One Clear Dot

I get tired just thinking about making another move. I counted once and realized that if you include all the times I moved in college, I have moved 19 times in my life. 19 times! I only moved once as a child and even then it was only a few streets over to a larger house. As an adult, I’ve had just about enough moving.

However, I have most of my stuff in storage and want to get things into a more settled life. I know I should just rent a place, but that desire to put down roots has me hoping and praying that I can get things together soon so I can use the money I have been saving to put a down payment on a little villa for my and my daughter – something we can stay in until forever (though I know she will eventually leave).

My longest distance move was my initial move to Florida. Though I did end up hiring a moving company and then driving down in my own car, I actually made initial plans to use a car shipping service like the ones you can find on CarMovers.com so I could just hop on a train and sleep my way to my new life. In the end, I don’t regret the drive after all. My dad and my dog came with me and we stopped a lot to see the sights. Good memories. If I do that kind of move again though, it will be with my daughter and I will definitely hire a company to move the car so we can enjoy a train ride.

The moves I made while I was married were paid for by my husband’s company and we did not have to worry with the financial end. So, when I moved out of my last house and had my things put in storage I had a massive shock when I realized how much it was going to cost me to hire a couple of guys and a truck to do it for me. I’m not looking forward to repeating that venture.

I hate moving. Did you pick up on that?

Posted on September 5th, 2008 by onecleardot
Filed under: Home Life