The Ultimate Moving Check List!
G'day Neighbours!
If you have been reading our Ultimate Moving Check List this is our list for the week before you move and moving day!
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WEEK BEFORE YOUR MOVE
□ Review your moving plans with your moving consultant.
□ Email or call with questions
□ Contact your bank or credit card company if you are planning to pay for your move by debit or credit card
□ Print two copies of your moving bill and keep one in your move file
□ Notify friends and family of your new address and phone number with a free Moving Notice
□ Pack an essentials box to keep with you during the move
□ Drain gas and oil from lawn equipment, gas grills heaters, etc.
□ Drain water hoses and waterbeds
□ Measure furniture and doorways to determine if larger pieces will fit through the door
□ Empty and defrost refrigerator at least 24 hours before the move
□ Fill any prescriptions you will need during the move
MOVING DAY
□ Place carpet, floor and door frame protectors throughout your home
□ Load goods in a pre-designated order, saving “last load” items for the rear of your shipment
□ Check every room and closet one last time to make sure nothing is left behind
□ Plan dinner (pizza always works)
□ Leave a note with your new address so that future residents can forward stray mail
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Step by step for a great cause!
Our amazing Hillary Hikers from Edmund Hillary Village showed their support for Bowel Cancer New Zealand's Move Your Butt campaign this month!
Sporting the bright purple and orange campaign shirts, these wonderful walkers hit the Auckland waterfront and marched from Mission Bay to Kohimarama, raising awareness for bowel cancer and the importance of early detection along the way.
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I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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