10 Things To Do AFTER Moving to a New City

This is a blog in progress, but I am quickly working on a checklist of things to do after you have moved to a new city. 

I am moving from Lincoln to Beatrice to Omaha all in a 2 month time span. I finished my college semester and I am planning on moving to Omaha shortly after returning to South Africa. Beginning of June, I will be packing up my belongings and moving to an apartment. I have been working on downsizing and packing my things, but there is a lot more to moving than your moving your stuff.

You are moving your life as well. 

I am slowly creating a to-do list of things that need to be done after your move. 

Take a walk in your neighborhood. Take your camera to capture the new views to share with your friends back home.

Find a library and get a card.  Read about the area if you are in a completely different state. You may be surprised as to what you would learn about a new area.

Find a GYM close to your house! The closer, the more likely you are going to be willing to go

Go eat at a local restaurant near your new place. Find places that you have never eaten before and ask about the favorite dish. Also, find out if your favorite restaurant is close by. 

Drive to work to find a good route. (Drive at a time that you would be normally driving so you can figure out traffic)

Find a good grocery store that you like shopping at. Look at the places with the lowest prices.

Find the nearest hospital (especially if you are accident prone)

If you are involved in a club in your old city, find a similar club in your new city. Find the places that you want to get involved with and figure out the point of contacts for those people.

Check out the neighborhood churches. Start looking for a new church to call your home

Check out the downtown shopping near you. Find out what is near you. 

Enjoy the time with your other half and kids if you have them. It is a new chapter for all of you. Embrace it together.

This is just a really short list. This is simple way to get involved in place where the new chapter of your life is beginning. My thinking is the more that you walk around the area, the better you will feel at home.

I have been working on the list for a little over a week. I have taken a walk. Found a gym (in my apartment complex), checked out the downtown shopping, and found a grocery store that I enjoy. (the Commisary at Offutt)

Tell me about your moving experiences! What are the things that you have done after moving to a new town. Are there other things that you have done with kids to help get them situated?