Moving benefits

I found an apartment—can you believe it? In one of the state's toughest housing markets?

But now the move in, and I was not as thrilled about this. Reaching this apartment requires climbing (and carrying) up two flights of stairs.

My plan of attack was to unload everying and then haul it all to the second floor. The scenario called for me repeating this numerous times until I collapse on the floor. I'll admit I just didn't want to climb those stairs again and again and again.

But I did it—my shirt drenched with sweat and my legs feeling like I just stopped a train using my feet. My television...