When E got the call that he’d gotten his dream job last fall, we couldn’t have been more excited. E was employed, and we were California dreamin’! All the work that moving across the country would entail hadn’t occurred to us yet, and the reality didn’t actually sink in until we in the thick of planning our move in April: how do we find an apartment when we’re living 2,000 miles away? Do we need a renter’s insurance policy? Why is shipping SO expensive? We don’t even have that much stuff!
In light of our experience, today I’m going to be sharing the information I wish we’d had when we started planning our move two months ago. It’s a step-by-step guide to finding and furnishing an apartment, setting up necessary services in your new home, and getting all of your stuff where it needs to go. Everyone’s moving checklist will look a bit different, but all of the basics are here. Let’s jump right in! … Read More »
This is my third travel recap of our road trip across the country to move to California. We started out 
I hope your week is off to a good start! E and I had another crazy last week: flying back from California, moving back into the college dorms for a few days, graduating, and driving to northern Minnesota for E’s family reunion. We’re currently enjoying a brief vacation lakeside before some grad celebrations with my family, and then flying back out to California because E starts work on Monday! Phew.
Hello and happy Monday! What a crazy weekend it has been: full of IKEA boxes, Target runs, and soaking in our first home together. I love our new apartment! Today, though, I want to start recapping our road trip and tell you all about stop #1: Custer State Park in South Dakota.
Do you struggle to fall asleep at night? Does the sound of your partner snoring keep you up for hours–whilst you wonder how they got so lucky as to fall asleep easily? Do you wake up multiple times each night, thoughts racing, and toss and turn for hours until your alarm goes off?