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1. Create a moving to-do list
2. Decide on a sequence of what to pack first and last
3. Put moving tasks on your calendar
4. Pick the right moving day
5. Pack things you don’t need every day well in advance
6. Plan on taking your important personal papers with you
7. Use moving boxes that have a place to label the rooms and items
8. Make an inventory of all your important items
9. Take photos of all your important items
10. Consider the physical needs of the people you invite to help you
11. Don’t be a scrooge and have only one moving truck
12. Hire professional movers to handle the heavy stuff
13. Put the large, heavy items to the front of the truck
14. Sell the things you don’t want to take with you or give them to charity
15. Notify the U.S. Post Office of your change of address a week before you move
16. Schedule disconnect notice times
17. Buy the supplies you’ll need
18. Stop buying groceries
19. Defrost your refrigerator a day before the move
20. Load boxes from the same rooms together
21. Put your storage bins and luggage to use
22. Protect fragile items with packing paper, bubble wrap or blankets
23. Pack dishes vertically and other breakables carefully
24. When you take things apart, put the small parts in sealable sandwich bags
25. Cover the tops of toiletries and cosmetics with Saran Wrap
26. Pack items you will need in a clear plastic bin
27. Pack an overnight bag with personal essentials
28. Hire a sitter to watch the kids and pets
29. Have an organized unloading process
30. Be a good host