Aug
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This week and the next is moving. · 12:38am Aug 7th, 2014
And I am in hell.
Please, Celestia, CelestA.I. - I want to emigrate to Equestria.
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"Two moves equals one fire" -Mark Twain
Good luck. Last time I moved I ended up in the hospital.
Best of luck, Chat. Remember, this too shall pass.
2349561
Huh. I finally understand the title of that one Estee story now.
I'll add my good wishes to the rest.
Moving always sucks. Doesn't matter where it's to or from, the process itself is always a pain.
Last time I moved I was considerably younger. I hated it, at the time, more than I can describe even now. I went from having about 30 acres of back yard and woods, to a 20 by 30 yard plot. I could count on a single hand the number of people I knew in the city I was to reside in, whereas I was leaving behind virtually every person I had ever known in my entire life in the place that I left.
That being said?
If we *hadn't* moved I would have been stuck paying outrageous out-of-state fees to attend a good comp-sci university, I would have had very few friends at my peer-level as I grew older, I would have been left with a tiny Scout Troop that did next to nothing because they had low attendance and no funding...
In as much as I know saying it won't patch the emotional hole, take some intellectual comfort from this; Moving can provide incredible new opportunities. I understand that it is virtually impossible to see it that way at first on an internal level, but focus the mental cognitive-side stress on the potentially good parts of the process.
A move opens up opportunities for new friends, new places to explore, and the chance to start fresh and clean with your dwelling. (That last one was actually one of the things I came to enjoy about moving; I had developed a neatness-obsession at the end of my childhood, and moving let me sort everything I owned into its proper place).
The lesson in my major move was that it will become what you choose to make of it. No one said it'd be easy, or that there would be a simple way to dull the pain; The trick is that after a few months you have to move out of the pain and start capitalizing on opportunities. For me, that transition happened when I met my now-best-friend in Scouts a year or so after the move. The transition point is different for everyone, but whatever it is for you, I hope you find it quickly.
As do I.
Best of luck! Lift with the knees, and all that. It'll be over eventually—I can't pretend in this case it's the kind of thing you can reasonably make a game of or find the bright side of, but there'll definitely come a point where it's all in the past.
Ah, moving. No matter how often you do it, it's a pain in the patootie. And when you're moving from a place you really like, it hurts. But remember: even though it doesn't seem that way now, your new house will become home, and then things will be OK.
I wish I was near enough to help
Don't clutch at talismans. All that'll do is delay you getting down to the business of making the best of things.
Stay strong. It'll all work out in the end. I believe in you.
You're strong, Chat, just remember that. You've been through an awful lot, and this is just another step in your life, no matter how much you don't want take it. It's just another step, and you will be fine.
I hope you'll be able to move everything you want to move. Though I know realistically that's not always possible. I recently moved to Western Canada (from the Eastern part) and couldn't bring a lot of stuff along.
Regardless, I wish you and your family the best of luck. And we might not be able to emigrate to Equestria, but I still like to dream of it. Sometimes it helps.
Hello Chat,
I wholeheartedly agree with 2349638. Every time I've moved in my life it seemed like I was leaving way too much of what and and especially who I valued behind, only to find something and some folks new to love and that greatly expanded the scope of my happiness. Just hang in there, and things will settle down, as will you and your family.
I feel for you... I moved just 10 blocks and that was the most bitterly draining, utterly exhausting, and most intensely stressful hell I can recall.
I couldn't even imagine the kind of move you are going through! 
- John Milton, Paradise Lost, Satan
Of course, the irony of this statement is that it is made by the devil just as he has taken in his new surroundings as first, primary, and deepest occupant of hell in order to try and console himself his condition. But with a little more thoughtful application of one's mind and all other faculties, you can bolster yourself against things you'd think would crush a sapient being.
2349638 The little bird-lion captures my sentiments in essence, without the reliance on archaic epic poetry.
And of course, if you must lift something, lift with your legs and hold the object as close to you chest as possible!
Looks like you'll be pretty near Vancouver. I mean, Diet Vancouver. Seriously though, it's supposed to be a very nice place, and with only a fraction of regular Vancouver's calories. I mean Canadians.
I'm sorry for the terrible stress this must be, but wherever you go, we'll be here.
*Hugs tight* ... "It seems long, but it won't last forever."
Ah! I know how rough that is... it's not easy... you always need more boxes than you think you do...
For what it's worth, I wish I was there to do the heavy lifting for you all. It's at least something I'm good at. Um... at least what I'm sending will make a nice 'housewarming' gift when it's all done?
Don't trust CelestA.I's Equestria, there moving day involves getting compressed and defragged.
Have strength. It will get better.
My least favorite part of moving is books. They are about as heavy as bricks and something always gets damaged, lost, or can't be brought at
all. I also still miss the IBM Selectric III typewriter I didn't bring along on a move because it was just one more too-heavy thing.
Good luck.
just... try to think about it as emigrating to an equestria which kind of looks like america, without the becoming a pony bit?
And one day, when it's all over, and you close your eyes for the last time, you'll wakeup to a gentle nuzzle, a smile and a warm voice greeting you thus: "Thank you, my little pony. And... welcome back!"
2350918
Not to mention the bloody mess it makes when she deals with the physical parts...
If you can unpack 90% of your books before a year and a half is out in the new place... you'll be ahead of us. We just shelved most of our books last weekend.
I have nothing substantive to say. Just wanted to deliver a *hug* and hope you're coping as well as you can.
I hear you there *hugs* you can always talk to me
I moved recently as well. I sympathize.
I really hate moving. I've moved ten times in the last ten years. I sincerely, truly hope that the place I'm currently unpacking boxes into will last my family at least six years. I desperately want to settle down.
If my calendar isn't lying to me, you've moved into your new place by now. If my own moving experience isn't lying to me, you're probably still unpacking boxes. You're probably also exhausted.
So I just wanted to leave you a little note wishing you the best, congratulating you on your new home, and hoping you get some well-deserved rest. :)