| Without a doubt moving can either be a real royal | | | | mile long list of things to do that you can check |
| pain in the you know where, or it can be a grand | | | | off. |
| adventure. Its way easier if it's a grand | | | | Documents, documents, documents - find all the |
| adventure, and it can be if you are properly | | | | documents you need, like school transfer |
| prepared for moving day. | | | | information, medical, dental, insurance and other |
| Moving from one home to another, one | | | | records you need in your new city or town. Put |
| community to another, or moving right across the | | | | them in a safe place - one you can actually find |
| country can be exciting and stressful. But you can | | | | later when you go looking for them. While doing |
| definitely handle moving with some handy tips to | | | | this, also make sure you pay all your final bills in |
| make your moving day the day from help(ful) | | | | advance and return any outstanding books, |
| rather than the day from hell. For instance, the | | | | movies or other rented or borrowed items. And |
| essential things you need when you get to your | | | | as silly as it may sound, stop and think about |
| new location - like bedding, bath essentials, clothing | | | | other things you may have to pick up - like a |
| etc - put all that in one designated drawer or box. | | | | prescription or your dry cleaning. |
| Load it last and unload it first. | | | | Start cleaning rooms as you finish packing them. |
| If you're paying by the loaded pound, then | | | | This lightens your cleaning duties when you have |
| consider having a garage sale before moving day. | | | | taken all the boxes out of the house to be loaded |
| It will lighten the load considerably. Also, calculate | | | | onto the van. |
| the cost of shipping items versus replacement | | | | Ok, it's your day to move day! While loading the |
| cost at your destination. That will also make a | | | | truck, if you have animals, keep them at a |
| significant difference when moving. | | | | friend's house. No sense in upsetting them. You |
| Don't know where to start? To make things | | | | have a long trip ahead of you and you don't want |
| easier on yourself, pack the seasonal and not | | | | your pets to think they are being left behind. |
| often used items first. Not only does that give | | | | Make sure you take the light bulbs out of lamps |
| you a sense of accomplishment, it gets these | | | | and dispose of flammable liquids - as they cannot |
| items out of your way and ready for the van. | | | | be put on the truck. |
| Take care of those last nit picky details, like telling | | | | With pre-planning, your moving day will be one |
| everyone you are going to be at a new location, | | | | you enjoy as you move on to new adventures in |
| in advance. Send cards out before the day you | | | | a new location. |
| actually move day. It's just one last thing on your | | | | |