12 weeks before you move, have you ….
Chosen your mover and signed the customer agreement form?
Sorted through basement, loft and garage?
Resolved what to do with prohibited items?
Made proper provisions for pets?
Decided whether or not you are taking your car?
10 weeks before your move, have you ….
Disposed of the things you don’t want to take?
8 weeks before you move, have you …
Started to prepare a mailing list of people who need your change
of address?
Notified banks, credit card companies, magazine
subscriptions, 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?
6 weeks before you move, have you …
Separated favorites 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)
4 weeks before you move, have you …
Decided which clothes travel with you?
Started to dismantle climbing frames/garden furniture?
Agreed on insurance value and terms with your mover?
Made arrangements for connection of services at your new home?
Returne library books?
Cancelled or move all deliveries and subscriptions?
Found new homes for your plants? 7
days before your 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?
Checked if you have enough medication for at least two weeks, and
ensured 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?
