| Choice#1:
Do it yourself |
Item
# |
Action
Item |
Your
Time(hrs) |
|
1 |
Call
several companies to find qualified movers that are trustworthy |
2 |
| 2 |
Meet
them at your house at 3 different times to get competitive bids |
12 |
| 3 |
Decide
which one is best for you |
1 |
| 4 |
Give
the details of the pricing to your company for approval |
2 |
| 5 |
Be
at your house missing work while the movers pack your house for 2
days |
16 |
| 6 |
Call
all (4-6) the utility companies to cancel service or transfer your
service |
3 |
| 7 |
Call
and contact someone to disconnect the stereos |
2 |
| 8 |
Call
a maid service to have the house cleaned for the new owner |
1 |
| 9 |
Meet
the maid service while they clean the house |
8 |
| 10 |
Call
and set an appt for the computer man to disconnect your computer |
2 |
| 11 |
Call
several carpet cleaning companies to come and clean your carpets |
2 |
| 12 |
Meet
the carpet cleaning company at your house and wait while they clean |
6 |
| 13 |
Meet
the movers at your new house in another state and supervise the move
in |
8 |
| 14 |
Call
all the utility companies to have new service connected at the new
residence |
4 |
| 15 |
Meet
the telephone man at the house |
4 |
| 16 |
Meet
the stereo man at the new house |
2 |
| 17 |
Tell
the movers where to place your furniture- art and accessories |
4 |
| 18 |
Unpack
the boxes and discard the boxes for the trash pick up |
8 |
| 19 |
Hang
art- leave the really heavy mirrors for the mirror man for next week |
4 |
| 20 |
Coordinate
and meet him at the house so he can hang the mirror |
2 |
| 21 |
Completely
organize the kitchen |
4 |
| 22 |
Completely
organize the bathrooms |
4 |
| 23 |
Hook
up the stereos |
2 |
| 24 |
Hook
up the computers |
2 |
| 25 |
Have
a cleaning team clean the new house after move in Hang the draperies |
8 |
| 26 |
Buy
any new furniture that you might need for the new house |
16 |
| 27 |
Turn
on the stereo- oops forgot to have that connected |
2 |
| 28 |
Turn
on the TVs- oops the cable guy didn’t make it yet |
2 |
| 29 |
Sit
down and have a beer- no beer |
0.1 |
|
Total
hours of your time spent moving (conservative) |
133.1 |
