MOVING  DAY

Moving does not always mean a traumatic experience.  Comprehensive pre-planning, organization, and family meetings to establish each person’s responsibilities will go a long way in maintaining harmony and efficiency.

FOR THE CHILDREN:

If you are moving out-of-town, provide the children with photographs of their new home and school.  Once they know what to expect and begin to visualize themselves in their new surroundings, they grow much happier and more cooperative.

Give each child his or her own “packing labels” for marking personal possessions.

Provide them with floor plans of their new bedrooms so they can participate in furniture placement.

Give children small address books for noting names and addresses of friends they leave behind.  They can look forward to filling the remainder of the book with names of the new friends they make after moving.

PLANNING IS THE KEY

SEND CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO:

(  )  Post office with forwarding address

(  )  Charge accounts, credit cards

(  )  Subscriptions

(  )  Friends and relatives

NOTIFY:

(  )  Bank - Transfer funds, arrange check-cashing in new city.  Carry Travelers Checks for ready cash

(  )  Insurance - Notify new location for coverage’s

(  )  Utility companies / Gas, light, water, telephone.  Make arrangements in new town.  If you are moving before the final closing on your new home is completed, you need to leave utilities on.  During the cold season, winterize the plumbing.

(  )  Delivery people - Cancel newspaper, milkman, laundry, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS  CHECKLIST:

(  )  Automobile registrations - Remember to transfer car title, registration, driver’s license, and auto club membership.

(  )  Medical records - arrange for medical and dental records to be transferred.  Ask your physician for a referral.

(  )  Employment Recommendations - Have teenagers obtain written recommendations from their current employers.

(  )  Empty freezer and defrost.

(  )  Have appliances serviced for moving.

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