Are you preparing for a significant transition? Plan ahead and review your progress with this five-point checklist. Many tasks can be completed well in advance to be truly effective.

5 Easy Steps

• PICK YOUR DATE EARLY: Plan your move date well in advance to manage tasks like reserving furniture transport, picking up enough supplies, decluttering, sorting, packing, address change, etc.
• MAKE TWO (2) LISTS on two different colored monthly calendar:
  • List what needs to be done at the OLD LOCATION. Sit down with a blank monthly calendar. Schedule daily goals to accomplish and stay focused. Identify Monthly goals, weekly goals and daily goals to keep you on a timeline of tasks to be done before it becomes overwhelming.
  • List what will be needed at NEW LOCATION. Using another clank monthly calendar, determine what you need such as keys, school arrangements if you have kids, due diligence of neighborhood (crime, ways of travel, stores, gas, etc), verify utilities turn-on date, change locks, re-code the garage door openers, and make arrangements for pets.
• ASSESS HELP NEEDED: Decide if your support network is available to move and what tools (dolly, moving truck, trailer, tool box, etc) will be needed or hire moving company.
• PREPARE TO BE EMOTIONAL: Minimize stress by preparing yourself mentally for decluttering, seperating, donating, gifting. Downsizing through all your accumulated treasures will lead you down memory lane.
• HAVE A TRANSITION PLAN: Living in chaos is not recommended. Plan on staying with a friend or a family member before during and after to make the transition a little less impactful.