I have signed the new to my new place that I move into on February 20. I am exciting to be moving. Not the actual move itself, but being in a new place. I have hired movers. Two guys, a 29 foot truck for 4 hours total. I don’t have much stuff really, when I moved into my fifth wheel trailer, I really downsized. The move will be pretty easy.

I have booked EcoBox for moving boxes. It’s a local Calgary business. They provide reusable, stackable plastic crates in various sizes. They delivery a few days before you move to your current location and pick up a few days after you move at your new location. Great service and excellent prices and better than cardbord boxes for sure.

I have booked the week after my move off so I can get all setup and settled. I may only take the Sunday and Monday and return to work on the Tuesday. It won’t take too long to setup, and if I am back to work, it will force me to get everything done.

I am in a ground floor unit, a one bedroom plus den. It has a nice deck area outside of the living room and it has a fence around it (glass) and a gate to get into the parking lot. There is heated, underground parking which will be nice in the summer to keep snow off my car and in the summer to keep the car cool.

They’ve accepted both of my dogs (otherwise I would not be moving) and charge what is a standard $25 per dog per month in pet rent. There is a small off-leash park area in the middle of the visitor parking area and a community off-leash park within a 10 minute walk that we will be using regularly. There is a storage locker, free for a year ($35 per month after a year). I think I will make use of the storage locker, It will keep clutter down in the apartment.

I have only lived in an actual apartment building once before, way back in 2006 and only for a few months. I am hoping the noise level isn’t too bad, but with concrete floors and walls, it should be fine. I am glad to be downsizing. I am currently in a 3-bedroom 2 full bath house and I really only use 50% of the space. I will be saving approximately $400 per month there from what I pay here. I plan on putting that money directly into a high interest savings account and then add it to an RRSP yearly.

I will start packing on Feb 17 for my move on Feb 20. I have been pro-active and have packed up some clothes I know I won’t wear. Wish me luck on a smooth move. 🙂