How to make a move

Step one: This works best if you are not actually planning on moving to begin with. Being caught by surprise causes an entire excitement and urgency about the whole thing or as I like to call it, motivation.


Step two: Have this news fall at the worst possible time. For us that would be middle of finals week, Zach taking the MCAT TOMORROW and both of our jobs being cut back for the summer so finances are extremely low. 


Step three: Start right away being glued to your computer looking for any and all cheap living situations that are still open. Call several strangers and try not to curse or yell at them when they say the apartment is already taken. 


Step four: Cry in your bedroom (without your husband seeing) because you are very emotional, stressed and 5 months pregnant attempting to do all this alone.


Think you can handle all of this?


If so, you are now ready to begin the packing process. During the process, you may begin to wonder why you have any stuff at all. You may become so delirious that you ask preposterous questions such as: Is there a reason that our family of three owns 37 plates? Who bought all of these decorative picture frames? And why does a person own 29 pairs of shoes? I mean, you can only wear one (MAYBE two) pairs at a time, so what's with the extra 27? You may also be tempted to just drop a match on everything and run. Resist that urge.


It is imperative that during your move you do the following: (in no certain order) 
* Eat all food in the fridge and freezer and promise yourself that you won't make a grocery store run until you get into your new place.
* Now starve for a couple days because you ate all the food too soon and your only option is now the dollar menu at your local fast food place.
* Don't do laundry, ever. If you must do some laundry, either forget about it in the washer or dryer. Whatever you do, DO NOT FOLD AND PUT AWAY.
*Pull all of your items out of every drawer in your house and make a nice mountain to tackle. Get upset, and cover said mountain with a blanket and walk into another room. 
* Make list of all the things you will need in your new home. Cry, crumble up list and throw away. Eat ice cream and see whats on TV instead. 
*Realize that pregnancy has taken almost all of your energy and this move is taking forever, so you should stop to blog about it or take a nap.
*Attempt to leave husband alone because he needs to study for the biggest test of his life. Do not call or text him even though you have a million questions to ask. 
*Once you have found a place, visit it and plan the lay out of your new home. Try not to gag when you walk in the door and the overpowering smell of a boys locker room permanently creeps up your nose. You continue to smell it even though you left the home 15 minutes ago.
*Demand your husband stop at the store and buy as much air freshener and cleaner as possible. (you're not going to the new place without it)
*Once you have put off actually packing as much as possible; you must now throw your crap randomly into different boxes. Then you are finished.


There you have it, Packing 101. I should write a book. 


DISCLAIMER: This being my third move in three years you would think I would be a pro at it. I am not. My handy dandy friend comes to my rescue every time. With out her, I would have broken dishes and break downs every 5 minutes. So thank you dear friend for coming to my rescue, listening to me whine and helping me pack. I am so thankful for you in my life and there are not enough cookies in the world to pay you back for what you do.  So thankfully I am not completely alone during all of this.