but if you don’t have many, ask people you know if they might, or go to a local grocery store or moving company and ask for used boxes, or purchase new ones if the price is reasonable. Then, get out the boxes and start packing the items you won’t be using in the coming weeks. Label the boxes with the room to which the items belong. This will make your unpacking process systematic. Make a list of the items that go in each box. + + Finalize your moving plans. Decide on whether you’re going to hire a moving company to help you or if you decide to do it yourself. If hiring, now is a good time to finalize the details of your big move. Don’t forget to enlist the help of family and friends. Let them know when they can come and help you with packing, or with unpacking. + + Update personal documents. Update all your personal documents that include your address. Notify your employer, banks, and insurance companies of your change in address. + + Clean. Tidy up and thoroughly clean 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 all unneeded items. Put to the side everything that you won’t be packing and taking with you to your new home. Throw away what needs to be tossed. Start giving away items you’ve chosen to give away, and schedule donated items for pickup by the local charity or organization to which you’ve decided to donate them. If you’re planning on a garage sale, now is the perfect TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVE:
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