Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Tasks for each stage of moving house

When moving house, there can be a lot to do—before, during, and after the move. This week’s tip, shared by mmoore100, suggests keeping separate lists to have everything ready to do right when you need it.

For moving, I have MovePrep, a MoveActual, and MovePost lists. I also have a MoveJettison list, which could actually be a sublist of MovePrep, but for now I’ll keep it separate.

I’m downsizing from a house in the suburbs to something smaller closer to a city.

MovePrep is for the things I need to get the house ready for sale, change-of-address tasks, finding a new place, hiring a mover, scheduling utility service, and so on.

MoveActual is for the things I need to do on the day of the move, which I won’t know until I sign the contract with the mover, and tips from friends who have been through this recently.

MovePost is for the things I need to do once we’re at the new address. Do I need to find a new doctor, new dentist? Get a library card?

MoveJettison is for the things I want to get rid of (jettison) just before the move, but can’t do ahead of time. For example, I can’t get rid of the snow shovels until I know we’re set to move to either a warmer clime or a place where someone else takes care of those things.

Thanks for sharing this tip, mmoore100! You’re our Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner this week.

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