Use this checklist from Trulia to make sure that all these needed tasks for your move are completed before the big day:
Hire a moving company
Using recommendations from people you know and organizations like the American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA) and the Better Business Bureau, hire a moving company. Be sure to get competitive bids first. Look to hire a company six to eight weeks before your move.
Take inventory
Make a list of the belongings you plan to move and their worth, to better track them.
Get additional insurance, if needed
Look into how much insurance coverage your mover and your homeowner's insurance company provide for your belongings during your move, and if need be, purchase additional insurance from your mover or from a third-party insurer.
Cut back
The less stuff you own, the less you'll have to move. Whittle away at your possessions through garage sales, online selling or by donating items to charity.
Get supplies
Moving requires plenty of boxes, packing tape and protective packaging like bubble wrap or crumpled newspaper. Try to get used boxes and newspapers from friends and family and from local stores, and if you have to, buy fresh supplies. Don't forget markers and labels to clearly identify what's in which box.
Be organized
Working several weeks before your move, map out which items will be moved to which room in your new place. Pack items according to in which room they'll be placed. Pack heavier items first, placing lighter items on top. Pack breakables in their own boxes, clearly noting "fragile" on the box.
Separate valuable items and important documents (e.g., jewelry, birth certificates, bank statements, etc.) and place in a fire-safe box. If you can, personally move them yourself.
Pack items you'll need right away in your new home (e.g., toiletry, medicines and clothing) in a separate box and make sure you can find it easily once you've relocated.
Stop services
Set a date to have utilities and other services (cable, magazine subscriptions) terminated at your old place.
Start services
Make preparations so that needed services (phone, cable, utilities, mail service) are up and running when you move into your new home. Register with or locate new doctors, schools, babysitters, etc., in your new location.
Notify
Let the United States Postal Service, friends and family, schools, employer, your bank, your lender, your credit card company and other businesses who serve you know of your change of address.
Unpack
If you have the time, give yourself at least a day or two to unpack and settle in to your new location before diving back into your job and daily routine.