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Moving Sucks
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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You may think people are exaggerating. That everyone is being just a little bit over the top when they talk about moving the way someone would describe fighting in Vietnam. Or you may think there's nothing to be afraid of; it's like getting through middle school, or a taco with unnecessary amounts of shredded lettuce. You dig deep. You grind it out. Life goes on. It can't be that bad, right? Right? I hate to say it, but the struggle is real. Moving sucks. Moving Sucks is not about moving from the city to the suburbs, renting vs. owning, or how to adjust to a new location. No, this story is focused entirely on the war stories, the moving process, the struggle of putting your life into boxes and physically moving those from one place to another. Is the story inspirational? Maybe. It may inspire you to never move again...
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teebe
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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The state of my library currently. I trashed two shelves, sold one, gave two to family and am keeping the small one. The books are all the ones I‘m donating... 68 in total.

EDIT: 69. Not including the books I‘ve given away to family... and I still have so.many.books.😅

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AkashaVampie
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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So guess what? We got the place we wanted!!!! Gonna be moving today and all day tomorrow. Fun Fun Fun

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

Powered_By_Plants Congratulations 🥳 🥳 3y
AkashaVampie @Powered_By_Plants thanks sweetie. 3y
Jessieleah That‘s great news! 😊 3y
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Aims42 Wohooo!! Congratulations 🥳 3y
candc320 Yay!! Congrats 🎉🍾!! 3y
Crazeedi Oh that's such great news!! 3y
TrishB Cool 👍🏻 3y
maich Congratulation🎉🎉 3y
ElizaMarie Yes!!! 3y
jb72 That‘s wonderful! 3y
MySharonaK Woohoo ! 🥳 3y
DaveGreen7777 Congratulations! 🥳🎉 3y
CoverToCoverGirl All‘s well that ends well! 🎉 3y
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AkashaVampie
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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So we are moving.... we have even started packing this morning. We go to check out the apartment tomorrow.
Fun Fun Fun! So I don't know how much I will be on throughout this week.

#NWC #PLC #TBRCrew #NewYear_NewYou #LifeLessons4AllCrew

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

Bookworm54 How exciting! ❤️ 3y
AkashaVampie @Bookworm54 haha no it's not! Moving sucks. But I might be able to get my own little reading space out of this... keeping my 🤞🤞🤞 3y
Bookworm54 Haha well yes the actual moving sucks. But a new place will be nice, especially if there is a chance of that reading space :) fingers crossed! 3y
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Mrs_B That‘s so exciting! Congrats on the new place! 3y
LazyOwl Good luck with the move 💕 3y
AkashaVampie @LazyOwl thanks hun! 3y
ElizaMarie I am so understanding your stress! I am still having trouble with adjusting to my new home and all that stuff. I feel you! But once you have your new place set up I am sure you will be super happy! Thats my thing too! I am waiting till thing are better settled. 3y
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Valeka
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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I haven‘t had time to read for almost three weeks now. It feels so unnatural! I can‘t wait to have this move done so I can get back to a normal reading and writing routine.

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Amiable
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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27 boxes of books to move in three weeks? I don't have a book-hoarding problem; YOU have a book-hoarding problem. 😳😬

AmyG Nahhhhh..we don‘t have book hoarding problems. 😳 (hope the move goes well) (edited) 5y
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Amiable @Kaye I love those emojis so much that I might make this my background on my phone screen. 👍🏼👍🏼 5y
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Amiable @AmyG Thank you for the good wishes. I have the feeling we are going to need it. 😬 5y
Kaye I just wanted to make it look like a giant stack of books. 😁 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Good luck with the move!!!! 5y
Amiable @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks! We're waiting now to hear if the owner of the house we're buying will let us move some stuff into the garage before the closing. It would help reduce our stress levels. Immensely. 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Amiable yes!! That always helps! I hope they let you!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 5y
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Books_Wine_Repeat
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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1. 10 total—I moved many, many times in my 20s.
2. TX to NV—roughly 720+/- miles.
3. We recently moved and it was 1 ginormous plastic tote. No one could lift it. 😬🤷🏻‍♀️
4. No more moving for me. 🤞🙂
5. Yay—save your back and have someone else do the heavy lifting. 💪😏
#movingsucks

JoScho Thanks for playing 😊❤️📦 6y
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BkClubCare
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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1. As a kid: 6; when married: 13 (in 29 years; 8 houses)
2. Longest move was KCMO to WashDC, 1040 miles.
3. 6? Maybe. I haven‘t unpacked any book boxes from last year at this time.
4. yes, we are in an apt - have to decide if we are staying or WHAT we might want to do next. Frustrating or freeing - I go back and forth. I miss a garden...
5. YES. At least for furniture. Or sell it all and start over. #packingdistraction

JoScho Thanks for playing 😊❤️📦 6y
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Ddzmini
Moving Sucks | Chris O'Brien
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1) 12 😳👎🏽 most of those on my own as my husband was either deployed or on his way to being deployed 😖
2) 47 miles
3) 12 - 16 flat rubber maid tubs (I have 6 already and those only cover two shelves I have 5 more shelf‘s 👀😳📚📚
4) yes out of state hopefully Oregon 😋🍀👍🏼
5) nay
@JoScho #packingdistraction

JoScho Why Oregon? 6y
GlassAsDiamonds Ooohhhh solo moves 😭😭😭😭 (seriously - solo moves without movers?!?!? 😱😱😱😱😱😱) 6y
TaylorMay I'm with you Oregon is beautiful. And thank you to both you and your husband for your service ❤ My brother is former Army so we are a Blue Star Family as well 6y
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Slajaunie Thank you as a military wife and thank you to your husband for his service. 🇺🇸🏆🎖❤️ 6y
britt_brooke My hubby is prior military. Luckily, he was always present for moves. That would be really difficult on your own. Thanks for all you both do! 🙌🏻 6y
Ddzmini @JoScho I have family there and when we visited I fell in love with the whole Forest Grove area 😍🌳🌳🌱🍀☘️🌿🍃🍁🍂🌲🌲🌲🌳🌳🌳 6y
Ddzmini @GlassAsDiamonds yes with two young babies... young daughters... young adults daughters 😋 6y
Ddzmini @TaylorMay, @Slajaunie, @britt_brooke thank you for your as well for those serving or served. Together or alone you learn to do what needs to be done I grew up in a military family uncle, cousin, ... so I was aware of what was expected and I love my husband 😋 6y
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