Moving Day Checklist

1) Ensure that you have plenty of boxes. Ideally, these boxes should have a similar size to make them easier to organize. All boxes should have lids on them because open-top boxes cannot be stacked. The boxes should be strong so that they do not bend or tear apart while being moved. I suggest using banana boxes as much as possible.

2) Everything should be packed before moving day begins. All boxes should be stacked together waiting to be taken outside to the moving truck. And when I say that everything should be packed, I mean everything.
a) Nothing left on shelves.
b) Nothing left in drawers.
c) Nothing left in the fridge or the pantry.
d) Nothing left in closets.
e) Nothing left in a pile.
f) Nothing left in bathroom cabinets.

3) All electronics should be unplugged. Preferably, tie the cables up with twist ties. Items such a computer monitors or TVs can be moved in a separate car rather than the main moving truck.

4) Hire a moving truck, ensure that it is there early in the morning. Make sure that you have a dolly to wheel around the appliances. Sweep out the truck before returning it. Make sure you have a driver for the truck since it will probably have a standard transmission.

5) The fridge, freezer, dishwasher and clothes washer should be unplugged at least one day ahead of time and drained if possible.

6) Ensure that the new destination has toilet paper in the main bathroom.

7) Everything in the old place should be vaccuumed the day before the move begins. That also means that all furniture should be moved aside and all drseers and whatnot should be pulled away from the wall to reveal the forgotten mess. Keep the vaccuum handy on moving day, along with an open box of cleaning supplies that can be moved last.

8) Keep plenty of garbage bags handy. Try not to pack clothes into garbage bags since they tear easily, but a couple of bags like this will be conveniant to pack in the boxes in the moving truck.

9) Do not put all of your garbage out on the street unless it's moving day, otherwise a giant pile of garbage may get you a fine from the city. (Been there, done that.) If there are things that have to go the dump, take care of them ahead of time. Sort through the items that are being packed and throw away as much as possible.

10) Man power.

11) Lastly, ensure that everyone has drinks (water, juice and pop) throughout the day at both locations. And give everyone free pizza at the end as their reward. I'll take Canadian pizza, please.