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If you have a unique experience, insight, or tip to lend to DIY movers, and are interested in sharing them with our readers, we\u2019d like to hear from you. Please read our guest blogging guidelines for more information (downloadable here<\/a>):<\/p>\n It\u2019s our goal to provide the most useful, fresh and relevant information for our do-it-yourself moving readers.\u00a0 If you have experience with moving, storage, home organization and improvements, any related area and would like to share a great tip, trick or experience, we\u2019d love to hear from you. But first, please read through our guidelines and standards to ensure that we are all on the same page.<\/p>\n Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n Submission<\/strong><\/p>\n To submit your original post for review, please send the post plus at least two photos to info@movinginsider.com. 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I firmly believe in the depths of my soul that baked beans are awful. Cantaloupe is a close runner up. My hobbies include knitting (no, I\u2019m not your grandma), yoga, photography and putting a dent in my couch.<\/p>\n Scott S.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u2013 Everyone can think of something better to do on their day off than packing everything up and moving\u2014sitting on the couch watching TV comes to mind, maybe with a few cold beverages. But moving is a fact of life, and we all have to do it at one point or another, some more often than others. I\u2019ve moved enough to know that it doesn\u2019t make for a relaxing weekend, but there are many ways to make it easier and less stressful. And cold beverages serve as a nice reward when you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n On a personal note, I\u2019m a sports fanatic. I don\u2019t believe that a weekend spent watching sports amounts to \u201cnot getting anything done,\u201d despite what my wife might say. 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Guest Posting<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIf you have a unique experience, insight, or tip to lend to DIY movers, and are interested in sharing them with our readers, we'd like to hear from you. Please read our guest blogging guidelines for more information (downloadable here)<\/a>:\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s our goal to provide the most useful, fresh and relevant information for our do-it-yourself moving readers.\u00a0 If you have experience with moving, storage, home organization and improvements, any related area and would like to share a great tip, trick or experience, we\u2019d love to hear from you. But first, please read through our guidelines and standards to ensure that we are all on the same page.\r\n
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