I’ve Moved 18 Times
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I’ve had a lot of moves in my lifetime. I was talking to my mom last month and for the first time I sat down with her and counted through all of the moves I have made since leaving home at 18. I don’t count that initial move out of the family home. I’ve moved 18 times. Yikes! I knew it had been often, but I had never stopped to think about how often.
I moved around a lot in college. I moved at least once a year as a young adult to find better apartments and neighborhoods. While I was married, we moved a lot for his job. I think perhaps that Gainesville was my longest stretch at a little over three years.
I need to put down some serious root. I want to. I really want to. I wan to live in a house for 10 years, 20 years, even until the end of my days. I’m OK with inviting some monotony into my life. Nonetheless, I know I’ve certainly got some more moves in my future and that’s OK as well.
I like to get at least three quotes when I move and I try to work with local people. Even if you go with a national moving entity, you still need to work with local agents. The times I have been forced to work with offices a thousand miles away are the times I have had bad moving experiences.
I suggest going with a company local to where your move originated from, for the best service. If you are moving from Chicago, find chicago movers. If you are moving from Tampa, find Tampa movers. Working with someone local to your point of origin means they can come out and actually see what you need to move. Your quote will be more accurate. You see my point?
Find a company that will do both local and long-distance moves. Find a company who has been in business a number of years and be ready to ask for references. I’m browsing the In & Out Moving and Storage website and I really like they the same company does both moves AND storage. I just moved all of my stuff into storage and my mover did not have a vested interest in how the stuff got packed into my unit. Having one company responsible for it all would have been fantastic. If they were local to my next destination, I would absolutely consider them. Even though they are not near my origin, the whole storage issue puts them in an attractive light for me.
OK, I’m done talking about moving! I’d like to go one more year without having to pack up again!
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