Move Planner Printables to Help Make Your Move a Little Easier

Moving houses isn’t just about packing up our belongings and moving everything to a new home. Honestly, that’s the easy half of the moving equation. The not so easy part, the part that I always find to be the most overwhelming, is the amount of planning and information that we need to keep track of.

That’s why I created these moving planners. They can’t totally beat back the overwhelm or get rid of all the stress, but they can help make your next move a little easier.

Move Planner Printables

These three printables are my must have ones for planning a move.  I would have been lost without them the during our last move. They’re the first ones I’ll print if we move again. Moving to a new home is a huge undertaking. On top of packing, we have to organize transferring utilities and services, booking a truck or moving company, making sure we stick to a time line, and let’s not forget that every day life still needs to happen.

Creating a moving planner is one way to help make things a little easier. These three printables are a great foundation to get you started.

Packing List

This printable is always the star of the show when we move. It was especially helpful during our great moving adventure of 2017. The funny part was, when I made the first version back in 2012, I liked the idea of it, but I honestly didn’t think I would use it.  Knowing myself I thought I would start using it with the best of intentions and then forget about in the chaos of packing, but that didn’t happen.

Strangely, it ended up being the exact opposite. Being able to flip through the list to find items we needed or to decide which boxes we needed to unpack first was both a time and energy saver.

It is a really simple printable, andif you’ve been reading the blog for a little while now you know I like simple.  There is enough stuff going on when moving that making a complicated packing list just wasn’t practical.  Here’s how I used this printable:

Room – jot down what room the contents of the box are from or what room you want them unpacked in.

Box – I numbered all our boxes as well as labeled them.  The higher number on the box the higher the priority for unpacking.  Also, having them numbered made it really easy to find what I was looking for without having to open a bunch of boxes.

Priority – I used this to just make note to myself over which boxes were most important to unpack first and which ones could wait a little while.  It came in really handy when other people were helping unpack.  I didn’t end up with Christmas decorations unpacked in August while school supplies were still packed away.

Contents – keeping a list of what is in each box was a life saver.  It helped not only find what we needed, but when it came to unpacking each box I could form an organizing plan before I even opened the box.

Utilities and Services

This move planner printable is great for keeping track of all the utility and services companies you might be using and any you might need in your new home.

At a glance you can see what companies you need to contact for your move and whether you’re cancelling your service, transferring your service, or setting up a new account.  The left side of each box is general information you might want to have on hand when moving and the right side allows you to keep track of important information like disconnection dates, hook up dates, and fees associated with all of those.  

At the bottom of the page is a spot to keep track of the total fees you need to pay or plan for. Moving can be full of lots of expenses, it pays to keep track of them.

Quick Tip: When it comes to cancelling any services, double-check with the company to see what their policy is on cancellations.  Some companies require a certain amount of notice.

Move In Necessities Check List

When you’ve spent all day moving boxes and furniture into your new home, the last thing you want to do is have to make a trip to the store because you need light bulbs or start unpacking random boxes looking for a band-aid.  This is a checklist with all those things listed out.

These are the last items to be packed and loaded on the truck and the first ones to come off and be unpacked. To make it even easier, I divided the list into sections. Each section could be it’s own box, bin, or bag.

Cleaning Supplies – perhaps I’m weird but I like to give bathrooms and cupboards a good cleaning before using them, and you never know what state the home might be in on moving day. Plus you’ll need them for last-minute cleaning at the home you’re leaving.

Household Items – random items that might be good to have on hand or easily accessible on moving day or in the first few days in your new home.

Food and Beverages – having a few items on hand to handle your first few meals in your new home is a blessing

Personal Hygiene – having these items easy to access means having a shower or bath after a day of unloading and lugging stuff around is a breeze.  Also, bath time for kids is easy and gives them a piece of normal during the upheaval that moving can bring.

Having a bag or two packed with enough clothes to see you through a day or two can be a real blessing.  You don’t have to start unpacking immediately to find PJs or a clean pair of socks. T

The checklist grid makes it easy to keep track of what you need. Each person gets a column and you can check things off as you pack them. I made sure to leave lots or room to add your items or items for your pets if you have them.

What Do You Think?

That’s it for the these planners. Whether you choose to use them all, or only need one or two, I hope these move planner printables come in handy for you.  

Don’t forget to hop on over to the Move Management page to find the rest of the printables that will help make your next move a little more organized and a little less stressful.

What sort of things do you like to have on hand when you move?  Anything you know you need to plan for when moving?

Until Next Time,

Happy Printing!