• Bring out the boxes and start packing the items you won’t be using in the coming weeks. Label the boxes with the room the items belong to. This will make unpacking systematic. • Make a list of the items that go in each box. You could also take pictures to help you remember where to find each item. • Decide whether you’re going to hire a moving company to help you or you're going to move yourself. If hiring, now is a good time to finalize the details. • Enlist the help of family and friends. Let them know you could use help and when they can come and help you with packing or unpacking. • Update all personal documents that include your address. Notify your employer, banks, and insurance companies of your change in address.
TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE B RE THE BIG MOVE
• Clean up every room once you’ve packed all the items in it. • Disassemble furniture that you won’t be using in the following days and pack or prepare for moving. • Set aside items that you don't need, and schedule them for pickup by the local Re-Store, Salvation Army, church, or any organization you decide to donate them to. If you’re planning on a garage sale, now is the perfect time to do that. • Request vacation time from work for the days that you’ll be concentrating on the move. • Prepare a suitcase with things that you’ll need on the day 94
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