What Should Be On Your Moving Checklists?

Moving is a huge project to undertake. It helps you stay organized if you have a moving checklist or two to make sure you get everything done. A moving out checklist will also stop you from procrastinating your packing and moving duties.

It helps if you have a few different checklists for a few months from the move to the week of. Keep reading for some checklist ideas.

Two Months Before

It’s 8 weeks until the big day. Make sure you add these items to your list and check them off on time!

• Start researching moving companies and pick one
• Begin purging items you no longer need
• Start the bureaucratic process
• Moving school records to a new district
• Finding a new doctor and dentist and getting records transferred
• Finding other professional services you may need – accountant, lawyer, therapist etc.
• Order packing supplies

One Month Before

Only four weeks left now! It’s time for the hard work to begin.

• Take measurements of your new home
• Pack things you rarely use but plan to keep
• Dispose of items you plan to get rid of
• Bring items to be donated
• Have a tag sale
• Bring bulky items to the dump

Two Weeks Before

• Start packing seriously
• Make sure to label all boxes and bags clearly
• Change your address at the post office
• Notify your bank, insurance companies, credit cards etc about your future change of address

One Week Before to A Few Days Before

• Confirm all the details with the moving company
• Pack yourself an overnight bag with a few changes of clothes, prescriptions and valuable items
• Make sure everyone moving with you is aware of the plan for moving day
• Order any new furniture you might need for your new place

The Week After the Move

• Unpack essentials first
• Create ways to organize your belongings, but be open to changing them as you settle in
• Arrange the furniture
• Explore your new city or town
• Remember to find the time to relax!

This apartment move in checklist is just a suggestion for what to include. You might have your own ideas and specific needs. However, you can use this as a printable moving checklist and add to it, or just use it as is. There are also several moving into a new house checklists available online that might have even more ideas for what you need to do before you move.