Moving Check List
Eight weeks before you move, have you... ____ Chosen your on-site storage provider and order your containers. ____ Sorted through basement, loft, and garage? ____ Resolved what to do with prohibited items? ____ Made proper provision for pets? ____ Decided whether or not you are moving or storing your car? ____ Disposed of the things you don't want to move or store take? ____ Started to prepare your mailing list of people who need your change of address? ____ Notified banks, saving accounts, credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, hire purchase and rental companies? ____ Started to round up passports, birth/marriage certificates, and other family documentation? ____ Applied for any necessary visas? ____ Checked that electrical goods will work in your new home? Six weeks before you move, have you... ____ Separated favorite toys? ____ Made sure your pet's vaccinations are up-to-date? ____ Arranged for mail to be forwarded? ____ Decided whether or not to buy any new household goods—check tax refunds. Four weeks before you move, have you... ____ Decided which clothes travel with you? ____ Started to dismantle climbing frames/garden furniture? ____ Agreed to an insurance value and terms with your storage provider? ____ Made arrangements of connection of services at your new home? ____ Returned library books. ____ Canceled milk, newspapers, subscriptions. ____ Found new homes for your plants. Seven days before you move, have you... ____ Defrosted the refrigerator/freezer. ____ Planned simple meals for moving day to avoid using appliances. ____ Separated luggage items you need for personal travel. ____ Cleaned garden tools, bicycles, and any other gardening equipment. ____ Emptied the tanks of powered tools such as mowers and cars. ____ Checked that you have enough medication for at least two weeks, and ensure you have copies of any necessary prescriptions for use at destination. ____ Collected traveler's checks or local currency. ____ Arranged for someone to look after the children on moving day. Moving day... ____ Load all your items into your on-site storage containers.  |
