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Mike Byster is a genius. He is known as a human calculator with “one of the fastest mathematical brains in the world.” Spoiler alert: He won the title of “Superhuman” on the FOX TV show because of his incredible brain…
I’ve always said that Murphy’s Law was invented for moving. If something is going to go wrong, it will. However, the coronavirus is bringing this to a whole new level. Fear not. You can still prepare for your move during…
Interview with Susie Meister Susie Meister, how did you make the jump from living in Pittsburgh, PA, to MTV’s Road Rules? When I was cast on Road Rules I was 18 years old, just graduated from high school, and still…
Whenever I say there is such thing as happy moving, people give me the raised eyebrow. After moving ten times in eleven years, I can attest that happy moving is real. The keys to a happy move are: (1) getting…
When my friend, Chris Beer, asked if I wanted to volunteer for the inaugural TEDx Wilmette Women event, I jumped at the opportunity. My job? To work as one of several speaker coaches to support the inspirational speakers. As with…
Thank you to Rebecca Alwine for her guest post this week. Rebecca is an army wife, mother of three, and lover of her adorable pirate dog. Over the past 13 years, she’s moved 7 times. Her motto: work smarter, not…
Because my husband, Dan, and I moved ten times in eleven years, we decluttered every year with moving as our motivation. Now that we’re settled in the Chicago suburbs, the decluttering tradition continues and I’m still pretty hardcore about it.…
I am often asked, “What do I do with the books I don’t want to move?” One option is to take your books to a used bookstore and make some money. With ISBN numbers in hand, you can also check…
Whenever I talk to parents about their upcoming move, their main concern is the kids. They want to know if they’ve ruined their child’s life (they haven’t) and if the kids will cope with starting at a new school (they…
Moving is expensive, so my husband and I looked for ways to cut costs during our ten moves in eleven years. My fail-proof strategy was to marry into a big family with hard-working helpers. It worked beautifully . . .…
