Lots of us have been there. You know the situation. You’ve found the dream house you want to move to. Everything goes through and then you have to pack up one house to move into the new one. Moving house means umpteen things to be done. It is not about just putting things into boxes, taking them to another place, and unpacking there. The more complicated our lives get the more the things to be done before and after moving.
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Moving Checklist
To make life easier and less complicated, use a “moving checklist.” This will help you move efficiently and methodically.
The first thing is to write down simple facts about your destination. What kind of weather, climatic changes, urban or rural. Infrastructure in new home, size of home, colours of walls, rules made by landlord in case it is a rented home as some landlords specify no nails on walls.
A typical check list will have:
Inventory of goods
Firstly, think about perishable, breakable, unbreakable. A room-wise inventory is recommended. Also a box containing “first day needs” marked load last, unpack first.
Essentials file
Secondly, a file containing essentials like house documents, insurance papers, packing lists, bills to be settled, travel tickets, keys to new home, and bills to be settled.
To do list
Thirdly, a must do list to remind you to:
- Arrange transfer of school records.
- Pay utility and other pending bills.
- Transfer bank accounts.
- Turn off phone, heat, electricity, and gas connections.
- Disconnect television and Internet cables.
Things to be done
A list of “to be done” should include post office notification; insurance for valuables, health checks and medications; buying travellers cheques ; closing club, gym, and library memberships; cancelling newspapers and magazine subscriptions; returning any borrowed things; finding new homes for pets and plants; confirming travel plans.
Travel kit
Pack a travel kit containing cheque books, credit cards, personal phone book, iPod, identity card, flashlight, keys to new home. Likewise, be sure you know where toiletries, a change of clothes and emergency medications are. This can also include food, towels, alarm clock and games for kids. No one wants a grump Dad!
Things in storage
Importantly, you should write a list of items to be sold/placed in storage. That way you can keep things separate and know where each item is going.
Hand over items
When you are moving house you have lots of things to hand over one moving day. Having a list of legal papers and keys to be handed over to the landlord or new owner of your home is a great idea. Furthermore, it can save you struggling around to get keys off keyrings at the last minute.
Moving information
A folder containing details of movers, truck number, drivers ID and cell number, as well as addresses and phone numbers of their office at the destination and call centre or tracking centre. An envelope containing cash or cheque to settle the mover’s bills.
New home arrangements
Arrangements to be made in your new home before you arrive: a working phone, installing utilities like gas, electricity, and heat, putting in cable for the television as well as internet, turning on the water supply, getting the painting as well as any other alterations or repairs done before the trucks arrive. Ready to use folder containing, birth certificates, school records, medical records, dental records, transfer papers, and anything else required to enrol them in the new school. You can also arrange for new purchases to be delivered on the day after you move in. For the ultimate comfort, search through the range of mattresses available from the award-winning Simba. Make sure you can relax and rest in style once you’re moved in.
Must haves box
Following this and perhaps most importantly, a bare necessities box marked number one. Containing: toilet paper, towels, soap, shampoo, bath towels, paper towels, insecticide, cereal, dehydrated milk, coffee and other must haves. Above all, be sure to put the kettle in this box! You’ll appreciate knowing where these are when you get to the new place.
New home must do list
Finally, a “new home” must do list: validate your car papers and drivers license, renew or get new insurance, put all legal papers in order (check applicable laws), make a list of emergency numbers: hospital, police station, social services, fire station, doctor’s clinic, and vet.
In conclusion, they say that moving house can be one of the most stressful events in life. A little bit of planning can certainly help things stay calm. Be well prepared to move, make a list that pertains to you personally. If you are well organized the move will go smoothly.
