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I don't actually know how to feel about this.

I've lived in the same garden flat for twenty years: moved in there in November 1998 and I have been happy there: rent is affordable, it's in a quiet neighbourhood, nice neighbours, etc. Now my landlord is refurbishing the entire house (bit by bit obviously) and he asked me to move over to the other flat which has already been fixed. I cannot describe what a wrench this is to my system: I was actually in tears on Saturday evening.

OK, the flat I'm moving to is bigger, quieter and more secure than the one I'm in now, there's a shower instead of a bath, gas cooker, carport for my car and all that. What it isn't is the home I've lived in for 20 years (although it is the same house). Am I going crazy being so upset at moving although my landlord said they did not want to lose me as I am the best tenant they've ever had?

Advice, guys, please: I feel like I'm going nuts.

If you are moving after not moving for 20 years, I'd recommend a very, very large toilet.  :teddyr:

ok, seriously, make sure to take you bedding and blanket with you, the familiar smell will help you sleep better. Don't washe them before the move. If you can take the bed with you do that.

Give it a try Trevor. Maybe you will like the new place more, and if not you could always ask your landlord if you can move back to the old place after the refurbishment is finished.

After a month in the new place, it will feel like home.  Focus your thoughts on all the ways it's an upgrade. No worries mate.

I can understand you feeling upset.  People get attached to things after a long time.  There's no shame there. 

One thing about moving though, you never realize how much junk you have that you don't need until it's time to move it all. 

for once, sven is right, trev. familiar smells will help more than anything. i know how you're feeling, since we had been in our old house over 20 years and moved this last november.
  you'll be doing the opposite of us, in moving to a bigger place, we downsized by almost 1/2.
that wasn't the strangest thing though. the strangest thing was the difference in light from the windows. this place is north/south, the old house was east/west, and set up higher on the foundation, and had a huge front porch that got in the way of light through the windows.
   one thing we did to help settle us was keeping the furniture configuration as close as possible to the old house. that might help you too.

Thanks for the "compliment".

Well, I've moved.

I need some hands to come help me sort out 300 tapes and DVDs as well as over 400 books.

Payment will be made in the form of soft drinks and pizza.  :wink:

That always worked for me.

i'd be there if i could,trev! i'm a bit maniacal about sorting and alphabetizing.

When you've moved in Trevor, let us know how it is going and how you feel in the new place.

True words indeed.

So far so good - just damn cold - but the option to move back to where I was happy has gone: my old flat was demolished on Saturday and they won't be rebuilding it.  :bluesad:

Pros:

A carport for my car.
A shower
A nice view
More space
Better security
Everything works.

Cons:

I may have to move again in three months
Place is bloody cold
Noisy pool pump
No more fapping in front of the window  :buggedout: :wink:

Seriously, I stood in what was my home for two decades yesterday and there is nothing there now except bricks and dust.  :bluesad:

get one of those bricks, trev, and keep it. it will be a symbol of your happiness there, AND your willingness to move on, see?

I'm reasonably settled now: this place is just very, very cold.

Oh yeah, forgot: I woke up suddenly the other night and forgot that my bed was now higher than normal *BANG*  :buggedout:

why is it so cold trev?

The place is a three room apartment and it's our winter season now.

have you got some good thick curtains? that helps here in the winter. and rugs, lots of them in the winter. stay warm, love!  :cheers:

Well, I renewed my rental contract for another year: I don't know what lies ahead here.

I know the feeling. I had to move out of my house after my parents got a divorce and I had to move into a group home.
I've lived in that house for most of my life and leaving it was incredibly depressing. To make it even worse, the people that bought the house
are absolute trash. They're incredibly nasty people that gave my Mom Hell and threw a s**t fit over the washing machine not being included with the purchase of the house.
Mom went back for the last of our furniture that was still in the garage and the c**ts left them out in the rain then told Mom to get off "their" property when she started taking pictures.

I got out of the group home and moved back in with Mom. Dad became a travelling nurse and lives in Texas, but tries to come up here to Minnesota when he can.
Sometimes we have to pass by the old house. They've painted it this hideous baby blue color. It used to be brown and had character. Now it looks generic and fake.
I loved that house so much but now I'd rather see it burn to the f**king ground. They don't deserve it.

One tip for anybody who is moving. Try to set up your bed as early on as possible, so when you're tired it's waiting for you.

Wow. I come here to vent and try to sympathize with someone and you throw revenge karma at me because I called you out for being a bully. Very cool and mature, ER.

Because, gee, there's no truth in you being "whiny" huh? Lol

Cut 'im a break.  AJ is cool. 

I'll 2nd that.

I will. I have zero problem with AJ and that wasn't revenge karma. I didn't take AJ's giving me bad karma personally and hope AJ doesn't stay upset about me doing the same. I really only have a gripe with one person here and after venting over the weekend I'm done there. So hopefully good times ahead and good wishes to all.

Trevor- I'ved moved so many times I can't count. Ever since I was a kid. Maybe that's why I still do model kits and watch monster movies. Because I couldn't stay home- so I always try to keep some of home with me. I have a cast iron bank ,a squirell holding a chestnut, that I've had since 1970. I found it in the attic of a old farmhouse we moved into. So I've had it 49 years.
What I'm tying to say is- surround yourself with familiar things- and you'll start to feel at home.

I'm with Ron; I'd moved so many times counting would be difficult.  Fortunately for me, I've been living in my own house for 22 years. 

Good; I think most of us would concur.