Moving yourself or a loved one can be a stressful experience. Here is a checklist that can help ease the stress of moving and ensure you tie up all of your lose ends when moving from one place to another.
2 Months Prior to Moving
- Send in New home deposit
- Inquire about move in days/times
- Contact insurance agent to see if a change in policy is necessary
- Get price quotes on moving/shipping services
- Purchase moving insurance
- Determine what of your belongings will/will not fit in your new home
- Begin sorting your items into: Keep, Donate, Trash
- hold a garage sale
- make a trip to Salvation Army or Goodwill
- Reserve storage space if necessary
- Order moving boxes, packing tape, bubble wrap, and other supplies
- Fill out USPS change of address paperwork
1 Month Prior to Moving
- Notify physicians of your relocation. If moving out the area, ask for referrals in new area
- Schedule the disconnection of utilities in the old home
- phone
- internet
- cable
- water
- garbage
- gas
- electric
- Begin packing non-essentials
- towels
- linens
- extra dishware
- Label packed boxes by room and contents
- Separate valuable items to transport yourself
- Notify services about change of address
- Insurance
- Credit Card Companies
- Social Security Administration
- State Vehicle Registration
- State/Federal Tax Bureau
- Pharmacy/Prescription Delivery Program
- Banks
- Cancel magazine and Newspaper subscriptions
- Print new checks with new address
1-2 Weeks Prior to Move
- Confirm movers (date, time, pricing, number of personnel on hand, etc.)
- Continue packing
- Pack suitcases with clothes and personal items
- Separate daily necessities for quick, easy access to them in the new home
- Make sure all prescriptions are filled
- Take pictures of furniture and note any damages on an inventory sheet
- Dispose of hazardous waste—paint, propane, gasoline, etc.
2-4 Days Prior to Move
- Begin packing necessities
- Create a schedule for moving day
- Have a screwdriver, wrench, pliers, tape, etc. handy
- Set aside boxes you’re moving yourself
Moving Day
- Remove bedding and take beds apart
- Take movers through the house & inform them of what to do
- Check each room for things left behind
- Verify utilities work at new home
- Assemble bedding & important personal spaces first
- Begin unpacking essentials for kitchen, bathroom, living room
Moving yourself or a loved on can be a very long and stressful process. Remember to practice self care through the stress and stay well so you can enjoy your new home.
Our information was found at movesforseniors.com