Serial Mover Comes Out of the Closet

"Hi, my name is Leah. I am a serial mover and this is my first time admitting it."

"Hi Leah." (say participants in an imaginary room)

OK, there, I've done it. I have admitted that I might have an addiction to moving.

Some people have moved around the country and the world because of being in the military or due to job transfers. I, on the other hand, have always moved completely out of choice.

Don't try to blame my parents either. From when I was born until when I made my first solo move out of state to college, we lived in Colorado in three different places, so not much moving as a child.

My first solo move to college was met with much resistance. Aside from Mom wanting to keep her eldest girl close to home, I had a very generous scholarship to the University of Colorado Boulder. College in-state would've kept me debt-free upon graduation. However, my wanderlust was far stronger than what was financial practical. I had decided it was time to see more of the world.

So some people ask, "Why did you start with Texas?" (I went school at Trinity in San Antonio.) My answer..."It was warm." My other option was Northwestern University located on a frozen lake with temperatures colder than Colorado--umm, no. And Trinity gave me a $7,000 scholarship, but since it was a private school, that only made a small dent in tuition costs. However, it was worth it.

In San Antonio, I was able to get exposure to the country of Texas (oh, I mean the state of Texas) and of Mexico since at the time I lived there, the population of S.A. was 3/4 Hispanic--most of whom were originally from Mexico. Let's just say that I regretted having taken French in high school.

In any case, that first move set me off on what became an adventure that has seen me living in five states:
Colorado
Texas
California
Nevada
Maryland

Sixteen cities:
Denver, CO
Morrison, CO
Littleton, CO
Aurora, CO
Denver, CO
Westminster, CO
San Antonio, TX
Pacific Beach, CA
San Mateo, CA
Marina del Rey, CA
Santa Monica, CA
Mar Vista, CA
Waldorf, MD
La Plata, MD
Montgomery County, MD
Owings Mills, MD

and countless apartments and houses. And, I do mean countless. I moved seven times in five years several years back.

WHY?!?!

Of course each move has it's specific reasons, but I love moving because every time I move it's a fresh start. I get to live in a new place, see new things, hang out with new people and reorganize everything I own (Yes, I do findorganizing fun!).

Some starts are fresher than others. Meaning that one time I moved it was into a house five houses down the street from the one I was living in. Long story...not for this blog.

The moving bug has struck me again. This time, I'm moving to Encinitas California.

This move is a biggie.

Here are the reasons why:
-- I am committed to it being the freshest start I've made yet (I'll explain more about this in future posts)
-- My girlfriend and I are going to take six days to drive a rental truck towing my car and bringing my dog the roughly 3,000 miles across the middle of the US in late June.
-- I am selling almost all of my furniture and other personal items and buying all new stuff on the other end.

I created this blog so that friends, family, clients, colleagues and anyone else who has an interest can join me on my journey, offer their opinions, laugh, commisserate or whatever.

Are you a serial mover too? Or do you think I'm crazy? Go ahead...comment...