One Week Before You Move

Your final week will be filled with packing, rushing, and trying to arrange the last of your address changes. Your bank, credit card, mobile phone and utilities should all know that you're moving and on which date you're transferring to that address.

All that remains now is to make sure that you have new utilities in your new house and that they have a definite date for beginning the service.

The last week of packing is everything you have left with an eye to ensuring that you'll be able to live out of as few boxes as possible and seal up the rest.  By now, you'll probably find that you've got a lot of boxes stacked in several rooms and will be sick of the whole moving process.  But in just over a week you'll be in your new home, unpacking.

Your appliances should be checked and cleaned with seven days to go and you should possibly consider not buying frozen goods at all over the next week, unless you're sure that they won't defrost during the move.  Wastage is easily avoided and you can use up all of the items in your freezer without needing to buy more.  You may also want to start making a list of any items you'll need when you move to your new house.  This includes anything you've run out of or will use before the move so that you can buy more once you're in your new house.

You should also consider, if possible, cleaning any room you're not going to use much.  Give them a through scrubbing as it will save you having to do it (or hire someone to do it) on the last few days before your move.