I recently moved to Tampa, Fl. This is the 4th time I relocate in the last four years due to work. The first time, I moved from Aguascalientes, Mexico to Albany, NY. That time I packed 3 bags: the first one with clothes, the second one with winter clothes and the third one with shoes.
A year and nine months later, I moved to Atlanta, GA. That time, I packed only what fit in my Honda Fit (clothes, kitchen stuff and my TV) and drove there.
The third move was from Atlanta to Washington, DC. For that move, I used the service of a company called PODS.
And now, I’ve relocated from DC to Tampa, Fl.
There are a few things that I learnt from this last move. When it’s time to move again I will:
- Use wardrobe boxes. U-Haul has some really cool wardrobe boxes that make it really easy to pack your clothes. In every single move I have used luggage, bags and boxes to move my clothes, but when it’s time to do it again I’ll buy some wardrobe boxes. It helps that you don’t need to fold your clothes in order to transport them and it saves you time.
- Bring an iron and a few hangers with me on the car. My stuff from DC hadn’t been delivered in my new apartment and I was living with just the things I brought in the car with me. I wish I had brought an iron to iron my clothes and a few hangers.
For this last move I used an app called Apartments. This app allowed me to search for an apartment and filter by commute time. The app asks for a destination, travel time and travel mode, this way I was able to find the apartments that were close to work. I highly recommend this app.
Arabela Navarro 