moving

[juldea]

I have Made Up My Mind.

I'm moving to Boston. I will leave at the end of July. I will stop by the mud party in Pittsburgh on the 1st of August on my way.

Now come the choices of how to do this. It can be really expensive or... well, it can pretty much be really expensive.

I can rent a truck. Penske has the cheapest rental at right around $700. That's before gas, boxes, etc. But everything will be under my control, the cats can ride with me, etc.

I can fly and have other things shipped. I haven't seriously researched this plan yet. It would involve selling most of my large furniture and shipping only smaller boxes of more important items.

I can pay my mom to rent me her truck and horse trailer and perhaps even herself as a driver. This puts her out but puts items in my control. This must be discussed.

I have a temporary and perhaps permanent place to stay already with Jim, an old 3k friend (and yes we have met before). I have even been to the apartment, only that was a long while ago and I don't really remember much of what it was like. He's inquiring about the cat issue this weekend.

I figured enough waffling was enough. I'll make a decision and stick with it. I am young enough that I can mess up my life and still have time to fix it before dying of old age.

Comments

[ratbastrd.livejournal.com]

When i moved from Buffalo back to NYC, I took the fly-and-ship-everything, which at the time worked best for me.Then again, I was kindof fleeing the city as fast as possible, and didnt really care about the furniture or other junk that I left up there. Oh, and I don't have a driver's license so I had little choice.

This is a totally unhelpful comment isn't it. I'll shut up now...

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[juldea.livejournal.com]

Heehee. Perhaps if you tell me how much how much it cost?

Then again, Buffalo to NYC isn't quite the distance that OKC to Boston is.

[ratbastrd.livejournal.com]

i honestly don't remember, to ber honest. i shipped like 4 big boxes, and i dont remember it being outrageous, but i dont remember much from that period of my life...

[caltren.livejournal.com]

WOO! I think you're doing the right thing. You're not making a mistake--you're walking down a path. :-) You'll see some new things, you'll learn a few things along the way, and who knows?

Congrats!

[outlawradio.livejournal.com]

Congratulations and welcome to the east coast. Not that I'm in New England. Er.

I would say if you ship your things do some very careful research about the reputability of the company you decide to use. Other than that, do what's most convenient for you.

Good luck!

[christhegeek.livejournal.com]

From moving from Georgia to New Zealand and back again, my vote is fly and ship some things, selling, or storing at you mom's place the rest.

I could tell you what it cost us, but I think the better point is it DIDN'T cost us our marriage or our sanity. If you're still unsure what the outcome of all of this will be, I would say that is your best bet.

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[juldea.livejournal.com]

I will consider this plan more seriously with such an earnest supporter coming out of the woodworks. I think I should soon make a big long list of what I'd want to take with me and what I'd want to sell/keep here. I know my grandma wants my kitchen table...

[flyingindie.livejournal.com]

It's cool to have a plan. I think most people wish they had one. Indeed, I am envious.

If you're leaving so soon, we need to hang out! I also believe that you owe me 1/2 of a Rogues CD, and I owe you a piece of Tupperware.

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[juldea.livejournal.com]

Yup. I owe you a Rogues CD AND a Cake CD, in fact. I don't remember the Tupperware but it seems likely.. *grin*

When are you free?