Personal Narrative: Moving From A Home

Moving is not fun whether it is changing houses, cities, and of course states. Having to throw all your belongings into giant cardboard boxes, having to help wrap all the dishes in the entire house with bubble wrap, and watching all your furniture slowly disappearing from the house can drive you mad. Especially if you just turned seven years old and are moving from your home town of Nashville, Tennessee to the bustling city of Atlanta, Georgia.

Since 2012, I have moved 3 times. The first move was definitely the hardest of all the moves. My entire life was turned upside down right before high school. I was happy to move, but it was a complete change. I had to relearn how to live, and I suddenly had to be the one to care for my younger siblings.

The unpacking took a long time we had to pick our rooms and then bring our things in them. I picked the upstairs room, it had a bathroom and a big closet. The room was isolated from the rest of the family and in my old house our rooms were close by each other, so I moved to a room down stairs since it felt weird. It was odd living in a new place, at least at my grandma’s house I had visited it before. It was different having a basement since in Florida if you dug out a basement it would flood with water from the sea. It took awhile but we finally unpacked all our things and it was almost time to start school. We got my sister and I enrolled for school at Horizon Elementary School. The rest of that summer went fast, before I knew it I was going to my first day of school of fourth grade. I started to make new friends and it turned out it wasn’t so bad to move to

Down the street but I had to switch schools.When we got to our house. We had to get rid of our dogs and cats so the house was all hardwood except three rooms which is my room my parents and my sisters.I didn't like the new house it sucked moving schools. I kinda like the new house my room was bigger the other house so i had more room for stuff and a bigger closet. My room was upstairs which i like cuase my old house i was on the second floor and this new house there was two rooms on the main

At age two, after my mom saved enough tips, we moved into the white shack on the corner, across the street from a greasy breakfast joint. The house that hadn't been lived in for over 15 years. It adopted many rats, insects, and had no decent plumbing or electrical system in place. My mom single-handedly reconstructed this rat-shack and it became our make-shift home. My bedroom ceiling leaked over my head and I'd often sneak into my mom's bed which was placed in the dining room. Our living "room" was the size of a small school bathroom. It smelt like one

Discard or donate unwanted items: If you are one of those people who constantly sorts through items to figure out what they need and don't need, then you probably already know what you're planning on taking to your new home

Packing in order is important because you don't want to pack up things you use everyday three weeks before the move. Start with clothes that aren't in season but you plan to keep. Decorative items are great to pack up next. In order to make things a lot easier, keep a few things out that will be used on a daily basis such as a few towels, shower items, a few outfits, and toiletries. This helps you get down the bare bones of what's vital to use and still maintain a sense of normalcy through what's normally a stressful process.

You may have once loved your softball team's t-shirt and the trophy you won at the ugly sweater party, but some items just shouldn't make the move. Packing is the perfect time to clean out those things that have been hiding in your basement for way too long. A rule to live by: if you haven't seen it in 24 months and it isn't a family heirloom, it's time to say goodbye.

There is nothing worse than packing, moving and unpacking an item and then throwing it out at the new place. That yogurt maker your sister gave you five years ago that you keep intending to try? It should go. So should any clothes that you haven't worn in the past two years. So should an awful lot of stuff found in some hidden corner of a closet that you completely forgot you ever owned.

Moving is huge for kids. Regardless of their age, there are always some fears and anxieties involved. Along with moving to a new home and neighborhood, kids worry about favorite belongings being left behind. Luckily, parents can make this transition a bit smoother by helping their kids through the packing process.

This last summer I learned how hard packing up everything you own into a tiny car and moving it across the country is. It was decided back in April that I would be moving up to Maryland to like with my grandmother for my senior year while my parents were back home trying to sell the house in Oklahoma. Now I had plenty of time to get everything packed up, but I am a huge procrastinator and waited until nearly 5 days before I was moving (despite my mom's nagging to get it done). But that wasn't even the whole problem. The main problem was trying to fit all of my stuff into a tiny car. This includes suitcases of clothes, two guitars, all of my things out of my bathroom, and all of my video game systems and games. It was a challenge but somehow

I began to organize the last room. It was a lot easier than I first thought. I had already scrubbed and cleaned the walls and floors. The tree was up too. I unpacked the balance of the decorations and tree ornaments on the couch. Sorted

At first, I was hesitant about moving into a new house. I was mostly happy about not having to share a room

In order to get organized; you need to get rid of any unwanted items that are laying around, such as garbage, dirty dishes, and of course dirty clothes. Once you get all of these items in their designated spots, you will be left with only the items that actually belong in your bedroom. From there you would begin to start putting these remaining items in their proper place. I would suggest to start with folding all of your clothes and getting them put away in either your dresser or closest because your clothes often times take up the most space. Then you can focus on all of the other random things that are scattered about.

stuff was everywhere in the living room, all over the coffee table, and Tv stands. And don 't let get started about the kitchen. That was a disaster, literally a hurricane. I never wanted to cook, I ate out to avoid having to deal with cooking plus cleaning up her