r move at least three weeks in advance. You can call your local grocer and speak with the manager. Tell him you would like to have all the boxes that he can supply you with. These people are usually very friendly and more than willing to accommodate you. You can set up dates and times to come out to get all the boxes that you will need. Some moving companies provide boxes, at a charge of course. If you are using a moving company get tMoving to a new home is exciting, but let's face it, it can also get very stressful. The worse mistake someone can make when a move is over the horizon is to procrastinate. Do yourself and your family a favour, plan and start preparing for your move at least a month in advance. It will save you undue stress, and it will make moving to your new home a more enjoyable experience.

When you have set your moving date, you should contact your utility, cable, gas, phone and other service providers. Have the cut off date at your old residence for the day after you plan on moving out. You should also arrange to have your utilities turned on at your new home the day before you will arrive to unload. By doing this, you won't be caught at your old or new home without power and water. You can also stop by the post office and fill out a change of address form. You can do this weeks in advance. Your mail will not be redirected until the date that you write down on the change of address slip.

You should decide right away if you plan on hiring movers, or if you are going to do it yourself. If you do plan on hiring movers, you need to check about moving insurance. This will cover any damaged or lost items. Some moving companies will not insure items that they don't pack or load themselves. You should make the decision as soon as possible. This will decide what steps you need to take from here on out. If you decide to move yourself, you may want to look into renting a truck. You can also check your local newspaper. You can hire individuals who will help you move. Some even come with their own truck. Check out all of your options.

You can never, ever have too many boxes. You should start collecting the boxes that you will use on your move at least three weeks in advance. You can call your local grocer and speak with the manager. Tell him you would like to have all the boxes that he can supply you with. These people are usually very friendly and more than willing to accommodate you. You can set up dates and times to come out to get all the boxes that you will need. Some moving companies provide boxes, at a charge of course. If you are using a moving company get th

r utility, cable, gas, phone and other service providers. Have the cut off date at your old residence for the day after you plan on moving out. You should also arrange to have your utilities turned on at your new home the day before you will arrive to unload. By doing this, you won't be caught at your old or new home without power and water. You can also stop by the post office and fill out a change of address form. You can do this weeks in advance. Your mail will not be redirected until the date that you write down on the change of address slip.

You should decide right away if you plan on hiring movers, or if you are going to do it yourself. If you do plan on hiring movers, you need to check about moving insurance. This will cover any damaged or lost items. Some moving companies will not insure items that they don't pack or load themselves. You should make the decision as soon as possible. This will decide what steps you need to take from here on out. If you decide to move yourself, you may want to look into renting a truck. You can also check your local newspaper. You can hire individuals who will help you move. Some even come with their own truck. Check out all of your options.

You can never, ever have too many boxes. You should start collecting the boxes that you will use on your move at least three weeks in advance. You can call your local grocer and speak with the manager. Tell him you would like to have all the boxes that he can supply you with. These people are usually very friendly and more than willing to accommodate you. You can set up dates and times to come out to get all the boxes that you will need. Some moving companies provide boxes, at a charge of course. If you are using a moving company get t

in advance. Your mail will not be redirected until the date that you write down on the change of address slip.

You should decide right away if you plan on hiring movers, or if you are going to do it yourself. If you do plan on hiring movers, you need to check about moving insurance. This will cover any damaged or lost items. Some moving companies will not insure items that they don't pack or load themselves. You should make the decision as soon as possible. This will decide what steps you need to take from here on out. If you decide to move yourself, you may want to look into renting a truck. You can also check your local newspaper. You can hire individuals who will help you move. Some even come with their own truck. Check out all of your options.

You can never, ever have too many boxes. You should start collecting the boxes that you will use on your move at least three weeks in advance. You can call your local grocer and speak with the manager. Tell him you would like to have all the boxes that he can supply you with. These people are usually very friendly and more than willing to accommodate you. You can set up dates and times to come out to get all the boxes that you will need. Some moving companies provide boxes, at a charge of course. If you are using a moving company get t

he decision as soon as possible. This will decide what steps you need to take from here on out. If you decide to move yourself, you may want to look into renting a truck. You can also check your local newspaper. You can hire individuals who will help you move. Some even come with their own truck. Check out all of your options.

You can never, ever have too many boxes. You should start collecting the boxes that you will use on your move at least three weeks in advance. You can call your local grocer and speak with the manager. Tell him you would like to have all the boxes that he can supply you with. These people are usually very friendly and more than willing to accommodate you. You can set up dates and times to come out to get all the boxes that you will need. Some moving companies provide boxes, at a charge of course. If you are using a moving company get t

r move at least three weeks in advance. You can call your local grocer and speak with the manager. Tell him you would like to have all the boxes that he can supply you with. These people are usually very friendly and more than willing to accommodate you. You can set up dates and times to come out to get all the boxes that you will need. Some moving companies provide boxes, at a charge of course. If you are using a moving company get their prices for this service. Along with the boxes, you need to acquire a few rolls of packing tape and a tape gun. You will also need to start acquiring a supply of newspaper, bubble wrap, and garbage bags for when the packing begins. You should think about getting colored stickers to attach to your boxes. These stickers will go with certain rooms in the home. Kitchen boxes can be green, a bathroom can be blue, livig room can be black, etc. You should also have a black permanent marker on hand to write more specific details about each box on the top.

Now that you have made arrangements about your utilities, decided if you will move yourself, gotten your boxes and supplies, it is time to take a good hard look at the things in your home.

Questions you need to ask yourself as you start to purge out your belongings are: Is this sentimental? Is it really worth packing and moving? Do you really need or use it? You will be surprised at the things that you can let go. Some things may simply go in the trash, others you can set aside for a garage sale that you can do a week prior to moving. If you don't want to fool with having a garage sale, simply call a charity and they will come and remove the unwanted things from your home.

After you have weeded out your home of the clutter, you will have a better idea of how much you actually have to move. You can go ahead and start packing things that you won't need the last few weeks of living at your old residence. Books are a good thing to start with. When you pack books, try not to pack them into too large a box. No one will be able to lift them. After you have packed the books, you can start on the clothing. Start with the off season clothing first. If it is summer, pack up those boots, c