A Moving Checklist 

Before leaving, stop services on :
  Cable TV
  Telephone
  Water
  Gas
  Electricity
  Fuel oil
  Water softener
  Laundry
  Milk
  Bakery
  Newspaper
  Lawn
  Diapers
  Garbage collection
  Pick up dry cleaning, laundry, shoes at repair shop
  Defrost refrigerator, arrange for serviceman to get appliances ready for move
  Review check stubs for other services to be stopped
  Get refunds of any deposits made
  Get transcript of children's grades
  Letter of introduction to new place of worship
  Get credit references
  Buy travelers checks to cover expenses until you get to a bank
  Return library books
  Return other borrowed items
  Round up things borrowed from you
  Notify local post office of forwarding address
  Make sure insurance on personal possessions is in force during and after move
  Get medical records of X-rays, shots, eyeglass prescriptions
  Transfer bank account; empty safety deposit box, if leaving town