How many times have you moved?
I was just thinking about how many times I’ve moved in my life, and it’s shocking.
Shocking.
My family lived in five different houses growing up. During college, I lived in one dorm and three different apartments. After college, I moved back home (which was a rental at the time because my parents were building a new house), then into the new house, then into an apartment, and then back home again. After graduate school, I moved to Indianapolis, where I lived in two three different apartments with my sister. Then I got married and moved to Chicago into an apartment with my husband. And now we live in an apartment in Austin.
Check my math, but that means I’ve lived in 17 18 different homes, apartments, and dorms.
My parents are now in their 7th house, and it blows my mind to think that there are families that live in the same home for generations. Generations! My family can barely stay in the same house for two years.
I can confidently attribute not having ever lived under a bridge to websites like Move.com. I’ve never had shady landlords, I’ve always lived in relatively nice buildings, and I’ve managed to stay on the good side of the tracks.
I’ve lived next door to many crazy people though. Like the lady who screamed bloody murder in the shower and the couple who ate nothing but curry and the unemployed wannabe gangsta with the never ending baby mama drama. And we can’t forget the guy who couldn’t close a door or cabinet without slamming it and the woman who never walked anywhere, preferring to ride her Segway down the hall to get the mail.
The next time we move, it will be into a house of our own. A house I will die in, because I’m only moving once more in this lifetime if I can help it.
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Toni
Twitter: ItsToni
I’m at my 20th place since birth (not including a dorm room move and back.) I hate moving. My next one will be to grave.
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angie
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i’ve lived in 18 places, if i’m assuming correctly before i really remember – 7 with my family, 11 since moving to college and beyond. 6 have been in the past 5 years. i’ve had things packed in boxes for the past 5 years. i swore two places ago that the next would be the last. i’m possibly moving again towards the end of the year. kill me. please.
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Corrin
I’ve had things in storage since college. During our most recent move, I found a brand new blender!
ash
correction, my dear sister! you and i lived in THREE different apts. together in indy.
Corrin
Urgh. You’re right. I think I’ve tried to block out some of them.
Darcie K
I have moved a total of 13 times…And they say that moving can be one of the most stressful times in your life. It explains so much! Lol.
Corrin
So stressful. So much coordinating and planning. I’m tired just thinking about it.
Smokey and I
I think my wife has you beat. with about 18 after she got married . More before that I will try and remember to ask her she is not home right now.
I am one of the 4th generation guys My brother lives here on the farm where our great grandpa and ma built the house. He just fixed it up and it looks like it will make it another 100 years
Corrin
So, did you move those 18 times with your wife, or are you the 4th generation in the same house?
Jason
Hmm… let’s see… I am in my 4th house, but my 2nd after moving out from with my parents. I think the difference is that I started out in Texas and didn’t have to go anywhere to be somewhere awesome.