, keys to the new place, important papers
Pack up your out of season clothes
Clean you curtains and blankets
Pack up your attic or basement
Make a survival kit for the first night- hammer, screwdriver, paper plates, can opener, snacks, cleaning supplies, garbage bags, scissors, first aid kit, tape, toilet paper, linens and towels
Order new address labels and checks
Pack up books ( Actually I stalled on this one so I was packing them the day before we move)
LABEL ALL BOXES!!!
Notify the utility companies of your new place when you need everything turned on
Pack pictures and mirrors
Pack up CD's, tapes and video tapes
Tune up car
Discontinue paper delivery
Call your insurance agent for any changes
Give kids a box for their special things
Arrange to have your utilities turned off (Very important. We once had some people use our telephone line to call oversees after we had moved out.)
Send the change of address cards with your new phone number to friends
Get a babysitter to watch kids as you move
Decide where you want to put everything
Keep packing things in labeled boxes
Pick up any dry cleaning
Get rid of any flammables
Pack up curtains and blinds
Clean stove
Pack personal things
Strip beds and make sure bedding is one of the first things unloaded
Tape any screws you unscrew under the furniture they go to
Vacuum and do a final inspection
Leave keys with realtor
Lock windows and doors
Enroll children in school
Visit stores
Find out about public transportation
Change your address on your driver's license and your voter's registration
Put a list of local emergency numbers by telephones
Get some babysitter references before you actually need one
Get a phone book
Get information from the Chamber of Commerce about new city
Write out directions to your home so you are prepared when anyone asks how to get to your new home
And here are some moving websites:
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