Moving Part Uno

“When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.” Rodney Dangerfield

If you are my friend then you know that I have spent most of my adult life moving...mainly from one job to the next. I don't regret all the great places I have seen or some of the amazing places I have lived mainly because each place has yielded new friends and good memories. However, I recently accepted a position that is permanent and so began what I hope is the last move for me...at least for a while. 

Moving always seems exciting a new adventure...until you remember all that comes with moving. Giving notice to landlords, changing addresses on everything from bank accounts to random magazines, cancelling utilities, internet etc. It always seems like we forget some detail(s). Of course for me the part I dislike the most is the packing, mainly because I have a tendency to shall we say hoard things and stuff and then it just makes the packing and  process seem to go on forever. It seems like there is this point during packing when you get so tired of it all you just want to start throwing things in random boxes....ok truth be told that is what usually happens.

This time I was lucky to have packers and movers. This I thought was the perfect way to move. People come into your place they pack everything, they load it up and then you see it at the other end after it has been moved into place and unpacked.  It sounds great doesn't it? This is what I thought too but in reality what I discovered about this move is that after years of packing, moving, and unpacking things myself  I was not quite so okay with having other people pack my things physically moving them no problemo.  

What I discovered about this move is that I am somewhat of a control freak regarding my stuff. This was this first move where I didn't pack and move all my stuff and things myself...this included my truck...thankfully I have pretty great friends that helped me out, helped to keep my stress level manageable and wished me well. Moving is always bitter sweet because although its exciting to go somewhere new and have new adventures its always sad to leave the people you care about behind knowing that it may be quite sometime before you see them again. However, this is when I am thankful for email, texting and facebook...can't get rid of me that easy peeps! : )