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Once upon a time, my life was calm. I had a great marriage, good job, nice house and cute dog. I was young, innocent and blissfully ignorant of the evils of relocation. It's amazing what can happen in six months. Especially six months in which my ... Read more

 

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]]>Amy Stojsavljevic2009-01-27T12:00:00+00:00Adventures in Relocation: Psychological Regressionhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/31/adventures-in-relocation-psychological-regression/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/31/adventures-in-relocation-psychological-regression/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/31/adventures-in-relocation-psychological-regression/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Now that the madness of moving has calmed down a bit, I've had an opportunity to think on a slightly deeper level than where I should put all our kitchen utensils. I will say that I think the whole relocation process has actually been going quite ... Read more

 

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]]>Amy Stojsavljevic2008-12-31T12:00:00+00:00A Pack Rat Packs Up to Movehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/17/adventures-in-relocation-pack-rats/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/17/adventures-in-relocation-pack-rats/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/17/adventures-in-relocation-pack-rats/#commentsFiled under: ,


I long for the days of college, when all my worldly belongings fit in the back of my car. Some clothes, a few pairs of shoes, my word processor (yes, this was pre-Mac) and my stereo system were all I needed. I didn't even require boxes. Just gimme a ... Read more

 

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]]>Amy Stojsavljevic2008-12-17T12:00:00+00:00Coming Out of the Relocation Closethttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/03/coming-out-of-the-relocation-closet/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/03/coming-out-of-the-relocation-closet/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/12/03/coming-out-of-the-relocation-closet/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


When I last left you all, I was biting my nails, drinking heavily and chanting voodoo incantations, all in the hope that the last of the contingencies would clear and we would sell our house. Evidently, something worked, because clear they did, and ... Read more

 

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]]>Eliza S2008-12-03T12:00:00+00:00Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drophttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/20/waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/20/waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/20/waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Something bad is about to happen. I know it. I just freakin' know it. No one is this lucky, not in this economy. Still -- we sold our house. I assumed my next blog post would detail my elevated stress level over a lack of traffic and no offers, so ... Read more

 

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]]>Eliza S2008-11-20T12:00:00+00:00Shock, Awe and Stager-Frighthttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/05/shock-awe-and-stager-fright/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/05/shock-awe-and-stager-fright/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/11/05/shock-awe-and-stager-fright/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our relocation time line not only snuck up on me, it smacked me upside the head, stuck a foot out to trip me and then kicked me square in the ribs after I fell to the ground. We'd invited our realtor over to our crib this week to have what we thought ... Read more

 

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]]>Eliza S2008-11-05T12:00:00+00:00The Great Garage Sale Purgehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/22/the-great-garage-sale-purge/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/22/the-great-garage-sale-purge/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/22/the-great-garage-sale-purge/#commentsFiled under: , ,


After successfully bingeing on home improvements to make our house more marketable, it was time to move to phase two: purging our place of stuff we don't need. Since movers charge by the half-ounce and we're currently surrounding by, oh, six metric ... Read more

 

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]]>Eliza S2008-10-22T12:00:00+00:00Why Selling a House Costs So Much Moneyhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/08/why-selling-a-house-cost-me-so-much-money/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/08/why-selling-a-house-cost-me-so-much-money/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/10/08/why-selling-a-house-cost-me-so-much-money/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


Moving costs a crapload of money. I had a vague sense that we would be shelling out some cash in this process, but I truly had no idea how much until everything got going. All this when we'll be minus one income very soon, as my husband quit his ... Read more

 

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]]>Eliza S2008-10-08T12:00:00+00:00Keeping Secretshttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/24/keeping-secrets/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/24/keeping-secrets/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/24/keeping-secrets/#commentsFiled under: , ,


I suck at keeping secrets. I'm your classic gossip-hound with the verbal inhibitions of a four-year-old, especially after a few glasses of wine. So you can imagine my difficulties in trying to keep my impending move a secret, since prepping for the ... Read more

 

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]]>Eliza S2008-09-24T12:00:00+00:00How to Put Your Marriage to the Testhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/11/how-to-put-your-marriage-to-the-test/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/11/how-to-put-your-marriage-to-the-test/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/09/11/how-to-put-your-marriage-to-the-test/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Things are going pretty well in my life right now. Great marriage, good job, nice house, cute dog. Clearly I couldn't let that stand. I need more drama in my life to make my existence more closely resemble those of the people on television. So, what ... Read more

 

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]]>Eliza S2008-09-11T12:00:00+00:00Adventures in Relocationhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/adventures-in-relocation/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/adventures-in-relocation/http://www.lemondrop.com/2008/08/20/adventures-in-relocation/#commentsFiled under:


Amy Stojsavljevic (formerly Eliza S.) is just an average gal with an average life that she decided to completely turn upside-down in the span of three months: She's quitting her job, changing careers and following her hubby to a whole new city half a ... Read more

 

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