10 Tips For a Good Move!

1. Develop a master “to do” list. Mark on a calendar specific dates keyed to when tasks on
your list need to be finished.

2. Sort belongings to eliminate items you no longer need. Don’t take with you belongings
that have just gathered dust. If you feel a degree of hesitancy, keep it.

3. Recycle belongings you are leaving behind. Remember “Your trash is someone else’s
treasure”. Hold a garage sale, donate to second hand stores or schools. It can be very rewarding.

4. Use supplies that are not transportable. Instead of buying groceries, eat as much food
in the refrigerator as possible, and use you cleaning supplies about a month before you move.

5. Pack “like” items together. Games, pet supplies, photos, and toys are some of the items
that should be grouped by kind and packed together.

6. Organize moving documents and place them in a portable file box to take with you on
moving day. Keep important papers together: the moving registration number, the driver’s name and
vehicle number, and the name and phone number of the moving company at point of origin and
destination; including your personal address book in case you need to reach someone.

7. Put different colored stickers on boxes sorted by room in your new home. Then place a
matching colored balloon on the door of the appropriate room.

8. Pack a “survival box” of items you’ll need immediately on arrival. This should include
such items as light bulbs, linens, paper products, garbage bags, soap, and tools. Take this with
you-don’t pack it in the moving van.

9. Schedule your usual rounds. Get your hair cut, cars serviced, and prescriptions filled
shortly before the move. This eases the pressure of finding new services right away at your new
location.

10. Send out change of address cards. Creditors, insurance companies, friends, magazine
subscriptions, and utility companies should be high on your list. Your local post office has
change of address kits filled with cards and helpful checklist. Leave a forwarding address with the
post office when you know where your new home will be.

 

Have a good safe move!