
Moving

Moving Checklist
5 Weeks Out
- If you rent - notify your landlord
- Research moving companies
- Organize all moving related paperwork
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Begin sorting things into categories of
- Keep
- Discard
- Donate
4 Weeks Out
- Plan a garage/yard sale
- If you have children notify school of impending move
- Get new medical records from doctor's offices if switching
- Buy moving supplies
3 Weeks Out
- Book a moving company
- Start packing non-essentials and labeling boxes
- Notify utility companies of a shut off date
2 Weeks Out
- Start eating foods that can't last a night without refrigerations, as well as foods that are already open
- If you have pets, make arrangements for their move
- If moving far away, have your car serviced and check about transferring auto policy
- Notify your place of work about move and new address
1 Week Out
- Pack, pack, pack
- Change your address with USPS
- Make sure valuables are easily transferred with you (like jewelry)
- Pack a suitcase with necessities - in case moving truck doesn't make it
Night Before & Moving Day
- Defrost fridge and freezer
- Clear pantry of any open food containers
- Don one final sweep of the house
- Vacuum, dust, clean - leave place in decent condition
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