I second that advice!

I learned this when I had the misfortune of having to move 4 times in three years. And at each place I moved to, sans one, it was with the expectation of staying there for at least 3-4 years. Nothing sucks more.

And our hell has just begun.

We are living in a pile of boxes. We can't unpack half of our kitchen stuff because the lower cabinets must remain empty until the counters are done. The range is in one corner of the dining area, the fridge in the other, and the dishwasher is on the patio (we're tossing that). That won't be back to normal for another 2 weeks (though I suppose between now and the day the counter is installed, we can put the fridge and range back in their places). During that time, we'll be without a counter or sink in the kitchen.

Our second bedroom is stuffed to the brim with boxes. I don't even know where to begin. I tried to re-hang the bedroom blinds last night and had to give up due to exhaustion/frustration, so we taped a sheet over the window. I haven't located half of my clothing.

The bunny can get up the stairs. Down is...and adventure. If he doesn't figure out the coordination soon, we may have to go find a stair runner so he doesn't slip, 'cause I don't want to live with a baby before we have a baby.

But the TV, stereo, cable, and DVR are primed and ready. Internet's active, I just gotta fight my way through the mountain in the 2nd bedroom to 1) find our wireless router and 2) connect it to the modem before we have access.

Ugh.

My policy (at least until I got married) was:

Move frequently. Just don't take any of your stuff with you when you do. Of course, this is why when we moved to the Bay Area we slept on the floor for the first four years.

Just make Munchkins a little slide for the stairs. Fun for him, entertaining for you two.:D

I know well the horrors of moving, and I empathise.

I feel your pain. We've been here 7 months now and there are still un-unpacked boxes piled in the office. And we won't even discuss the garage....

If it has been more than six months and you haven't yet found reason to unpack the box then you can safely just throw it away.

Hmmm - I think we're getting close to year 7 and that garage is still a scary place - it's the storage unit I will refuse to discuss...

Theoretically, considering that this place is ~200sq ft bigger than our last, has a garage, and we ditched some bulky furniture replacing it with smaller furniture with more storage, there should be room for everything and then some.



Theoretically. It's not helping that the kitchen shelves are about 25% narrower. Good thing our barware is pretty because it's no going to live on display in the living room.

Been here 2.5 months, still boxes unpacked and when I moved, there were boxes from the move East in the closet (those got 86'd)

I can feel your pain, but I think the homeownership will make it all worth it in the end!