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Moving in and Moving out in Tyler Texas

December 7th, 2010
Tyler Texas Moving

Moving Out in Tyler Texas

One of the requirements of life which I most dislike is the process of moving! Thankfully, (and I mean that sincerely) it’s been almost seven years since my last move, due to the fact that I own my own house. However I’ve been around a lot of movers lately, and I have often had a boarder or two in my spare room. Obviously there are two components to the move: the move in and the move out. Both of these stages happen nearly simultaneously so it’s important that the tenet/ roommate/ partner (no I don’t like that vague terminology either but whatever), not place all of his or her attention on one stage at the expense of the other. A balanced approach is really what we’re looking for here.

The Move In:

The first thing that I find important is to define your space. I think in most cases this has probably already happened to one degree or another at the time you decided to move. If you’re moving into a house or an apartment where other people already live, this is difficult but imperative. I think the institution of marriage would have experienced a great deal more success and popularity in recent years, had it not required cohabitation. When the culture and mood of a house (meaning its occupants) already exists, keep to your designated space and don’t try to change what’s there unless invited to do so. I realize that this seems obvious, but I’ve had numerous boarders that didn’t quite get this concept. Asking of you can hang a few items of clothing in your new roommate’s closet or if you can change or place new pictures on the living room wall is probably not going to be seen as generous or helpful. Over time your space will grow as the other occupants grow more comfortable with you in the house. By keeping to your space; I mean your boxes and such. I don’t mean yourself. I don’t recommend making a b-line for the new room and closing the door. It’s important that your new roommates not suspect that they are now living with the Una-bomber. By the way I don’t recommend starting to unpack until the move out process has been completed. Lastly, don’t be afraid to throw old or unused, unimportant items away! This is a big one to me. Leave the high school letter jacket and yearbooks in your parent’s attic. Shred those ten year old checkbooks and bank statements. Trust me you’re never going to use them, and keeping all this stuff only makes you look like a hoarder.

The Move out:

If you’re moving out of an apartment the rules for move outs are firmly established at the time of the move in. Out by this date or no returned deposit. If the agreement is more flexible, then it’s important not to exhaust your friends and roommates. First off be out on the agreed upon date. You’re living with people not a corporation. Most likely they have other plans for the space you occupy. Don’t use that space as a storage container. This is why I don’t recommend unpacking until the move is completed. Any organization should be done at that time by the way. The goal is simply to get your possessions out of the old residence and into the new with as little damage to property as possible. My rule is: don’t sleep at the new place until the move is complete. I understand that’s not always possible, so I don’t consider it a hard and fast rule. But I try to observe the spirit of the law. I think it’s also important to emphasize that the move is not complete until a good cleaning has taken place. Don’t leave the space a mess for others to clean up. A good few times over with the vacuum, and a Magic Erasure for the walls will make a huge difference, and ensure that your good name is not damaged in the process of the move.

Mving to Tyler TexasLiving in the same house with others can be really difficult. Things that seem small to you may drive your roommates up the wall, and vice-versa. But with a little maturity and consideration, the move doesn’t have to permanently damage your relationships. On the brighter side, a move can help to simplify your life, if you take the time and have the strength of will to part with things that clutter it up. Remember, it’s just stuff! You will accumulate more, like it or not, guaranteed.

Starbucks Coffee Shop

February 8th, 2010

Starbucks in Tyler TX

Starbucks Locations

1817 East SE Loop 323, Tyler
(903) 939-8941

4925 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler
(903) 581-0072

113 Texas 323 Loop, Tyler
(903) 595-3748

On South Broadway and Rice in Tyler, TX there rests a Starbucks. I love Starbucks. I’m not really sure why, but I do, I follow suit with most everyone else. And usually everyone is nice and inviting. No problems, easy come and go visit. But there was one occasion this past Halloween that didn’t meet my expectations. My friends and I had decided to dress up as the 12 disciples and Jesus and pose as the Last Supper painting that Da Vinci painted. We had a table, a huge picture frame and all were dressed for the part. It was quite wonderful and everyone thought it was great. WE have a reputation for doing things lavishly.

The year before we had dressed up as Noah’s Ark. 22 people, just as many different animals and HUGE cardboard Ark, painted and cut out. We had made up a song and everything. The year before that we were the nativity scene. Anyways… So here we are as The Last Supper. I guess the weekend before that part of out group had been at this Starbucks doing a pumpkin carving contest and everyone was dressed in costume. It was quite wonderful and fun. So these same friends thought it would be great to visit them again in our group costume.

Well… we drove up, got out of our cars, I must admit this might have looked scary with three cars pulling up and 14 Jesus looking people with boxes (our table) and a huge picture frame walking toward the door. But as we approached someone from the store met us at the door and told us we couldn’t come in, that we couldn’t bring boxes into the building. We were so confused because it was so random and they had just had a huge costume party basically so what was different about today? She kept saying it was company policy, no boxes could be brought in. All we could do was turn around and leave, we were so confused.

Well there is another Starbucks location on the way home and we had already told our friends working there that we would come in to show them our costume. So we headed over there. We went in, planted our selves in front of the registers and sang our song and everyone clapped and cheered. They loved it, customers and all. We asked them if there was such a rule as the other store so adamantly proclaimed but they had no idea about it, so we laughed it off.

I must say that every time I’ve been in the first location since I’ve had a guilty a conscience. I haven’t even done anything wrong, but I feel like they will make up another excuse to kick me out or something. Even though I know that isn’t true. The second Starbucks remains my favorite, they are the most easy going.

Unfortunately next year I’m not going to be living here anymore and I won’t be able to be in another group costume. I’m a bit sad about that. But I can’t wait to see the pictures! We rock Tyler.

Chapman’s Auction

January 29th, 2010

Chapman’s Auction is located at 14986 Hwy 64West, Tyler, Texas 75704. They have an auction on Thursday and Saturday evening. They begin selling at 7 p.m. and are usually finished before 10 p.m.

Anyone can come to buy in the auction, you just have to get a bidding number to bid on each sale. There are junk dealers who bid, but you can still get things cheap, because they are looking for a bargain to resale in their shop.

They have household items, appliances, furniture, toys and antiques. The best buys occur early when they line up the bargain boxes and auction the whole box. You can find some real treasures for a cheap price.

The auction building can hold approximately 300 people if it was full, but most of the time they have a crowd of 150. They have a snack restaurant, where you can purchase food to eat. The auction sets up long rows of tables and chairs, you can eat and bid in comfort.

This is a fun experience and comfortable setting, plus you can find some great bargains if you are a good bidder. This is a good place to take items to sell and get something for them. You can take them a day or so before the date of the auction. You don’t have to be present for the sale, but you can go pickup your money after the auction has closed. They charge a small percentage for selling your items, but you have a large audience to have an opportunity to sell them.

UPS

January 16th, 2010

The UPS store on HWY 64 and loop 323 is an awesome branch of the company. I have experienced excellent service. Once I needed to ship several boxes to a friend in another state but wasn’t sure how many boxes I would need. They said bring in all the stuff (which was clothes, shoes, books and random stuff), they would pack it themselves the cheapest way it could possibly be packed and then ship it. I was shocked.

They even came out to my car, put it all on a dolly, carried it in, and proceeded to pack it. They didn’t need me for anything. They were even willing to call my friend to get the credit card number for her to be able to pay. That day it was top notch service from the UPS. I would recommend this branch to anyone.