I've been living in Boston for the last four years since I moved here for graduate school. Now, I'm moving me (and my better half) back to the Midwest. Why? I'll make more money, she'll make more money, and we'll be closer to both of our families. In my case, that means being closer to my elderly parents (I almost typed patients there) who are both retired and smoke a pack a day.
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What does this all mean? Fucking moving, again. I hate moving so much. Given how many of us here are students, recent students, in mobile fields like technology or marketing, I bet we've all moved a lot. As part of my credentialing process I had to try and figure out my last eight addresses. I've moved twice while finishing my bachelors, twice while working as a nurse in the MICU, twice while in graduate school, and another two times in my current job - that's eight addresses in the last 10 years.
ALSO, SHIT IT'S THE END OF THE SUMMER, ALL THE STUDENTS ARE MOVING!
Let us all talk about MOVING. Tips? Pitfalls? Best experiences? Worst nightmares?
I'll start off, in no particular order.
1. When I got into graduate school in Boston, I drove from Rochester, MN in two days, by myself, to get to a studio apartment I had rented online without seeing it. It was tiny. Probably less than half of the palace I was living in prior by myself. Who moved me in? A buddy I met on World of Warcraft (had never met him in real life). Jared (Oronis the Paladin on Earthen Ring) met me at my shitty apartment to help me move in. This guy helped me move in, drove me to Target to purchase essentials, and DID NOT murder me. Our friendship continues to this day.
Also, man, who doesn't love Craig's List for selling shit? Twice now I've sold my entire life, minus what fits in the back of my Toyota Matrix to drive across the country, with nothing more than "MOVING SALE - ONE DAY ONLY" post on Craig's List.
What does this all mean? Fucking moving, again. I hate moving so much. Given how many of us here are students, recent students, in mobile fields like technology or marketing, I bet we've all moved a lot. As part of my credentialing process I had to try and figure out my last eight addresses. I've moved twice while finishing my bachelors, twice while working as a nurse in the MICU, twice while in graduate school, and another two times in my current job - that's eight addresses in the last 10 years.
ALSO, SHIT IT'S THE END OF THE SUMMER, ALL THE STUDENTS ARE MOVING!
Let us all talk about MOVING. Tips? Pitfalls? Best experiences? Worst nightmares?
I'll start off, in no particular order.
1. When I got into graduate school in Boston, I drove from Rochester, MN in two days, by myself, to get to a studio apartment I had rented online without seeing it. It was tiny. Probably less than half of the palace I was living in prior by myself. Who moved me in? A buddy I met on World of Warcraft (had never met him in real life). Jared (Oronis the Paladin on Earthen Ring) met me at my shitty apartment to help me move in. This guy helped me move in, drove me to Target to purchase essentials, and DID NOT murder me. Our friendship continues to this day.
Also, man, who doesn't love Craig's List for selling shit? Twice now I've sold my entire life, minus what fits in the back of my Toyota Matrix to drive across the country, with nothing more than "MOVING SALE - ONE DAY ONLY" post on Craig's List.