Tag: moving house

  • The hidden cost of cheap

    The hidden cost of cheap

    I know the age-old wisdom that “you get what you pay for”, but it seems I needed to learn that lesson again. Here is what happened.

  • Six times in six years

    Six times in six years

    Over the course of the past 7 days I’ve run a marathon, celebrated my wife’s birthday, and moved into a new house. It’s been a busy month, but that’s nothing compared to the past 6 years.

  • A checklist for moving house (made with AI)

    A checklist for moving house (made with AI)

    Sure, you could write this yourself, but why not use the (AI) tools that are available.

  • Moving day, part 1

    Moving day, part 1

    The company we enlisted to help us move from the UK back to the States came last week to take our stuff on a boat. We are officially in moving mode now (and have been for some time). Chaos rules.

  • What do cubic feet look like?

    What do cubic feet look like?

    If you are planning to ship anything as part of an international move, you’ll need to get pretty good at visualizing what cubic feet look like. I’ve now gotten some practice in this arena, but it’s still surprising how little space a few things can go in for a lot of money.

  • Photo day

    Photo day

    Getting our house to look like a perfect model of a family home (i.e. not an actual family home) has been all-consuming. First, you need to get rid of stuff, then fix stuff, then paint stuff, then clean stuff, and then…repeat!

  • New year, new move

    New year, new move

    We are a week into the new year and the critical and most meaningful stage of the “big family project” for 2022 has begun with construction starting on our house renovation finally after a year and a half of planning. In other words, shit just got real.

  • What I learned last week (#84)

    What I learned last week (#84)

    Learned last week: Write more descriptively on your moving boxes, how to read more books, where lost luggage goes, and more!