In honor of moving week, let me express how stressful it has been to focus on anything but the millions of boxes piled up around my house. I felt as if this week, I would be most effective if my piece focused on moving, because anything else would honestly be a thoughtless article right now.

1. There’s NEVER enough boxes!

I’ve seriously been to Kroger every day for the past week collecting their banana and apple boxes. Every time I see the produce guy, Jim, I tell him, “this is the last time you’ll see me”, and then I realize I lied again. As soon as I get home, I’m out of boxes within that day.

2. The taking apart of furniture is so sad.

As you are going room to room realizing half of your furniture just won’t to fit through the doors, you have to take apart the same furniture pieces that took you HOURS to put together. Please take the wheel.

3. Then putting that SAME furniture back together, tragic.

It’s no easier the second time you assemble something people, and if they tell you it will be, they are lying.

4. Budgeting in the costly moving truck.

After shopping around and comparing prices, the $100 U-Haul seemed like our best option. See, the truck price isn’t bad at all, but the .99/mile additive, gets quite costly when you’re literally moving to the opposite end of town.

5. Stairs makes things so much more complicated.

Going from a second-floor apartment to a house, we were excited because we “wouldn’t have to pack everything up a set of stairs”. Oh, except we do because the new house has a tall porch that we have to climb up with furniture to get into the front door.

6. The long holds with your utility companies.

At this day in age, who honestly calls the electric or cable companies anymore. I would think that everyone handles their troubleshooting, and bill paying online just as I do. Which, made it insane to me that I held on the phone for 45 minutes to speak to someone about getting my electric and gas switched over. Be prepared, and grab the snacks because it’s going to take a while.

7. At least one thing will be broken.

No matter how careful you are, or how many layers of newspaper you wrap your fragile items in, something will be damaged during the move. Count on it.

8. Cleaning the old house.

The list of requirements to be done to my apartment prior to moving out is crazy. I edited the list to what we actually need to do based on the things that apply, and I’ve considered leaving the deposit time & time again.

9. Trying to get everyone comfortable in the new house.

Moving before kids, is totally different than moving after kids. The first few nights, of trying to get a child comfortable in a new home, are rough. Expect at least one long, rough week of adjusting.

After this experience, I will not be moving again until it is time for me to move into my forever home that I own. Moving sucks, and I hated every moment of it.