Moving Binder

Organizational moving binder is the key to keeping sane. I made a two moving binders one for me and one for a good friend. We both used them (hey we're type A what can I say). I got the idea of a moving binder from a different blog so I'll share it with you.

Shannon Brown "How to Move a 1000 Miles"

 Needed Items:

• 3 Ring Binder (3 in. or larger)
• 1 or 2 Pencil Cases
• Sharpie or other Permanent Marker for each room of house (include storage and garage)
• Shipping labels 
• Dot stickers (either white and color them or pick colors that match your room color markers)
• Plastic sheet covers
• Scissors
• Box cutter
• Tape
• Tape Measure
• Pocket Tab Dividers
• A few Pencils
• A few Pens
• Post-it note 

Moving Binder

Title Page

• Hard copy of PCS orders
• Moving/Packer Information
• Packing Box Inventory (Stickers, labels, list of what is in each box)
•  En Route Travel Info (Printed directions just in case, Hotel confirmation, Pet boarding information, Copy of PCS orders, misc. traveling information)
• New Home Lease and Utilities Information
• New Town Information
• Important Base phone numbers and addresses
• Map of new location and base
• Location and hours of local grocery stores, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Exchange, and Commissary
•  Base gate hours (per location)
•   Post Office hours where your P.O. Box is locate
• Food (phone numbers and locations of  local restaurants and take out joints near your new home and/or hotel and menus if possible)
• Interior Design (size of furniture pieces, lay out of new home, and other home decorating )

Moving Binder Title Page

Moving Binder Front Page

Box Inventory List 

We used our binder to keep all receipts (gas, trailer rental, hotel, food, weigh tickets). It was fabulous. It also keep all the paper work the movers gave us. Two vehicles on the road, with two drivers, two crazy dogs. It definitely keep us sane and organized.