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Moving Check List

Eight Weeks Before You Move

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____  Chosen your self storage provider and reserved your unit(s).

 

____  Sorted through basement, loft, and garage.

 

____  Resolved what to do with prohibited items.

 

____  Made proper provision for pets.

 

____  Disposed of the things you don't want to move or store.

 

____  Started to prepare your mailing list of people who need your change of address.

 

____  Notified banks, saving accounts, credit card companies, and magazine subscriptions.

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____  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.

 
Six Weeks Before You Move

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____  Separated favorite 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.

 
Four Weeks Before You Move

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____  Decided which clothes travel with you.

 

____  Started to dismantle climbing frames/garden furniture.

 

____  Agreed to an insurance value and terms with your portable storage provider.

 

____  Made arrangements of connection of services at your new home.

 

____  Returned library books.

 

____  Canceled milk, newspapers, subscriptions.

 

____  Found new homes for your plants.

 
Seven Days Before You Move

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____  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 and trimmers.

 

____  Checked that you have enough medication for at least two weeks.

 

____  Collected traveler's checks or local currency.

 

____  Arranged for someone to look after the children on moving day.

 
Moving Day

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____  Load all your items into your self storage unit(s).

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