TWO TO FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR MOVE:

Visit your neighborhood U-Haul Center and make a paid deposit to confirm your scheduled reservcation on a moving van, appliance dolly, furniture pads, boxes and all your other moving essentials.

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Start packing boxes as soon as possible - label carefully!

Send change-of-address cards to magainze, charge accounts, friends and relatives.  Get copies of school records.

ONE TO TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR MOVE:

Have clothing dry cleaned.  Check on items in repair shops.

Notify utilities and telephone companies at both old and new addresses.  Set a date for utility disconnection here and hookup there.

Returned borrowed items and pick up the things you lent.

TWO TO SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO YOUR MOVE:

Discard all flammables such as paint and gasoline.

Finish packing.  Leave out items you'll need for moving day.

Empty and defront refrigerator and freezer.

ONE DAY PRIOR TO YOUR MOVE:

Have everything packed and ready to load except bedding.

Pick up ice and beverages for moving day.

MOVING DAY!

Have your children help out.  Keeping them involved makes it easier for them to take the move in stride.

Strip beds. Cover mattresses with mattress bags.

Pick up U-Haul moving van.

Turn off water and lights.  Lock windows and doors.