New homes come with plenty of boxes

When your current place has gotten too small or you are moving to a new town, you are very likely house-hunting. Searching for a new home is a very exciting time in your life. It can also be a very stressful time. Leaving a house where you have lived for a while can be difficult, especially if you have been happy there.

A couple we knew who were our neighbors for several years decided they needed not just a bigger house but also a bigger lot. They must have looked at dozens of houses before they finally settled on one place.

It was a big, older house sitting on about two acres of land. It boasted a big vegetable garden and a nice shed. Within a few weeks, they bought the place and moved in.

They immediately had the place repainted and the shed enlarged to the size of a small barn. It was just a few months after they moved into their new house when they invited all their neighbors to come see all that had been done to make their new place a lovely home. Everyone was impressed.

Not too long ago, family members moved from New England to Ohio to be closer to their grown children who had started their families.

According to our relatives, that move has been hellish. First, finding movers available when needed was difficult. Getting enough boxes for packing was a constant need. It seemed to take so little to fill each box. Packing up the kitchen required every box they had. It was such a relief when the packing was done. Of course, once our relatives were moved into their new place, all those boxes had to be emptied.

When our new next-door neighbors moved into their new place, they told us it took months to unpack, and there were still unpacked boxes in their attic. I certainly wasn’t surprised since we have a few unpacked boxes in our attic, too.

To avoid the hazards of moving: First, find a place you love, take good care of it and stay there.

Laura Moore can be emailed at lehmoore1@gmail.com.