When was the last time you moved?

[flvegan]

I mean from one residence to another, not just physically.

Did you go from a bigger place to smaller, or smaller to bigger, or same to same? Did you move in with someone or ditch a roommate, get a divorce...?

I'm at the end of my move. It's been hell.

[graywarrior]

1. October 2006

And before that, May 2006. And I'm moving again in about a month.

[KitchenWitch]

2. August 2006

to a larger building but smaller yard.

[bluethruandthru]

3. November of 95

Moved from a tiny townhouse in a sketchy area to a new house in a nice town on an acre of land. Still here!

[SeattleGirl]

4. June 1993

Moved from a two bedroom apartment to a three bedroom house with a finished basement.

[trof]

60. Hey, me too. NH to AL.

Quite a culture shock.
;-)

[GOPisEvil]

5. June of '04 when I bought my house.

I almost doubled my space, yet lo and behold, I had enough to fill the place. (And I bought more!!) :eyes:

[Madrone]

33. I last moved in October of '04.

My space SHRUNK by more than double, and boy oh boy, did I have enough to fill the place. AND I bought more. :cry: That's it. I just talked myself out of you staying here during your visit.

:P

[Kerrytravelers]

6. OMG. Our last move was H-E-L-L!

We moved in early December of 2005, so a little over a year ago. The rent in our last place went up just once too often and we'd had it. We found this new place, quite a bit bigger and a bit cheaper and jumped on it. We gave notice and the next day, they had found a renter. We literally had four days to move. Granted, we were only moving two miles east, literally just down the same street, but my God, it was awful. We couldn't find enough boxes, so we had to load boxes, run them down to the new place, unload, run back to the old place, reload, rinse, later and repeat. One night, we were moving furniture at 2:00 am. It was crazy. We only had one friend who was able to drop everything and help, and I think she dropped and misplaced more than she moved. It was crazy.

I will never move again. I plan on dying in this little apartment I'm in right now.


Well, Mr. kt says next time, we're hiring movers and allowing ourselves more time. But I still plan on dying right here in this apartment. :rofl:

[ronnykmarshall]

59. 4 DAYS??

That's nuts.

I'm with ya about the "I'll leave this place in a coffin" statement.

I've move SO many times in my life ..... I'm done with it. Unless we win the lottery and get a second place in NYC .... my ass is staying put!

[Kerrytravelers]

63. 4 days was C-R-A-Z-Y!

But we just had to get out while we could.

Funny story. While we were moving, many of our neighbors who came walking by offered to help carry items to the cars and the rental U-Haul truck. They, down the very last one, confessed jealousy that we were able to find a place and get out. The owners hiked the rent whenever they could legally by the amount they could legally. Our rent was skyrocketing. We were fortunate to get out when we did. If we'd stayed there, we'd had to either rob a bank or live in a tent on the street, the rent was climbing so high!

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. About 1:30 this afternoon.

:7

[NMDemDist2]

8. we moved last July from our home of 9 years in Phx to rural NM

into a mobile home that is 250 sf larger with an acre of land and a better interior layout than our old house

still married (13 years last Sunday) to the same dude and there were a few pain in the ass challenges but we're very happy here now that it's all said and done

[SayWhatYo]

9. I was recently moved to cell block C.

[eyesroll]

10. April 2006.

I moved from a 1,300-square-foot apartment to one of similar size, but I was moving from an apartment in which I lived alone into an apartment I was to share with another adult and a pre-schooler. So, we had a moving truck and two strong movers, and we stopped at my place and loaded my crap in the truck, then to my SO's place and loaded his and his daughter's stuff into the car, then stopped at Casa de Dolo/Hedges to pick up a bed frame and box spring they generously gave us...then, finally, into the new place.

There is a LOT of crap in our basement right now. Eventually, we'll move into an actual house and have space to put it.

[LeftyMom]

11. Last year.

You heard all about it, poor thing.

[Shine]

12. 10 yrs ago: Oct. 1996, into the home that we bought together.

I gave birth to our second child within the same month. Yes, it was a very busy time, indeed. :D

[Critters2]

13. December 2004 I got talked into coming here. Should have stood my ground. nt

[LynzM]

14. Sorry that your move was hell....

:hug: I hope you get settled in soon!

Our last move was November of '05, after spending a year living with various kind friends. All of their houses were larger than the house we moved into, but at least this space is ours.

[likesmountains 52]

15. 1985.....wow!

[Left Is Write]

16. October, 2000. Got a bigger house, but that wasn't the purpose.

We moved for my husband's job.

[RetroLounge]

17. Was asked to leave my home last year

Moved to a lower flat last march.

Moved back into house this past weekend, primarily for financial reasons and to be with kids.

RL

[blondeatlast]

18. Does beginning tomorrow count? nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. Where are you moving from and to???

:hi:

[blondeatlast]

41. Just a better 'hood in Phoenix.

Bigger house with a lovely, unobstructed desert view. Since the Central Arizona Project canal backs up to it, we know it will never be developed back there. :bounce:

If you are ever in the area, drop me a line. Our backyard is going to be like a resort when we are done!

[greatauntoftriplets]

54. Good for you!!!!

Best wishes in your new home.

If I am ever in Phoenix, I will let you know. My company has an office there and develops commercial properties in Phoenix, but they keep me tied up in the Chicago headquarters.

[crim son]

19. June 1998.

Moved from a 1200 sq. ft. farmhouse to this 5000 sq. ft. old colonial. All the furniture from the first house would have fit easily into the living room of the second house. Now the second house is for sale and with any luck I'll be moving within a few months, to a small house again.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

20. may15 2006 to my new apt

and soon to lisas!

[maveric]

21. September 2006.

My kids are grown and for the first time in my 50 years I got a place of my own. At the beach!
And then my girlfriend, who is now my fiance, moved in.

[mtnester]

22. Labor day weekend 1999

to a much bigger place from a very small place.

We did that as the young un went off to college, and now our house is WAY too much for the two of us.

I think we will spend the next year here then build, somthing a bit smaller.

[Maine-ah]

23. 2000

moved from an unbelievable shit hole into my first home...

I didn't even have one full bathroom. My shower was in the greenhouse (I kid you not) and showering out there in the winter, well, I don't think you could even imagine it. My toilet was in a small closet off of the kitchen. The septic leaked into the basement, along with a couple feet of rain water, and knocked the oil tank off of it's cement pad. THEN the landlord (who lived in New York) sold the place to a real dink, who had the nuts to raise our rent before even fixing any of the shit in the place. We left a couple of months after that.

I now live in a 3 bedroom ranch, on one acre of land (with new septic btw) that I bought in 2001 for 85k. LOL, the place is now worth 135k. Made out like a bandit. Taxes are only 1k per year. Some cosmetic stuff needs to get done, but that's because it was built in 1974. Slowly, things are getting done. Last year we put on a new roof, which took our savings. But with tax returns coming in, we'll get back on track soon.

[Pied Piper]

24. I hate moving

In the last 16 years, I have lived in 7 apartments in Boston, plus my job requires me to relocate during the summer months, and in the last 14 years, I have lived in 4 houses at our off-site location.

1990 - moved from hometown to Boston for grad school - nice apartment, great roommate, not-so-good location
1992 - got a job - moved to temp apartment in Boston, while I moved to the summer location (house #1)
1992 - moved from temp apartment to real apartment - ok apartment, great landlords, horrible location
1993 - moved to summer location for 2 months (house #2)
1993 - got a better job with the parent company
1993 - moved from apartment to rental house - dirtbag landlord rented us a house on which he had defaulted. Bank evicted us. Lawyers were involved.
1994 - moved to summer location for 2 months (house #2)
1994 - moved to a triple decker a few blocks away - more dirtbag landlords
1995 - moved to summer location for 2 months (house #2)
1996 - moved to summer location for 2 months (house #2)
1996 - moved to triple decker in a new neighborhood - great location, so-so apartment that deteriorated quickly, another dirtbag landlord.
1997 - moved to summer location for 2 months (house #2)
1998 - moved to summer location for 2 months (house #3)
1998 - moved to high rise in town - LOVE IT! - GREAT location (I walk to work - no car), great rent, superb management company

My job changed, and I no longer have to relocate for the summer, the work is divided up amongst my department, and I only have to go out for 2 5-day weeks - we rent one house for our team, and move in and out over the weekend, so it's kind of like going out of town on business, rather than a relocation.

2006 - spent 2 weeks at summer location (house #4)
2007 - will spend 2 weeks at summer location (house #5) - we weren't all that fond of the landlord, but the location was great.

I don't intend to move again (within Boston), unless it's to a bigger unit in the same building.
The next time I move out of this building, it will be feet first, under a sheet. Unless I leave Boston altogether, but that's not very likely - this place is home now.

[The Traveler]

26. Six years ago

It really sucked, man! I hate moving with a passion. Something about the packing and hauling and unpacking ... interferes with my relaxed life style, it does. Sympathies, mate.

Trav

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. End of April, 2006.

I had been living with my elderly mother, who died in late December of 2005. I cleared out more than 50 years of packrat-ism from that house, gave away tons of stuff, donated hundreds of books to the library and friends beyond belief, tossed outdated travel guides. And brought hundreds of books with me.

The house was on the market less than a week. I signed the contract the day before St. Patrick's Day and moved six weeks later. Took a lot of the furniture with me when I moved from an 8-room house into a 5-room (but spacious) condominium.

I don't know how I made it through that move. But I moved four months to the day after my mother died. And yes, I had professional movers.

Ironically, the people who bought the house got transferred recently. So it has now passed hands another time, which (in my old neighborhood) means the house will be referred to as "The ***** (my surname) house" for about 10 years longer than if the original purchasers had stayed. I guess it is my legacy. I miss that house and the neighbors like hell.

[Nicole]

28. 1980

Moved to be closer to spouse's job. This house is about the same size as the house we left.

Moving was easy because we didn't sell our former home, we kept it as a rental house. We were able to take our time getting moved, doing it all on weekends. We took about 2 months to get moved completely.

[AwakeAtLast]

29. We move into our new house at the end of the month

I have lived in a very tiny trailer for 14 years. We are moving into a bigger house. I am sooo excited!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[dysfunctional press]

30. december 2006.

and it's still not completed.

[Tikki]

31. May 1978.....

The Tikkis

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. About 10 minutes ago, when I hauled my inert butt off my chair

to get something out of the fridge.

I try not to move much.

[femmocrat]

34. 1985. To a bigger house.

We lived in the tract-house suburb from hell and wanted to move out in the country. It was a good decision, because we have been here 22 years.

[bridgit]

35. bout 8 months ago, smaller to bigger, already with someone (hubby), will be...

moving to even bigger digs within about 2 months (room for live-in working studio *and* a garage), hate moving x(, said this would be the last till prop owner offered a *great* deal; in fact just shouted *to* hubby just before finding this thread, that we are hiring some folks to help move next time :thumbsup:

[gemdem]

36. July 1997

Back to Dayton, OH, from Indianapolis to be closer to family. Where upon my two brothers who lived in town moved -- one to Chicago, and the other to Charlotte, NC. Other things went down hill from there. Should have stayed in Indy. As they say, you can't go home again.

[Cobalt Violet]

37. October 2005, same to same.

I ditched a roommate who was a total jerk.
It was hell. It always is for me. But it was well worth it in the end. Life has improved.

I hope your moving to a better situation.

[Generic Brad]

38. Thirty minutes ago

I'm done in the bathroom for now, thank you.

[Jimbo S]

39. 13 December 2002 - first time home owner!

Hopefully won't have to move again until we retire in 15 years.

[Radical Activist]

40. Last week

I should be unpacking and putting things in place but I'm not.

[Dastard Stepchild]

42. October 2006

Before that...

April 2005
September 2003
September 2002
April 2001

And so on and so on....

Trying to chase down cheap rents in an increasingly expensive city is exhausting! :)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

43. August 2006 -- LA to NYC.

Bigger place to (much) smaller, yet, not surprisingly, more expensive. :D

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

44. About five months ago

I moved from my sister and her husband's house to my own apt. It was a pain in the ass, but in the long run it's been worth it. The Nashville Cat moved with me.

[stuntcat]

45. Spring 2000, Atlanta to Arlington

but before that I spent the 90's moving, 12 times counting apartment-to-apartment, all over North Carolina and in NYC for a few years, next to St Marks :hippie: O8)

[wildhorses]

46. moved in '02...divorce

i have promised myself that i will only move ONE more time in my life.

i do NOT know how many times i have moved.

i should really sit down and count them all before my memeory goes.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. Our last move was from our townhouse in 2002........

To our new custom built home!

We are sooooooo happy here! We call it our forever house....

The townhouse was about 1900 square feet on three floors.....

Our new home is 4200 square feet, on two floors!

It is wonderful......

[regnaD kciN]

48. July 1993...

...from our apartment in Everett to our house in Maple Valley. Strangely, this house is now the place at which I've lived the longest period of time in my life.

[deadparrot]

49. August 2006.

Moved back up to college.

[murielm99]

50. June 1978.

We sold my smaller house and bought this large converted farmhouse when we got married. We have lived here ever since.

[BreweryYardRat]

51. June 2005.

Moved from a dinky apartment in one city to a somewhat more spacious condo in another city. Got it done in two days, with the help of 2 professional movers on the second.

Of course, getting the old place cleaned up and everything packed sucked.

[Broken_Hero]

52. hmm, April of 2004

from my inlaws house, into our current home. My wife and I (before marriage) lived with her parents for about 4 months, and it caused some strain. Especially between her, and her father. I actually got along with her parents rather well...and my wife got tired of living at home, so we looked for a house of our own. We found our house in March, and it took a strong 6 weeks to get everything taken care of, and we moved in in mid April of 2004.

About three weeks later, we got married in our yard.....:) The move itself was physically draining on me. I moved 99.9% of our stuff, and everyone and their mom was giving us free stuff constantly...here's a couch, here's a table, here's a night stand, etc, etc....My wife works full time, and I was just a part timer, so I did all the moving...it took me three strong days to do it, and after I was done...I melted/bonded with our couch, and didn't move for two whole days....:)

I also had to do a lot of cleaning, in our new home to boot...shampooing floors, and all that jazz....

We moved into a bigger place. We were in a two bedroom house, in town, and we moved into a 3 bedroom house, with 5 acres of land...a good improvement imo....:D

[Broken_Hero]

53. and as a side note...

I helped move my inlaws out onto our property this past July...it was utter hell, and the temps were over 100 most of the time...thank god for water, and AC.

[trackfan]

55. In 2000 we moved from a small house we were renting to

a somewhat bigger house we bought.

[bicentennial_baby]

56. Between April 06-June 06

I moved from my parents' house to Quincy to live with Sniffa and the Mrs. Moved from a large ranch house w/ 1.5 acres and a kick-ass swamp, to a decent 2 bedroom apt. surrounded by pavement and concrete. sigh...

's ok though, really :P

[huskerlaw]

57. 2 months ago

It sucks. Big time.

Especially moving the week between Christmas and New Years. Nothing is open. It's near impossible to get the cable, electricity and gas turned on/off.

I went from a one bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom with a roommate. We both decided that paying well over $1000/month was getting unmanageable.

I've moved basically yearly for the past, oh, 7 or so years. I refuse to move again anytime soon.

[ronnykmarshall]

58. June 2000

Move in with the ol' Ball & Chain. Bigger place. New city.

[AirmensMom]

61. Last June.

From owning an immaculate home in FL to renting a filthy small house in TN while we build. Most of our stuff is still in boxes until we move again ... hopefully before June. Took us until just last week to get the moving company to send someone to fix the damage to the piano and china cabinet. Landlord still hasn't fixed the cracked window we reported in June. Dinosaur of a refrigerator leaks on the floor if the ice maker is on -- "fixed" twice but still broken. Wood stove is a hazard because of a cracked flu liner. We had to pay money out of our own pocket to find that out. Owner doesn't seem to care if we burn the place down by using the wood stove anyway and won't pay to fix it. (No, we're not using it -- but what about the next tenants?)

No change in living arrangements, unless you count the cat we acquired when we got here.

Yep, it's been hell ... and still is sometimes. We clear brush on the property where we're building, just to relieve the stress.

I hope you get settled down soon. Moving is hell. :hug:

[Nikia]

62. Last July

I moved an hour away to be close to my new job. We moved into a house over twice the size of our duplex, which I know makes us bad people (according to some people who posted on the Edward's house thread). It is an older home though and we hope to start our family there.
I hated moving. We still have a lot of reorganization to do and will probably be having a garage sale in the spring.

[Spirochete]

64. Last January

Bought a mobile home and moved into it. I'm officially trailer trash.

[Blue_In_AK]

65. I bought this house in 1990

and I don't plan to leave. Too much of my heart and soul in it (not to mention money).

I was living in a rental at the time. My landlady got foreclosed on and I was forced to move. There was a big real estate crash here at the time, so I got into this HUD house for relatively little (even though it had an undisclosed bad roof that I had to replace soon after moving in). It has appreciated by about 2-1/2 times in the intervening years. Buying this place was one of the best decisions anyone else ever made for me. :)

[clyrc]

66. In August 2003 from a tiny town in Florida,

to a University Campus on Arabia, United Arab Emirates to be exact. I like it here, but I've never lived anywhere more than four years, so a part of me would like to move again. There are too many things keeping us here, though, so we are probably here for a long while.

[fizzgig]

67. memorial day weekend 2005

moved out of my dad's place and in to my own. same town, much smaller place, but at least i can bring boys over now :evilgrin: