Residental Check List Twelve weeks before you move, have you... ____ Chosen your mover and signed the acceptance note? ____ Sorted through basement, loft, and garage? ____ Resolved what to do with prohibited items? ____ Made proper provision for pets? ____ Decided whether or not you are taking your car? Ten weeks before you move, have you... ____ Disposed of the things you don't want to take? Eight weeks before you move, have you... ____ Started to prepare your mailing list of people who need your change of         address? ____ Notified banks, saving accounts, credit card companies, magazine        subscriptions, hire purchase and rental companies? ____ Started to round up passports, birth/marriage certificates, and other family         documentation? ____ Applied for any necessary visas? ____ Checked that electrical goods will work in your new home? Six weeks before you move, have you... ____ Separated favorite toys? ____ Made sure your pet's vaccinations are up-to-date? ____ Arranged for mail to be forwarded? ____ Decided whether or not to buy any new household goods—check tax         refunds. Four weeks before you move, have you... ____ Decided which clothes travel with you? ____ Started to dismantle climbing frames/garden furniture? ____ Agreed to an insurance value and terms with your mover? ____ Made arrangements of connection of services at your new home? ____ Returned library books. ____ Canceled milk, newspapers, subscriptions. ____ Found new homes for your plants. Seven days before you move, have you... ____ Defrosted the refrigerator/freezer. ____ Planned simple meals for moving day to avoid using appliances. ____ Separated luggage items you need for personal travel. ____ Cleaned garden tools, bicycles, and any other gardening equipment. ____ Emptied the tanks of powered tools such as mowers. ____ Checked that you have enough medication for at least two weeks, and         ensure you have copies of any necessary prescriptions for use at destination. ____ Collected traveler's checks or local currency. ____ Arranged for someone to look after the children on moving day. Moving day... ____ Relax