It's July and for those of you relocating for your graduate studies this fall, its time to start thinking about and preparing for the move. Ugh! Where to start... Need a little boost? I've got just the thing for you. How to Survive a Move from Hundreds of Heads Books.

No! Not another one of those books by the "experts"!

I hear you, really. And that's why I recommend you take a look at this book--it's not written by "experts." Just the opposite, in fact. In How to Survive a Move, Jamie Allen and Kazz Regelman have compiled tips, quips and warnings from hundreds upon hundreds of successful (and not so successful) people who have planned, packed, sorted, shifted, contracted and moved their belongings, families and pets.

Who needs a book? Why not just do it on your own? Whoa, wait a minute! If the only move you've made so far is from home to campus dorm and back, you might want to rethink this. Since leaving home for college, I've packed my household and moved a total of six times (that's an average of a move every two years). I'll tell you now, if I had come across something like this before starting out--especially the part about moving/calming cats--it would have saved me a lot of trouble!

So, if you're looking for helpful hints on when to move (avoid weekends), how much it might cost to move (at least the equivalent of your first month's rent), who to contact before and after you move (utility companies, postal companies, cable/satellite providers), and how to survive until you unpack (Oh, God! Where are the dishes...), then pick up a copy of Allen and Regelman's How to Survive a Move. At $13.95 (or less, depending on your book seller), this is really a great resource for the uninitiated. If nothing else, just reading their chapter on the "Worst Moves Ever" will keep you rolling (on the floor, laughing heartily).

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Until next time!

Lynn Byrne