Weeks Before You Move: Contact your mover to make arrangements for moving day. Start to use up things you cannot move, such as frozen foods and cleaning supplies. Locate all auto licensing and registration documents. If some of your goods are to be stored, make the necessary arrangements now. Contact schools, doctors, dentists, lawyers, and accountants and obtain copies of you personal records. Ask for referrals where possible. Obtain a change-of-address kit from the post office and begin filling out cards. Contact utility and related companies (gas, electric, oil, water, telephone, cable TV, and trash collection) for service disconnect/connect at your old and new addresses. However, remember to keep phone and utilities connected at your current home throughout moving day. If you are packing yourself, purchase packing boxes from your local mover. Pack items that you will not be needing in next month. Plan a garage sale to sell unneeded items or arrange to donate them to charity. Make travel arrangements and reservations for your moving trip. However, do not make plane reservations for the same day that you are moving out. House closings are often delayed, and other unexpected situations often arise. Collect important papers (insurance, will, deeds, stock, etc.) Arrange to close accounts in your local bank and open accounts in your new locale. Have your car checked and serviced for the trip. Make sure that your automobile is prepared (filled with the necessary antifreeze/coolant, for example) for the type of weather conditions you will be traveling in. Settle any outstanding bills with local merchants. Drain gas and oil from power equipment (lawn mowers, snow blowers, etc.) Prepare specific directions to your new home for your moving company. Include your itinerary, emergency numbers, etc. Defrost your freezer and refrigerator. Block doors open so they can not accidentally close on children or pets. Have your major appliances disconnected and prepared for the move. Pack a box of personal items that will be needed immediately at your new home. Set aside those things that you are taking with you so that they do not get loaded on the van in error. Have this box loaded last or carry it with you in your car. Contact your moving company counselor to confirm arrival time of the moving van, as well as to notify him/her of any last-minute details. Make sure that someone is home to answer the moving van foreman's questions. Read your bill of lading and inventory carefully before you sign them. Keep these - and all related papers- in a safe location until all charges have been paid and all claims, if any, have been settled. Back

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