if you're going to live on a floor other than the 1st or 2nd - plan on making some new friends before you're going to move again - because lifting furniture up 2 sets of narrow steep stair cases has already tested your current friendships enough.
on that note, make sure you have extra money to put to use later that night because you definitely owe those friends some good strong drinks.
don't plan on moving furniture that doesn't come apart. drawers that don't come out of a dresser, desk, nightstand, etc are things you will learn to hate.
invest in your own tool kit. enough said.
pack lightly. you'll learn not to be a pack-rat if you're in the stage of life where you need to move a lot. also, making 10 trips from the car for a small light bags will leave you a much happier person than making 3 trips for the heaviest items you could (or couldn't) carry.
[[don't be shocked if this ends up in the book i'm writing {which i've yet to start} about life in your 20's]]
but anyway, the move-in went smoothly in matters other than furniture up the stairs. it took most of saturday evening and sunday afternoon/evening to finish it up but most of the pieces are put in place. once the bed was made, the floor was vacuumed, and some things were hung on the wall it actually looked like a bedroom. there are miscellaneous items left back at the apartment to pick up later but i'm otherwise settled. i woke up this morning [not feeling like p.diddy] and was able to head out to my first day as the faith relations coordinator. just me, no desiree :( she's going to be missed at this office, along with jen, but its time for me to take this position and run with it. desiree passed off the materials, the contacts, the computer desk, the printer, the birthday/celebration party planning, and the encouragement for a great position. thank you!
and here it goes!
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