Moving Checklist

STEP 1: CREATE A PLAN

• Decide on a moving date
• Hire a moving company or recruit help
• Decide on the furniture and household items you’ll be taking with you to your next home
• Notify friends & family of your upcoming move

STEP 2: ORGANIZE FUTURE FLOORSPACE

• Measure the rooms in your new home
• Measure the furniture you’ll be taking
• Sketch a floor plan to visualize your space
• Predetermine where to place larger furniture

STEP 3: TACKLE SMALLER AREAS

• Identify areas of your home you don’t use regularly to clean and pack up first.
• Sort items in the room into Yes and No piles
• Once items are sorted and packed, thoroughly clean the room.
• Repeat with the next room!

STEP 4: GET RID OF UNWANTED ITEMS

• Host a yard sale or sell items online
• Donate items to charity
• Pass down the items to a friends and family
• Recycle or trash leftover items

STEP 5: MOVE LARGER AREAS

• Organize the kitchen and bathrooms
• Sort utensils, appliances, cleaning supplies, etc
• Repeat with the bedrooms, sorting everything to keep or discard
• Choose a day to clean the attic, basement, and/or garage

STEP 6: PREPARE MOVING PAPERWORK

• Contact utility services (internet, phone, electricity, water, gas, etc)
• Update your billing address on all accounts
• Notify the post office of your change of address
• Organize personal documents (birth certificate, social security card, passport, etc