As you prepare for the exciting move to your new home, you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of the work you need to do. On top of checking that skinny cupboard beside the stove to be sure someone packed the cookie pans and doing a quick drywall repair job because Uncle John was in a hurry to pack the headboard up before the Super Bowl game started, you just realised you need to send moving announcements. You don’t have time for this! Before you start panicking, try these tips for successfully sending announcements:

1. Pull out the Christmas card list. If you feel like someone is important enough to send a Christmas card to, he or she is probably going to be on your moving notification list, too. If you’re organised enough to have the Christmas list computerised so you can print mailing labels, your life just got a whole lot easier.
2. Once you know how many announcements you’ll need, add a few more to your order. Otherwise, you’ll be mailing your very last card when you realise that you met Sue and Bob after last Christmas and they aren’t on your mailing list.
3. If you are planning to throw a housewarming party, take a look at VistaPrint’s invitations before you put finalise your order. You can save postage by including the housewarming invitations with the moving announcements of the people you are inviting.