Moving Checklist
This moving checklist will help you stay organized and on top of your move over time.
4 Weeks Out
- Contact new schools and arrange record transfer
- Medical and veterinary records
- Copies of birth certificate
- Send change of address cards
- Begin sorting and self-pack
- Contact charities for unwanted items
- Insurance at old and new location
- Contact mover(s) for estimate
3 Weeks Out
- Schedule utilities shutoff at old residence
- Notify post office
- Schedule utilities turn on at new residence
- Arrange travel plans
2 Weeks Out
- Transfer bank account(s) and empty safe deposit box
- Meet with family and friends for “good byes”
- Take a deep breath, it’s only just begun
1 Week Out
- Discontinue services (paper, gardener, etc.)
- Schedule house cleaning
- Purchase Travelers checks
- Review Moving Checklist for pending matters
2 Days Out
- Check with Realtor
- Pack personal items and luggage
- Close bank accounts
- Defrost freezer
- Pick up developed film you forgot
- Return library books
- Pick up clothing from cleaners
- Pack important papers and jewelry
Move Day
- Confirm paperwork with movers (delivery dates, address, phone)
- Oversee inventory, walk house, don’t leave until movers leave
- Lock door and remind yourself that this was a good idea
