The Lies We Tell Ourselves When Preparing for a Major Move

After I Move Everything in My Life Will Be Better

Mary DeVries
Mind Cafe
Published in
6 min readDec 12, 2022

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Dog sitting in cardboard box in empty room
Photo by Erda Estremera on Unsplash

I have lived on 3 continents, in 4 countries, 7 states, 15 cities, and in 56 houses/apartments. My lifetime record is six years and I’ve done that four places: the Philippines, Maryland, Japan, and Virginia. So I know a thing or six zillion about moving house.

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Mary DeVries
Mind Cafe

The older I get, the less I know. That won’t stop me from writing about everything and anything under the sun. Join me in delighting and despairing about life.