When it’s time to move there are a ton of details to take care of. There are some things you can take care of ahead of time though so everything is not left to the last minute.

A month or two before you move:

List the items that you really want to bring with you and start throwing out, donating or give away the things you don’t want.
Go to the post office and fill out a moving card, this way all of your mail will be redirected in case you’ve missed telling a few companies or people you know about the move.
Get all of your medical, dental and academic records if you are moving out of the city or having to get a new Dr. or Dentist in your new area.
Consider statutory holidays that might interfere with any services you may need on that day.

A month or less ahead of time:

Call the utilities and phone company to make arrangements for the new home and the shut off dates of your old home.
Confirm with any services you may have booked to help you move that you are on their schedule
Book hotel rooms if are moving out of the city and have a long travel time.
Any packing you have started all ready, make sure you remembered to label the boxes to which room they belong. Labeling a box Books may not be enough if you have some that will go into different rooms.
Take a look around the house for any fixtures that you want to take with you that were not included as part of the sale of your home.
Start to do some of the deep cleaning of the house.

A couple of weeks ahead:

Transfer any bank accounts to your new area as well as notify home insurance for both homes.
Confirm with the utilities the shut off and start of updates
If you’ve borrowed anything from the neighbours of a family member, make sure you return then so you don’t bring it to the new home.
Confirm with the new home sellers and your new home buyers of the arrival dates, you will likely do this through your Realtor.
Makes sure you have all the repairs done on your current home and if not check to make they are going to be finished.
Check your packing list again, how are you doing with that.

And the move is only a week away:

Discontinue hone delivery services such as the newspaper.
Confirm once again with the utilities company, you don’t want to get stuck with the new home owners bill or move into your new space without your utilities working.
Reconfirm all arrangements at the new location.
Have your utilities meters read.
Go over the moving day plan with y our family, friends and the movers.
Go through the house and really look hard so you didn’t miss anything that should have been take care of.

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