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28Oct/090

After the Move

Once your household belongings are in the new home and pretty much in place, you will have to give closure to the relocation experience at least from the practical point of view.Follow this concise after the move guide for some helpful advice on how to perform some smart moves to finish the moving in, and begin a new life.

Get all your medical records transferred to your new health care practitioners no matter if you experienced a local or an out of state move.

Call the local Department of Sanitation to be informed on which days the garbage is collected and whether there are recycling programs in the community.In addition, contact the Chamber of Commerce for information on children and teenager's hobby stores, adventure parks, libraries, clothing stores, etc.Start talking with your new neighbors, parents at your children's school, co-workers, etc.Arrange their rooms, make space for their games, if you need any security features like safety gates, now is the time to have it done.Transfer and up date your insurance through a local insurance agent according to the new needs and possessions you may have.Set up new accounts for online and offline services like electricity, gas, water, bank accounts, veterinarians, doctors, subscriptions, memberships, deliveries, etc.Take care of your children needs Adapt the new home to your children so that they feel home.Once registered, ask them to notify your preceding voting district about the change of voting districts.Set up, register, and transfer If you did not do so before the relocation, you will have to take care of it after the move.Go to the post office and fill-in a change-of-address form.Get acquainted with the neighborhood and the area One of the best moving tips to follow is to get out of your home and begin exploring the new area you live in.Look on the Internet for local associations, groups or places offering cultural, social and sport activities for children in your kids' age group.If you have experienced an out of state move, you will need to contact the local Department of Motor Vehicles to request a new driver's license and license plate/tag.Call the new school to double check everything is in order with your children's records and to find out about social activities like sports, dance classes, or a reading club for your children.Contact the local board of elections and inquire about procedures for registration to vote.It is recommended that after your house moving you find out where the closet police station, hospital, fire station, gas station and food store are.The period right after the move may be the hardest part of the relocation process, but with a good disposition and some work you will be leaving the moving boxes behind and heading into a new life.

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22Oct/090

4-5 Weeks Before Move

All items such as old books, magazines, broken items and old toys can be left behind.Ask the van line agent you use for further details about handling unusual and delicate items and begin preparing those items that are not frequently used.Organize your move by deciding and making lists of what items you will not transport, what items your moving company will move and what items you will move yourself.Contact utility providers (e.The moving company employees know the best methods for keeping items safe and secure as this is what they do for a living.Get your kids involved in the moving process.Friends and family Banks Insurance companies Credit card companies Doctors, dentists and any other service providers Clubs or associations Magazine and newspaper subscriptions This is a good time to take a look at what you own, and decide what must go and what can be left behind.It can be a good idea that you let the mover do most of the packing.Make a decision on who will do most of or all of the packing.Check requirements for your new drivers license and auto registration in your destination state.Remember, adding more weight to your moving shipment will cost you more money.Doing this now is preferable to doing it after you move.

Complete banking arrangements in old and new location and transfer any funds to your new bank if necessary.Contact or visit your local Post Office to obtain a Change of Address form.TV and trash collection) at new and old locations with your moving date to make arrangements for connection and disconnection.Also, be on the lookout for problems associated with children moving.You can make copies of this change of address form or make up your own change of address notice to give to the following people and businesses.If you do most of the packing or all the packing please refer to our packing guide.Allow your kids to do some supervised packing, or let them suggest a layout for their new room.Make it fun and exciting for them to move.

You can also obtain this form online at the postal service website by visiting www.Also, be aware that whatever you pack yourself won't be covered by insurance, unless there's obvious damage to the box itself, ie, the insurance company doesn't want to be liable for your lack of packing skill.

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