This is the ultimate moving checklist. If your moves go like mine, you usually have about 2 months to get it all together and get yourself moved.
| 8-6 weeks to go! | |
| Confirm new living arrangements | |
| Check out local moving companies |
| 6-4 weeks to go! | |
| Confirm local moving company or moving arrangements if you are doing some of the move yourself | |
| Cancel any local memberships if you are moving out of the area (ex.gym) |
| 4 weeks to go! | |
| Confirm moving date/movers or packers if you are hiring them | |
| Cancel lease (if applicable) |
| 3 weeks to go! | |
| De-clutter (go through your current space room by room) | |
| Buy sharpies, boxes, bubble wrap, packing tape |
| 2 weeks to go! | |
| Take pictures and any other wall decorations down | |
| Wrap all pictures and decorations in tissue paper | |
| Cancel Cable | |
| Cancel Electric | |
| Cancel Water | |
| Cancel Gas | |
| Contact Post Office to put in new address and when to begin forwarding mail to that address | |
| Contact credit card companies, banks, insurance companies, etc. to inform them of your new address | |
| Only buy what you need from the food store to get you by, use up what you have! | |
| Take pictures of how cords are connected to electronics and how furniture pieces are set-up so you remember when you get to your new place (and also to reference to make sure pieces aren’t damaged during move) | |
| Wrap purses that you won’t use until the move is complete | |
| Wrap any delicate jewelry in baggies and boxes to keep them from getting tangled |
| 1 week to go! | |
| Wrap any delicate/fragile pieces like china, bar-ware, and glasses with bubble wrap and tissue paper | |
| Wrap all shoes in individual bags | |
| Put clothes on a hanger and group with rubber bands and then put garbage bags over the groups | |
| Pack bag that you will live out of until movers get to new location (include all vitamins and medications and don’t forget to check the upcoming weather reports) |
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| Make sure that you take any liquid out of containers before they are packed (ex. soap out of pumps, water out of teapot) | |
| Put any cords in a box with labels so you know what you use them for (use twist ties and rubber bands with labels) | |
| Throw out any extra food and use up what you have | |
| Buy Lysol wipes, water bottles, paper towels, and soap to prepare for the moving day (and possible hand hold vacuum) | |
| Wrap toilet cleaning supplies and toilet wands in separate bags to keep them from mixing with anything else in the bathroom | |
| Wash shower curtains if they are fabric, if they are plastic, wipe them down so they are packed dry | |
| Wash sheets while movers pack and fold them so they are clean when you get to your new place | |
| Wrap mattresses and pillows with the zippered mattress and pillow protectors | |
| Make sure that you bring any cash, personal documents such as passports and SS cards to make sure they get to the new location safely |
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