It’s not easy to be the new kid. I know because my husband and I moved ten times in eleven years after college. Once you’re out of school, it can be tough to meet people. You can meet people at…
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My top tip for happy moving? Get rid of everything you own. Fine, maybe that’s not realistic, but it’s something to aim for. One problem many of us face is that we feel guilty about decluttering. We feel guilty that…
When you move, it’s the perfect opportunity to re-invent yourself, to become the best version of you. But, what if you’re not sure what that is? What if you don’t know what you want to be when you grow up?…
In Finn Murphy’s, The Long Haul: A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road, “shippers” get a behind-the-scenes look at what movers really do with your stuff.[1] It’s not always pretty. The bottom line is this: If you want to…
Thank you to Nadia L. King for her guest post this week. Nadia L. King is an Australian YA author and short story writer. Serenity Press is releasing a second edition of her book, Jenna’s Truth, in 2018. We moved.…
You’ve heard you should get involved, get out there, and meet new people, but how? Where should you start? There are many ways to meet people when you move to a new city, and my favorite is volunteering. Again, the…
Dan and I purchased our first home, a For Sale by Owner townhouse in Chicago, without any realtors involved. We then sold two homes by owner because we wanted to save on the realtor’s commissions. If you want to do…
Maybe Charlie Brown was onto something. Whether you’re moving over the holidays or simply caught up in the holiday bustle, the feelings of happiness we expect at this time of year may not come as easily as we hope. There’s…
Sometimes circumstances mean you need to move. Immediately. Thirty-six million Americans move every year and millions of moves do not coincide with the academic calendar. If your child will be starting in the middle of the school year, consider yourself…
I recently heard Gretchen Rubin speak about her newest book, The Four Tendencies. As the bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before, Rubin drew in a big crowd at The Book Stall. Everyone wanted to hear how…
