Moving

The only time I’ve ever called my husband a name (very loudly, and to his face) was in the middle moving.  Unfortunately, we were moving into a townhouse and the next door neighbor had their window open.  Oddly enough, the neighbor never introduced themselves or made eye contact with me in the entire seven months that we lived there.

Historically, we’ve never had a successful, stress-free relocation.  Our son attempted a back flip on to a bed and ended up in the emergency room during a move.  That also happened to be an especially rainy day with a leaky moving truck.  And of course there’s the time a moving truck, with me behind the wheel, slid down our especially steep driveway. It went over the edge of the mountain and got jammed between two trees.  The back end landed on a 500 gallon propane tank and created quite the scene.

Thank you to the Meat Camp volunteer fire department for cleaning up that mess and waiting until I was out of earshot to make fun of me.  And thank you to the young man at the front desk of La Quinta.  You weren’t especially friendly, but I love you for turning a blind eye when I smuggled in an extra pet for the night.

Moving can be ugly.  As Susan Chaney said, “if you want to keep your friends hire movers. No one wants to move your junk.” Ain’t that the truth.  When choosing a moving company be sure to read the fine print.  You want to know what they are willing to lift and move, along with their damage and refund policies.  The only thing I’ve done well during a move mercilessly getting rid of stuff.  Like everything.  Simplifying will save your back, your time, and sanity.  If that doesn’t work drive all your stuff straight off of mountain. Worked for me!

Other moving tips include:

• pack heavy things in small boxes
• label every box
• schedule a donation pick up at your old house
• fill out a change of address form a couple of weeks before your move
• pack an overnight bag with your medication and personal essentials
• pack a box or bin with things you’ll need as soon as you get to your new place
• take picture of the back of your electronics

Mountain Getaway Contest

In other exciting news, we’re extending our Mountain Getaway Contest!  We didn’t reach our goal of 601 “Likes” by the end of the contest period, but we really want someone to win!  We’re increasing the contest period by a month.  We’ll draw a winner May 28th.  Please encourage others to “like” The Chaney Group on Facebook and “like” original April 18th post for the contest. You may share the post or page to encourage others to join the contest, but it is not a requirement to win.

The Mountains are Calling is a spacious and beautiful cabin on 6 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  The cabin sleeps 10 people and is pet friendly. There are 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, a Jacuzzi tub in master, a sleeping loft, a hot tub, high speed internet, Direct TV and 2 flat screens. There is zoned radiant heat floors and a water filtration system. This cabin is nothing short of luxurious!