Outline:
Intro
Make a List
DRAFT:
Wouldn’t it be great if we had more time for things? A whole day to clean the house from top to bottom? Sounds like a dream! An entire week to finally organize your electronic files? That sounds amazing! Three to six months to plan for a move? No problem! In reality, we are lucky if we can make it out the door with pants on. Life is unpredictable. The world is a fast-paced place. Things come up: a new job offer, a sick family member, a zombie apocalypse. Suddenly, it’s time to go. How to move out of state in a week? How to move in less than a month? How to keep your sanity when moving on short notice? If you’re asking yourself these questions, use the following last minute moving tips to help you do it the right way!
1. Make a List
The first thing on this last minute essential moving checklist, is, well, to make a list. Confusing, we know, but this is a very important first step in helping to make it easier to figure out how to move on short notice. Start by jotting down all the things you have to do for your move. This will help you clear your head and make the move seem less daunting. It will also help you to visualize and prioritize all the tasks you have to do before moving. Once you’ve made your list, the next step is to circle all the urgent tasks (notifying your job, calling a moving company, packing your beloved doily collection) and circle all the important tasks (scheduling a turn off date with all of your home services, setting a date for a garage sale, getting your hair done so you look fabulous for your new town/city). Now look at which items are circled AND underlined and do those things first. Items on your list that are labeled important, but not necessarily urgent (getting your nails done, for example) can wait until you get to your new place.
2. Recruit Everyone
Moving on short notice means you’ll need extra help to get everything done on time. So shout out from all the mountain tops in the land that you are looking for help. Tell your friends, your neighbors, your family, your favorite coffee barista, if you must (for some extra side money) that you need help moving pronto. Come moving day, make sure to assign each one of your helpers a specific job BEFORE they arrive so you don’t waste time figuring out who will do what.
3. Get a Baby Sitter or Pet Sitter
This is super important. If you have kids or pets, there’s no way you’ll be able to focus on everything you have to do on moving day without a baby/pet sitter. Granted, if you have kids who are old enough to take care of the younger siblings or the fur baby in your family, take advantage of that. Give them a bump in their allowance to take the kids/dog to the park, movies or arcade so you can focus on moving. If not, spend the money to hire a babysitter. You’ll be glad you did as you put the last box in the moving truck at 5 pm instead of midnight.
4. Give Notice
Probably one of the first things on your last minute moving checklist should be to notify the people in your life about your move. One of the hardest things about how to move for a job quickly, is giving notice to your current boss. Try to give your boss at least two weeks notice (you’ll need may need that recommendation for the future). Not only will you need to notify your job, but don’t forget to tell all other organizations that you are involved with too. Book clubs, charity groups, your Taco Tuesday buddies will all need to know the reason for your sudden absence. It’s hard to say good-bye, but it’s even harder when you wait until the day before you leave.
5. Update Your Social Media
Social media is a great tool to get the word out fast to a large number of friends and family in a short amount of time. Take the time to write a post on your social media channels expressing your appreciation to all those who have touched your life while there and how much you’ll miss them and hope that you can keep in touch. When you don’t have the time to throw a good-bye party, using social media to say farewell is the next best thing. Social media can also be helpful to ask for recommendations for things like job opportunities, places to live or dog parks in your new city.
6. Search For Your New Home
If you’re having to move on short notice, most likely you won’t have a lot of time to look for a new home so this should definitely be on the “urgent” list of things to do first. Don’t feel rushed to buy a home (which is never a good idea). Instead, rent in a neighborhood where you’d like to buy so you can take the time to find the house that you can call your home.
7. Call Credible Professional Movers
If you are planning on using a moving company, this should be at the very top of your urgent list. Credible professional movers book up fast, but it’s a good idea to try anyway as they always have cancellations. Some moving companies may even be able to squeeze you in if they know that you are in a bind.
8. Sell and Donate As Much As Possible
Yes, we all love Harry Potter, but maybe it’s time you give the gift of that seven book series to someone else. It will just take up room and besides, nowadays, you can find most books on-line. Moving is always a great opportunity to purge yourself of things that are simply cluttering up your life. Plus, the less you have, the less you’ll need to pack and the faster your move will go.
9. Manage Addresses and Utilities
Don’t mess this one up. There is nothing worse than getting that envelope with a pink late payment letter peeking out of the plastic because you forgot to change the address on your credit card. No one wants to wake up in their new home a month later swimming in late fees. Make sure to change your address to your new one for things like credit cards, subscriptions, bills, your Justin Beiber fan club, all of it. Make sure to call the utility company, internet provider, cable service, etc. too get all of that stuff changed over to your new address. God forbid you miss binging the entire new season of Grey’s Anatomy after a long day of moving!
10. Clean Your Old Place
Make sure that you have included cleaning as a part of your moving plan. Once you have moved everything out, set aside a full weekend to clean your old home from top to bottom. Whether you’re cleaning it so you can sell it or to get back your rental deposit, remember to clean the floors, walls, appliances and that one corner that always accumulates giant dust bunnies. You want that place sparkling by the time you’re done.
Don’t Forget to Breathe
Moving is super stressful. Moving on short notice is extra super stressful. As long as you focus on the essentials, get all the help you can and remember that this is an adventure in a new chapter in your life, you’ve got this. Oh yeah, and don’t forget to breathe.
For more info, give San Francisco Movers at Moving Forward a call.
Intro
- Sounds like a fantasy: having 3-6 months to move.
- Reality: sometimes things come up, whether that’s a new job offer, a sick family member, or a sudden shift in the universe -- it’s time to go.
- When you have a month or less to move, use these tips to do it RIGHT.
Make a List
- You may be thinking “I thought this was the list.” This serves a different purpose.
- Spend 20 minutes and jot down every last thing you can think to do for the move. Why? It clears your head of the overwhelm, for one. And two: it helps you visualize and prioritze
- Circle all the stuff that’s urgent
- Circle what’s important
- Now where’s the overlap (urgent and important). Do all of that first.
- Stuff that’s just important (e.g. get new sheets for our bed) that can wait until you get there.
- Friends, family, neighbors, anyone who owes you a favor.
- Pro tip: assign them jobs before they arrive, so you don’t waste time scrambling to put them to work.
- You’ve got stuff to do, no time to parent / pet parent.
- If your kids aren’t old enough to help get them a babysitter and get them out of the way.
- Set up a meeting with your boss
- Tell all organizations you’re involved in.
- This goes along with giving notice, but tell the world you’re outta here. You’ll save time saying goodbye, save money on a going away party, and probably find out who you’re real friends are.
- If you’re looking for a job, a place to live, or want to know more about your new city, social media is also a great place to ask for recommendations
- If you don’t have a place already, it’s time to start looking. If there;s no time to buy, settle on renting in the same neighborhood until you can find the right house.
- Do not wait a second. It’s likely they are already booked up, but you never know -- someone may cancel. Call professional movers and see if they can accommodate you.
- No time to pretend you will ever use that juice. Give it to a friend that’s helping you move.
- This is a great opportunity to purge, get serious about it. The less you have, the less you need to pack.
- Switch addresses: on subscriptions, bills, you name it. Then post on social media for people to DM you for your new address, so your actual friends/family can have it.
- Call utility companies
- Cancel internet
- Set aside a full weekend to do this. Floors, walls, appliances, all of it.
- You got this, just stay focused on the essentials, get all the help you can, and have fun -- this is an adventure, after all.
DRAFT:
Wouldn’t it be great if we had more time for things? A whole day to clean the house from top to bottom? Sounds like a dream! An entire week to finally organize your electronic files? That sounds amazing! Three to six months to plan for a move? No problem! In reality, we are lucky if we can make it out the door with pants on. Life is unpredictable. The world is a fast-paced place. Things come up: a new job offer, a sick family member, a zombie apocalypse. Suddenly, it’s time to go. How to move out of state in a week? How to move in less than a month? How to keep your sanity when moving on short notice? If you’re asking yourself these questions, use the following last minute moving tips to help you do it the right way!
1. Make a List
The first thing on this last minute essential moving checklist, is, well, to make a list. Confusing, we know, but this is a very important first step in helping to make it easier to figure out how to move on short notice. Start by jotting down all the things you have to do for your move. This will help you clear your head and make the move seem less daunting. It will also help you to visualize and prioritize all the tasks you have to do before moving. Once you’ve made your list, the next step is to circle all the urgent tasks (notifying your job, calling a moving company, packing your beloved doily collection) and circle all the important tasks (scheduling a turn off date with all of your home services, setting a date for a garage sale, getting your hair done so you look fabulous for your new town/city). Now look at which items are circled AND underlined and do those things first. Items on your list that are labeled important, but not necessarily urgent (getting your nails done, for example) can wait until you get to your new place.
2. Recruit Everyone
Moving on short notice means you’ll need extra help to get everything done on time. So shout out from all the mountain tops in the land that you are looking for help. Tell your friends, your neighbors, your family, your favorite coffee barista, if you must (for some extra side money) that you need help moving pronto. Come moving day, make sure to assign each one of your helpers a specific job BEFORE they arrive so you don’t waste time figuring out who will do what.
3. Get a Baby Sitter or Pet Sitter
This is super important. If you have kids or pets, there’s no way you’ll be able to focus on everything you have to do on moving day without a baby/pet sitter. Granted, if you have kids who are old enough to take care of the younger siblings or the fur baby in your family, take advantage of that. Give them a bump in their allowance to take the kids/dog to the park, movies or arcade so you can focus on moving. If not, spend the money to hire a babysitter. You’ll be glad you did as you put the last box in the moving truck at 5 pm instead of midnight.
4. Give Notice
Probably one of the first things on your last minute moving checklist should be to notify the people in your life about your move. One of the hardest things about how to move for a job quickly, is giving notice to your current boss. Try to give your boss at least two weeks notice (you’ll need may need that recommendation for the future). Not only will you need to notify your job, but don’t forget to tell all other organizations that you are involved with too. Book clubs, charity groups, your Taco Tuesday buddies will all need to know the reason for your sudden absence. It’s hard to say good-bye, but it’s even harder when you wait until the day before you leave.
5. Update Your Social Media
Social media is a great tool to get the word out fast to a large number of friends and family in a short amount of time. Take the time to write a post on your social media channels expressing your appreciation to all those who have touched your life while there and how much you’ll miss them and hope that you can keep in touch. When you don’t have the time to throw a good-bye party, using social media to say farewell is the next best thing. Social media can also be helpful to ask for recommendations for things like job opportunities, places to live or dog parks in your new city.
6. Search For Your New Home
If you’re having to move on short notice, most likely you won’t have a lot of time to look for a new home so this should definitely be on the “urgent” list of things to do first. Don’t feel rushed to buy a home (which is never a good idea). Instead, rent in a neighborhood where you’d like to buy so you can take the time to find the house that you can call your home.
7. Call Credible Professional Movers
If you are planning on using a moving company, this should be at the very top of your urgent list. Credible professional movers book up fast, but it’s a good idea to try anyway as they always have cancellations. Some moving companies may even be able to squeeze you in if they know that you are in a bind.
8. Sell and Donate As Much As Possible
Yes, we all love Harry Potter, but maybe it’s time you give the gift of that seven book series to someone else. It will just take up room and besides, nowadays, you can find most books on-line. Moving is always a great opportunity to purge yourself of things that are simply cluttering up your life. Plus, the less you have, the less you’ll need to pack and the faster your move will go.
9. Manage Addresses and Utilities
Don’t mess this one up. There is nothing worse than getting that envelope with a pink late payment letter peeking out of the plastic because you forgot to change the address on your credit card. No one wants to wake up in their new home a month later swimming in late fees. Make sure to change your address to your new one for things like credit cards, subscriptions, bills, your Justin Beiber fan club, all of it. Make sure to call the utility company, internet provider, cable service, etc. too get all of that stuff changed over to your new address. God forbid you miss binging the entire new season of Grey’s Anatomy after a long day of moving!
10. Clean Your Old Place
Make sure that you have included cleaning as a part of your moving plan. Once you have moved everything out, set aside a full weekend to clean your old home from top to bottom. Whether you’re cleaning it so you can sell it or to get back your rental deposit, remember to clean the floors, walls, appliances and that one corner that always accumulates giant dust bunnies. You want that place sparkling by the time you’re done.
Don’t Forget to Breathe
Moving is super stressful. Moving on short notice is extra super stressful. As long as you focus on the essentials, get all the help you can and remember that this is an adventure in a new chapter in your life, you’ve got this. Oh yeah, and don’t forget to breathe.
For more info, give San Francisco Movers at Moving Forward a call.
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