Moving to a new house is a big deal whether you are moving for the first time or have moved several times. We always wish to get help to make this tiring process a little easy. Following are some tips which would help you remember important tasks which otherwise can create problem for you.
1.Clean your new house before moving in. Which would give a comfortable and clean feeling.
2.Switch on the refrigerator before using it. It will help in eliminating odour from the refridgerator and ready the freezer.
3. Buy all nick nacks which you might leave behind. You might want to buy nails, pins, tape to fix up the things at a new place.
4. Do some research on the cable and internet company in your area with competitive prices. Do it in advance so you have ready cable and Tv when you move in and dont miss your favorite long awaited movie.
5. Inform your electric, water and gas company about your new address so they could provide with the services or give you the information about the service provider in that area.
6. Inform your friends, relatives and your company about your change of address. You dont want to lose contact with them.
7. Try and not to buy any grocery more than you need before you move. It will save fresh fruits and vegeatbles to get rotten during the move.
8. Take measurements of your new house and especially of those corners where you are planning to keep furniture. You would get time to plan for your furniture placement and the placement of rugs. You would also have fair idea if you need to buy anything new.
9. Dont buy more than you need. Once you move to a new place you will have an idea what you need more or what you need to discard.
10. If you have suitcases dont move them empty have stuff in them. You may iron your clothes and fill your suitcase. You can directly stack them in your new closet without worrying about folding and ironing them and give you more time to concentrate on other things.
11. Notify DVLA to renew your driver's licence and vehicle registration as failure to do so is illegal. Get your vehicle serviced so does not cause any kind of unexpected problem while moving.
12. Inform your bank, also see if you can get your account in a bank near your area.
13. Get rid of all those things which you might not use. Donate the stuff to an organization or plan for one yard sale.
14. Remember to collect your items which may have lend out to your neighbor and at the same time remember to return if you have borrowed one.
15. You will have de-register your dentist, doctor and opticians if you are moving out of a local area. Leave enough time since the enitre process of registering would take some time.
16.If you are a member of your local library return all the books. Suggested to do so even if they are overdue.
17. Wrap your glassware, picture frames or any breakable in newspaper. Even better if you pack them according to room.
18. Wash all your bedcovers, pillow cases, towels and dusters. It is always good to start clean and fresh.
19. Insure that all the safety locks on the doors and windows at the new place work.
20. Take extra care of your plants if you decide to move them.
21. Try to move close to weekend. You would be glad to give your full time and dedication to your house. Also enough time to rest after all day of work.
22. Cook large amount of food if you are crazy about home cooked food.
This list gives you a jolt to think about all those things that you need to sort out before you move in to a new place. The earlier you start to think about things, the easier it will be when you finally move.
