6 – 8 Weeks Out

• Create folder for moving documents
• Obtain mover estimates & insurance
• Collect legal & financial records
• Compile medical & dental records
• Take photos of each room including valuables & serial numbers
• Decide what can be put into storage
• Arrange for storage
• Talk to a Realtor about getting your home on the market or check lease documents
• Pick a move date
• Make travel arrangements & book temporary housing
• Create a moving budget
• Begin using foods you don’t want to move
• Diagnose any repairs home repairs

4 – 5 Weeks out

• If you are renting give notice to your landlord
• Confirm movers
• Cancel or update any subscriptions and memberships
• Update Amazon with new address
• Collect packing supplies
• Declutter
• Begin packing infrequently used items
• Donate, dump, giveaway or sell items you dont want
• Host a garage sale, list items on KSL & Facebook marketplace
• Move packed items into storage
• Complete home repairs
• Arrange Doctor checkup & collect prescriptions
• Arrange pet veterinarian checkup
• Service vehicles
• Confirm temporary housing
• Arrange car shipping
• Request time off work

1 – 2 Weeks Out

• Confirm travel arrangements
• Complete mail forwarding with USPS
• Notify family, friends & neccessary companies
• Identify important items that will go with you in a suitecase during the move
• Complete packing boxes
• Empty or discard old vacuum bags before packing
• Empty water & liquids from humidifyers, freezers etc. before packing
• Arrange child & pet care on moving day
• Cancel or transfer untilities
• Pay any outstanding bills, tickets etc
• Decide what to do with plants
• Forward medical & school records
• Update bank account & credit card addresses
• Gather all warranty & manuals that you’ll leave for the next home owner
• Finish last minute errands
• Clean house
• Pack kitchenware & essentials to go on moving truck last
• Remove trash & recyling

Days Out

• Finalize suitcase & essentials you will travel with
• Double check passport & important documents
• Notify neighbors about your move so they are aware of extra vehicles being parked

Moving Day

• Water bottles & snacks on-hand
• Have paper towels, cleaning supplies & trash bags handy
• Keep track of how things are packed onto truck making sure essentials come off first
• Have a first aid kit available