6-8 Weeks before your move day:

• Start collecting suitable packing materials if you plan to do your own packing.
• Now is the time to decide what is going and what is not. Contact local charities to donate any unwanted items. Have a garage sale. This is the time to plan what you are taking and what not.
• If you have children research schools and daycare in your new city.
• Get familiar with your new community. Call the Chamber of Commerce of information about your new area.
• Finalize all real estate and rental needs.
• Place all-important documents in a safe place.
• Make all travel arrangements, if moving out of state.
• Think about your new home and start thinking about where you want to place the furniture, this will prevent some of the stress on unloading day.

4-5 Weeks before your move day:

• Do a change of address in your local post office.
• Make sure to contact all the proper agencies with your new information:
• Utilities
• Telephone Company
• Cable Company
• Water Company
• Electric Company
• Internet Provider
  
• Friends and Family
• Insurance Companies
• Bank and Financial Services
• Local government agencies
• Health Providers
• Schools
• Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions
• Arrange for your moving services. If you are doing a self move, rent a truck.
• If you are planning on using a moving company or packing services book your day for pickup.

3 Weeks before your move day:

• If you are packing your house, start the process now. Packing always takes longer than anticipated.
• If you are moving from a building with any restrictions, contact your building office to schedule your move.
• Make Transportation arrangements for any vehicles or other equipment that needs to get transported to your new location.
• Be in touch with your van line agents, if using one, of any changes in dates or items being moved.
• Consider giving our plants to friends or family if you are moving gout if state. Some states prohibit the transport of houseplants.

2 Weeks before your move:

• Reconfirm your dates for the moving company or packing services.
• Have your automobile serviced, if using it for traveling.
• Drain lawnmower, snow blower or any either gas powered machine of all its fluids.
• Transfer all prescriptions to your new drugstore.
• Transfer all bank accounts to your new community bank.

1 Week before your move:

• Make sure you have packed everything except for essentials.
• Reduce your food purchases.
• Make sure all your boxes are properly marked.
• If you are using a van line make sure to inquire about insurance for your items.
• Prepare your items that you will need during your travel to your new home.

1 Day before moving day:

• Pack our last minute packing for the moving truck and for your travel.
• Defrost thoroughly the refrigerator.
• Make a final tour of your home and double check all closets.

Day of move:

• Make sure all the information on any contracts have your correct information.
• Accompany the driver during inventory. Check the conditions of all items as they are being loaded.
• Switch off all lights.
• Lock all windows and doors.