 | Husbands, Parents, WivesThe Hardest Part About MovingPosted Thursday, August 21st, 2008 and visited 158 times, 1 so far today by MInTheGap |
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Americans collect junk. No, seriously. If you look at any other civilization across the world, we’re the number one owners of junk—I believe—that can be found.
And I’m probably one of the worst culprits.
You see, I am one of those guys that likes to keep old school materials because I believe that someday my kids will get some use out of the math problems I did in school.
Stop that laughing—I’m serious! (or at least partly so.)
This generation of adults have more access to other people’s money than at any time in our nation’s history, and they believe that they need a house full of stuff just like their parent’s house, and they need it now.
They only find out how much stuff they have when they have to move. Whether it’s moving out of a dorm room or moving out of a house, it’s those points in time that you really realize that you have too much stuff and something needs to go.
When it came time for our first move as a couple, my wife and I were blessed when two or three ladies from our church came over and helped us pack, and we had many Movers from the church come over to take our stuff from a truck into our house. (The fun part was brining our couch in through the front window, but that’s another story.)
Some people I know have used one of the many Moving Companies that are available, and have done so with good success.
We’ve actually hired a Moving Company to move our refinished piano into our house, and then move it back onto our recently refinished dining room floor. You can’t beat the fact that they do it for a living and they have the right tools.
So, my advice for anyone considering a move—don’t wait until the last month to discard things that aren’t really valuable (sniff), and don’t frown on a moving company if you have large furniture. It’s better that you spend some money and your stuff doesn’t get damaged than to try to go it alone and find you have to replace it.
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August 21st, 2008 at 5:04 pm Subscribed to Comments
Lol, I kept my notes from chemistry class for the same reason! Our prof had such awesome tricks that I took prolific notes…even then I was planning ahead for my future kiddos! Crazy huh!
I’m not too much of a pack rat otherwise, though!
So are you really moving now, or still just planning on one as soon as a house opens up?
Mary’s last blog post..Turning a Bad Day Into a Good One
August 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
@Mary: Who knows. We’ve always got two trains going– looking for a house and fixing up ours. So far, it looks like the Lord has us staying put (and just as I say that, something will happen! lol).
September 11th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Don’t feel too bad. I still have:
My investments notebook and textbook, because I know one day down the road I’ll need the exact equation to calculate a standard deviation
My advanced economics notebook (GEEK!)
My corporate finance notebook
My poetry journal from 9th grade
My fine arts notebook from 12th grade
The test-prep guides I used when I was studying to get licensed.
I don’t know WHY I keep these things… sentimental value I guess.
The fine arts notebook has come in handy. Now when we travel and visit museums I can bore people to death about what art we’re looking at!
September 12th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
@Rachel: I’ll keep that in mind. We still have some stuff to weed out, and each year I purge more. Remind me never to go to a museum with you– just kidding.