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Moving Made Easy

Chris Pirillo — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:30:01 +0000

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Let’s face it: moving is not fun. It’s a pain in the butt and often brings about more stress than it really should. It’s something we all have to do at some point in our lives – and some of you may end up moving often. I feel for you, really I do! Even the most organized person can fall apart and lose things when trying to pack, move and then unpack all of their worldly possessions. The folks at WorldLabel have come up with a simple solution that can save you time – and one heck of a lot of headaches – later on.

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Moving Made Easy

Pictures of our New House

Chris Pirillo — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:38:27 +0000

Pictures of our New House

We moved into our new house a few weeks ago, and I think we’ve emptied just about every single box! As you can see from the photo thumbnails, Ponzi still has to empty the boxes for her new home office. Seems like she’s been doing laundry non-stop, and we finally got all the clothes picked up off the bedroom floor and sorted semi-appropriately (seeing as we don’t have any drawers in our new master closet). It’s been slow going, and I’m very anxious to feel that “settled in” feeling before too long.

We have a small bit of roof work that needs to be done, as you can tell. That, and I think I’ve got a long list of “curiosities” for an electrician to review at some point in the near future. Today, I hope to put a few more things away and prep our exercise room for when we return from vacation. Home ownership is awesome, but it’s also a lot of hard work. I must thank every single one of our friends who have helped or offered to help us through this season – I would be going insane without every single one of you.

Oh no! Wicket just ate our chimney!

Pictures of our New House

A Mess of Updates

Chris Pirillo — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:17:56 +0000

A Mess of Updates

Homeopathic should be called “Homeopathetic” instead.
Post-nasal drip is causing my stomach to churn.
Comcast is coming out tomorrow morning.
I’ve updated our Amazon Wedding Gift Registry
In three days, I’ll be lawfully wedded to Ponzi.
My email storage exceeded 100MB in less than a week.
I need to find a good, local office furniture store.
I think I ordered the wrong lenses for my video camera from Amazon.
Halls “sugar free” doesn’t taste like it.
There’s a mess of cables on my floor.
Our clothes are in desperate need of drawers.
I hope I can rig gigabit ethernet over this Cat 5e network.
Wicket keeps barking at random things – bark collar does not help.
I need to change Ponzi’s snail mail address.
Our house is pre-wired for sound (just needs speakers installed).

A Mess of Updates

Another “Moving” Day

Chris Pirillo — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:04:41 +0000

Another “Moving” Day

The “moving” is actually finished now
Unpacking boxes will take longer than expected – need help
Ponzi’s starting to feel better
I’m starting to get a post-nasal drip
Spent too much at Target tonight for incidentals
Have 2,000 emails waiting for me to address
Pixie is snoring at Ponzi’s feet
Wedding tasks kick into high gear tomorrow
Ponzi is not snoring yet
Completely forgot to take a shower today – oops
Vista’s Windows Live Mail’s IMAP spam filter is rancid
New refigerator, washer, and dryer (all LG) coming in the morning
Ponzi didn’t put anything fun in our wedding registry

Another “Moving” Day

Moving Day is Tomorrow

Chris Pirillo — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:18:57 +0000

Moving Day is Tomorrow

Dude. We’re moving. Yeah, I know you know we’re moving – this isn’t the first time I’ve mentioned that we’re moving. The point of this post isn’t to say that we’re going to move – we’re actually moving, and it all starts tomorrow morning.

We’ve been in a holding pattern, as has most of Seattle this past week (largely due to poor weather conditions); we were supposed to sign the final paperwork yesterday, according to my calendar. That’s happening tomorrow, before the movers come and move us – and remember, they were going to move us two other times before this one, so the conversation went something like this:

Auto Transport Options

Chris Pirillo — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:55:03 +0000

Auto Transport Options

When moving from LA to Seattle, Ponzi and I drove the PCH with Wicket and Pixie in the back seat of my Acura (her, driving alone in the BMW Z4). We could have flown, but transporting cars isn’t exactly cheap over such a great distance.

When we were planning on moving from Seattle to back to LA, we had virtually no choice but to transport our vehicles and fly coach (with Wicket and Pixie in cargo). Otherwise, we would’ve driven with them (again) in unpredictable weather – or go out of our way to clock 2,000 miles in two separate cars. No way, no how.

I thought I remembered Ponzi telling me that it was going to cost us thousands of dollars to do it before (LA to Seattle). So, I figured I’d try the Internets to see if I could get companies to bid against one another. I found AutoGain.Net through a Google ad – and it was pretty much what I wanted.

â€œWe understand how valuable your time is!â€�? Simply fill out our easy quote form, then sit back and relax a little. Our system will locate 5 certified auto transporters that best fit your needs. Your information will then be securely submitted to these companies, and a representative will respond ASAP. â€œWe understand how valuable your belongings are to you!â€�? AutoGain.net only partners with certified and reputable auto transport companies. When you hire a quality auto transporter it means your estimate will be accurate, your vehicle will be kept safe, and your shipment will arrive on time.

Didn’t cost a thing to do. True to their word, I received five bids within a 24-hour period. Of course, their form was restricted to a single vehicle – but I could at least get an idea about how much a second vehicle transport might cost us (based on the bid). Best rate was from Abby Auto Transport, by the way – but your mileage may vary. Pun intended.

Auto Transport Options

Movers Move Moving

Chris Pirillo — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:03:39 +0000

Movers Move Moving

We didn’t move this weekend. We were going to move, but didn’t – and I can’t tell you why we didn’t move until I know more. We thought we were moving, had prepared for the move, but didn’t actually move because of a major (read: pivotal) snag. Our house was prepared for the move, too. This was the second last minute change in plans – with the first last minute change shifting our track and direction just as dramatically. We have effectively, as movers, moved moving again. Would someone please stop this merry-go-round?

Movers Move Moving