It's the final countdown for me - friends are lined up to help, beer has been bought, keys have been added to my key chain (right now I remind myself of Schnieder from "One Day At A Time" or whatever that show was called) . . . a co-worker pointed out that this is my FOURTH move since Nov. 2002. One move was temporary, one was because of a slumlord and now this one is because of a break-up.

In my 30 years, I've moved a good 18 times and I still SUCK at it.

Have any of you moved as much? Any of you moved lately? Not lately?

Lemme know!

college alone has had me move 5 times. besides that... 6 other moves i think? add one more if my interview goes through.

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My Birthday

Squirming in the dark

I have moved about 10 times, but I am an organizational freak so it always goes well.

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Love...the slowest form of suicide.

Didn't move much at all until about 10 years ago. Since then, I've moved 6 times. Hopefully, this last one was the last one.

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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire (1694-1778)

"I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them."
- Ian L. Fleming (1908-1964)

I start out organizing like crazy but I know the last two days are going to be filled with power naps, cramming stuff in boxes, cleaning as I go & chaos.

Any tips?

Counting the military only as one, in my half century plus, I’ve moved six times.

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In nearly 46 years.....I have only moved...*counting on fingers*....7 times.

I absolutely abhor moving.....despite the fact that I am very good at it. I go into a depression (of sorts) when I do. It's a depression that manifests into a cleaning mania. I clean where I am leaving till there is no sign that a life had existed there.....and then I clean at the new place to rid it of the life that left there. It really plays with my head to move. I don't know why, as I am not adverse to change. I rather like change actually.

I love to help friends move though...and I think they appreciate all the cleaning I get done for them. LOL!

Oh.....wait.....8 times total......but the very first time I was only 4y/o and so I don't think that counts.....eh?

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~Thomas Dewar~

Wait now, Lixy - read back on my thread of "Moving Day". As I recall, you were pretty much predicting you weren't going to help!

I've probably moved about 35 times in my life, but I also hate it! ... Not planning to move again until I buy a place of my own, and then not planning on moving after that.

There for awhile I was moving about every year, it sucked to. Can't believe how much junk I keep.

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I am literally in the process of moving. I sat down and tuned into Pixies for a quick 10-min. break before starting in again. My move is complicated, and it is occurring, with the help of 2 or 3 friends, over a 3-day period. Everybody has to work and is free to help just a few hours at a time. I am moving from a 3-floor townhouse into literally 1 tiny bedroom in a different city and state for 13 weeks before moving somewhere else again. (I'll be starting my first assignment as a travel nurse on Monday.) Most everything is having to go into storage. I have moved at least 20 times (9 times since '93). It is hell every time. It also doesn't help to move during the ice and snow season.

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Communication is the key.

14 times or so. Keeps things fresh. No clutter!

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Lots of people talk and few of them know, soul of a woman was created below

I can't get through to her 'cause it doesn't permit
But I'm gonna give her everything I've got to give.

I hear your sweet voice calling
out my name
As I stare from a six foot cell
And from beyond I heard the words
Deceptively Yours

Like PF, if you count the military as one "move", I've moved 14 times since age 19. 5 of those have been in the last 2 years!!

And yeah.......it sucks.

DM

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind

10 times in my life thus far. It's a good opportunity to get rid of the random stuff one accumulates...

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I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them. ~ Jay McInerney

18 Times in 30 years.....You would just about be at the stage where you would have to question wether it is worth unpacking!

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Enjoy me!

Behind me is a Woman rolling her eye's!

The only opinion about me that matters is the one I have of myself