Of course we have a list for everything, so we thought we’d share the mama list with you! These aren’t currently in any order, just a list that need to have all checked off. Of course we keep adding to it as well.
To do prior to the move to Spain
√ Completed items:
- Decide on a plan
- Update kids passports
- Full physical for us all and medical sign off
- Get extra passport photo’s for all of us
- Obtain copies of all legal documents (marriage certificate, birth certificates)
- Apply for Spanish visa (long list of to do items that go along with this)
- Sell house (this happened quickly, so into a temp apartment for 3 months)
- Rent storage unit for items that we MUST keep, but not take with us
- Prepare finances
- Update Wills
- Buy Travel Health Insurance
- Scoping trip of Spain to narrow down desired area
- Obtain a Visa credit card with no foreign transaction fees
- Obtain international drivers license
- Move some items to bank safe deposit box
- Cancel home owners insurance
- Cancel YMCA membership
- Give 60 day notice at temp apartment
- Find someone to accept our forwarded US mail, and scan important items and email to us.
- Heidi finished work (May 17th)
- Start Blog and Facebook Page
- Approval for Spanish Visa
- Book Flights
- Book 1st week accommodation and rental car
- Pay off both cars to obtain title
- Purchase laptops
- Cancel (cable, utilities, XM Radio, internet)
- Plan kids education and curriculum (this will be in progress the entire time, but main plan is ready)
- Alan to finish work (Aug 3rd)
- Double check finances and investments
- Sell motorcycle, cxl insurance
- Migrate items from desktops to laptops
- Obtain kids school transcripts
- Decide what is going with us and what luggage to use
- Say “see ya later” to friends and family (plan a picnic at the park, so people can drop by or stay for the day)
- Organize automatic payment for items that will be recurring
- Craigslist Round 3 – Sell personal belongings (down to as little as possible)
- Order Euros from Bank
- Cancel cell phones
- Redirect our US Mail to designated person
- Create spreadsheet on our plan and details of each back up plan
- Spanish lessons (formal and self-taught)
In Progress or still to do:
Finalize back up plans if Spanish visa isn’t approved or not approved in time for September 1st departure from North Carolina.- Sell both cars and cancel insurance (one down and one to go)
- Inform Banks and Credit Cards of our plans