The Miracle That Is Red Barn Movers...More Than Strong Guys And A Truck

 After you make the big decision, a lot of little decisions come next. When moving, one of those decisions is whether or not to hire someone else to load up your stuff, haul it to the new location, and unload it for you.

We decided to spend the money and hire a company of movers. The company we chose was Red Barn Movers.

It was the best decision we could have made.

We're new to the whole moving thing, as evidenced by how much stuff we have. Sure, we had a yard sale and sent stuff to the thrift store, but, oh, the sheer amount of stuff we have. It's almost embarrassing. 

I'm glad we picked this particular company. Red Barn Movers is not just a service to help people move. They also help those doing the moving. From their website (you can access their site by clicking: HERE):

Red Barn Movers is a training school at Red Barn Academy. We use hard work, discipline, and integrity to correct unhealthy behaviors. Let Red Barn Movers move your home, and move you. We promise a fast, careful, efficient, and professional move. We always show up prepared and ready for the task at hand. All proceeds go directly to Red Barn Academy (non-profit). The proceeds are used to feed, clothe and house our students who are changing behaviors and rebuilding their lives. The program is free of charge to our students and their families. We do not accept government funding of any kind; we are completely funded by our own hard work. We are not in the business of making money; we are in the business of saving lives. Call 801-419-1945 for any questions and to schedule a free in home estimate.

I've rarely seen men work so hard. They were literally running in our house, up and down stairs, moving those boxes out with incredible speed. And they kept working hard until the last box, the last item was out of their trucks and in our new home.

Amazing.

I would recommend their services for their mission alone, but the fact they gave excellent customer service was a bonus. If you're in the need of movers, consider Red Barn. They'll help you out, but more importantly, you'll be making a difference in other's lives.

Red Barn Movers, more than strong guys and a truck.

Using Our Garage As...A Place To Park Our Van

Life is made up of small milestones, small battles (sometimes big battles...) where the outcome is either success or failure, or in rare cases, a stalemate. And if we can recognize the small victories when they happen, well...life is then truly great.

So, what small victory did I accomplish today? What task resulted in a better life for me and my family?

I put our van into our garage.

Yes, that's right. I drove the van into its assigned space--into the space for which it was designed and built. And it felt good.

I haven't lived in many places, but I imagine other places people do things similar to us when it comes to the accumulation of stuff. In short, we hoard. I know very few who do not hoard, at least, in some degree. I freely admit--I'm a hoarder. I blame my parents (but in a good way...). Both my parents were children during the Great Depression. I've heard stories about how my father, who was born in 1924, used his excellent marksman skills to shoot birds to feed his family.

My mom was younger, she was born in 1931, during the depression, but I'm sure those tough times made lasting impressions on their young minds. So, it makes sense that being raised by people who sometimes had actually nothing, would "collect" things in case they are needed in the future.

Do people where we live hoard things?

You bet we do!

And I have proof. We live in an affluent community, for the most part. We have a one-car garage in our home. That's unusual. Most--especially the new homes--have three-car garages and many of those garages are full of stuff. They might get one car in their three-car garage. The rest of the place is taken up with stuff. And many still need storage unit(s) for the rest of their things that can't fit in their garages and basements.

Don't get me wrong--I don't mean to judge. Heck, if I had the space, and the means (which is basically the same thing...), I would most likely have more stuff too. We are limited by the size of our house including the garage to collect more stuff, even though we probably have more stuff than we need.

Coming full circle, I was able to--by re-arranging some of my stuff--drive our van into our garage. We had to take the van out to temporarily store stuff like a desk and other things after my father-in-law's funeral. We're now prepared for the snow that we're all praying comes this winter.

Life is made up of small milestones. Getting our van in the garage = victory!