With all the things involved when planning a move, it is easy to lose track of your progress. While you might find such checklists on every single moving website, we decided to throw in one more.

Old Location

Take these items into consideration while still at the old location:

* Arrange for a professional mover
* Take household goods inventory
* Check with your insurance agent about coverage for the move, transfer of policies
* Clean out closets/garage
* Send draperies and rugs to cleaners in time for packing with other goods
* Defrost freezer

Call your landlord or the following to have services shut off or disconnected:

* Water company
* Cable TV company
* Electric company
* Newspaper delivery
* Gas/oil company
* Dairy delivery
* Telephone company

Notify post office of new address and send change of address cards to:

* Charge accounts
* Credit cards
* Loan companies
* Subscriptions
* Friends, relatives

Take care of household and personal business:

* Pick up any clothing, storage items from cleaners
* Empty safe-deposit box
* Arrange for banking in new location, transfer bank funds
* Arrange for local school to transfer children's records
* Ask dentist for recommendations of new dentist and arrange for records to be forwarded

o General dentist ___________________________________
o Orthodontist _____________________________________
o Other ______________________________________

* Ask physician(s) for recommendations and arrange for records to be forwarded.

o Family doctor ____________________________________
o Pediatrician ______________________________________
o Specialists ______________________________________

* Obtain veterinarian records
* Have appliances serviced for moving, if applicable
* Transfer church, club, civic organization memberships; obtain letters of introduction
* Obtain moving company's toll-free telephone number to check progress of shipment:

o Name of company ________________________________
o Telephone number ________________________________

Make travel arrangements:

* Flight
* Hotel reservations
* Arrange for transportation of pets
* Car rental
* Plan auto route
* Tell a close friend or relative your plans ? let him/her act as your message center
* Check closets, shelves, all rooms to be sure they are empty
* Leave current house or apartment in clean condition

Before Arriving At New Location

Arrange for utility services in new area:

* Water company
* Electric company
* Gas/oil company
* Telephone company

Ask new landlord, previous tenant or real estate agent for recommendations for repair services:

* Plumber __________________________________________
* Electrician __________________________________________
* TV repair __________________________________________

New Location

* Order local newspapers
* Meet your neighbors (write down their names)
* Get recommendations for babysitters, nanny agencies, etc.
* Contact Welcome Wagon, Welcome Ambassador, or other merchant-sponsored organizations for information and free gifts, coupons
* Join Newcomers Club
* Put valuables into a safety deposit box in the new bank
* Arrange for new school to receive records
* Contact new dentists and doctors to arrange for record delivery
* Have pets licensed
* Arrange for new registration of cars (bicycles, also, if required)
* Obtain new driver's license if you moved to a new province, or correct address on present license

Remember - communication is key when planning a smooth-move!

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