Preparing for Your Move

Two Months Before

• Start going through your home and deciding what you want to move and what you want to get rid of. Note valuable items that will need special packing or extra insurance coverage, such as plasma TVs, computers, and paintings.

Six Weeks Before

• Order boxes and other packing supplies.
• Start using up things you won't want to move (such as frozen and perishable foods) and cleaning supplies (such as bleach and aerosols) that are too dangerous to move.
• Check the measurements of your new home. Make sure that you have enough room for your larger pieces of furniture and that you can get them through the door.

One Month Before

• Start packing, beginning with things you use infrequently.
• As you pack, note items of special value.
• If you purchase supplemental insurance from your moving company, you must declare in writing any items valued at over $100 per pound (a computer, for example).
• Go to your local post office and fill out a change-of-address form, or do it online at www.usps.gov.
• Alert the following about your move, either in writing, by phone, or online:
  Banks
  Credit-card companies
  Brokerage firms
  Insurance companies
  Utility companies
  Human-resources department at work
  Doctors, other health-care providers, veterinarian
  If you're moving out of the area, obtain copies of medical records or ask that they be forwarded to your new providers.
  Ask for referrals.
  Magazines and newspapers you subscribe to. If you have a number of subscriptions, try www.oneswitch.com, a website that will forward your new address for free to all your periodicals that are on its list of hundreds.

One Week Before

• Fill any prescriptions you'll need in the next couple of weeks.
• Aim to finish packing a couple of days before the moving date.
• Have your boxes labeled and numbered. Pack and clearly mark an “essentials” box of items you'll need right away.
• Set aside things you'll personally transport to your new home, such as jewelry and important files. Pack suitcases for everyone in the family, with enough clothes for a few days

Day of the Move

• Plan to be home for the entire time it takes our movers to get you packed and loaded.

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