Here are a few quick pointers for an easier move:

• Create a timetable and checklist. You'll feel a comforting sense of accomplishment as items are checked off. 
• Give everyone in the family their own responsibilities, including your kids. It's a great way to make sure everyone feels involved.
• If you can afford to, use a moving service. Having professionals do the work for you is a huge way to simplify a move. Plus, if anything is lost or damaged, their insurance should cover it.
• Use your agent as a resource. He or she is full of great suggestions for moving companies, cleaning services, decorators and more.
• Give yourself a "time cushion." If possible, don't move in the same day the previous owners are moving out. If you have some extra time, you can also go into the empty house and clean or paint.
• Carry currency, jewelry, and documents yourself or use registered mail
• Plan for transporting pets
• Carry traveler's cheques for quick, available funds
• Let close friends or relatives know route and schedule you will travel, including overnight stops; use them as a message headquarters
• Double-check closets, drawers, shelves to be sure they are empty
• Leave all old keys needed by new tenant or owner with agent or REALTOR®