The key to organizing your move is a thorough checklist. A checklist will help you stay organized and on top of everything you need to do, from A to Z, and assist you with tasks like sorting, labeling, and packing. Prepare Your Checklists To prepare tomove fromyour current, soon-to-be-former home into your newhome, you’ll actually need to prepare two separate checklists.The first is a checklist of all the items you’ll be bringing with you, grouped, sorted, labeled, and numbered according to the room towhich they belong. Numbering boxes is a good idea, so you can indicate on the checklist where each item is packed, which will help you to find themwhen you’re unpacking at your new home.This makes sorting and identifying your items much simpler, and helps the unpacking process go much smoother. The second checklist involves all the different steps to take and tasks to complete as part of the moving process. This includes cleaning, decluttering, discarding, packing, labeling, utilities, hiring movers, etc. Remember, no task is too small for your second checklist. Don’t assume you can remember even the little things in your mind. Organizing a move can be stressful enough without having to worry about “that thing you forgot” but didn’t write down. Write it down! Or type it in a Word document and print it. Or use a checklist app on your phone.
Or all three! It pays to be prepared. A MONTH BEFORE THE MOVE:
+ + Hire a moving company. If you choose to hire a moving company, ask around (friends, family, neighbors, co- workers, colleagues, on Facebook) for recommendations and referrals to moving companies. Do some research online and read through the reviews. Pick a handful of
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