I am currently in the process of moving. In my dream world, moving takes exactly one day and at the end of that day I am sleeping in my comfortable bed on clean sheets in my fully decorated and spotless new apartment. Also, I have guns of steel and could lift everything myself. And I didn’t spend a penny.
Anyone who has ever moved knows that even on a good day this is never the case. Furniture can be moved in a day, but the total “move” takes weeks. Therefore, I am in the process of moving.
And it’s stressful. I am stressed about spending money, I am stressed about asking for help, I am stressed about being able to find the things I need when thousands of other people with August leases are trying to furnish their apartments right now too, and I’m stressed for time to make this all work. Again, to anyone who has ever moved, I’m sure you understand.
One thing I’m not stressed about is my space. I love that I am officially a Pittsburgh resident again, and I am excited to make this new apartment my “home”. To be honest, I never really made the effort anywhere else. I generally repel permanency. This is perhaps the first time in my entire life that I’ve wanted to lay down roots!
My head is all over the place right now so I am going to keep this post brief. However, here are a few interesting highs/lows/tidbits from this past week:
- Defrosting a freezer is an obnoxious task.
- Saving the environment through frugal usage of paper towels and caustic cleaning supplies has gone out the window this past week.
- The previous tenant of my apartment left me some “presents”. The worst was a dirty toilet brush. The best was a gorgeous wooden cutting board!
- I overheard a sales clerk at the Home Depot explain to a customer the best way to kill a home intruder (FYI, it’s with a knife, since guns are traceable).
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On a side note, I miss blogging and all of you wonderful people. Moving plus exhaustion has left me with a desire to spurn communication technology, including phones and computers. I hope I can show you my new place soon!
Also, please share your most painful moving stories below, as well as any sympathies on the lengthy process of getting “settled in”.
Jam of the day: Rufus Wainwright “Jericho”
Monday update
. Ummm let’s see…I don’t have a moving story per se but I bought a trunck and was determined to carry it up 3 flights of stairs and couldn’t even get it out of the car…I dropped it. This was before I had muscles or after I lost then haha. A neighbor who I hadn’t met was so kind and carried it all the way up and placed it in my living room for me 
. My Monday lengthy story 
Moving does take entirely too long…completely agree w/ you there. I’m glad you are where you want to be tho, that has to provide some sense of calm…maybe
Love you!
Oh no! I just pictured you dropping that trunk on your little toes! I can actually picture this entire story in my head, so thanks for sharing. I miss your humor and kindness by the way! I can’t wait to give you a FaceTime tour of my place. Still have to get internet…
Ahh, moving sucks so much! I’ll be doing that myself in a couple of weeks
Good luck!
Oh, moving. My move out to Virginia was the worst. Horrible. I still have nightmares about it. This past move was almost too easy though. Although, I still only have one thing hanging on my walls. I just suck at decorating.
I hope you manage to get some rest and get things settled down! And I’m so glad you love your apartment, dirty toilet brush excluded.
Decorating does suck. I find the nesting aspect of the move to be way more stress-inducing, time consuming. You can’t go wrong with a sterile look in my opinion (sadly I’m not kidding). I just ordered two awesome posters from UO’s apartment sale. I think I’ll frame those and hang them. It’s not like I can afford actual art, ha.
Your posts lately have been crazy good. Love.
I’m so sorry that you’re stressed out over this move. It’s understandable though.
My worst move…. I moved into Seton Hill last year and got all settled… for one week due to a credit discrepancy. So I had to re-enroll at PSU and move all of my stuff OUT of Seton Hill while normal people were moving IN. It was awkward and raining. LOL!
I remember you writing about that! That sucked. I’ve never had to move in the rain, but that doesn’t sound like a good time.
ugh moving IS stressful…wishing you an easy, breezy relocation! Also realize that YOU CAN ask for help, and you don’t have to do it ALL on your own! Find some guys and pay them in pizza and beer!
And this: “Saving the environment through frugal usage of paper towels and caustic cleaning supplies has gone out the window this past week.” oh man, i remember feeling the same!
also freaky about the home depot incident. that’s pretty creeps!
LOVE YOU!
Thank you! Asking for help has been the hard part for me!
I’m saving up a TON of stories for you S