I moved here after living in the same town for most of my life-except for the first 5 years. It was kinds scary moving to a new place, but exciting also!!! Packing----decide what you need to bring, and then cut that by at least half, if not 3/4. If you truly enjoy cooking, bring some cooking items. Mostly what I have found I needed are basically dishes you might need for a cocktail party. I would use these mostly to fix snacks and munchies for guests when we are playing Bunco, cards, etc. When we "cook", and I do mean WHEN, we mostly use the grill or microwave. We eat out A LOT.
Except when we have a "bad" winter-don't laugh---you will be surprised how quickly the bad winters up north fade away, and you will be complaining about winter temps of 40's or so----we basically wear the same things for 3 seasons. So, pack light!!!!!!!!!! It would be ideal if you had someone in your area you could leave stuff with until you could see if you needed everything you feel like you have to bring, Do NOT bring lots of furniture, you will possibly just wind up getting rid of it down here.
These are just my thoughts. You will find people who agree with me and some who don't agree. But some things you just have to play it "by ear"
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