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Moving to Phoenix...

MydelaMydela member
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Hi Phoenix parents, I am a soon-to-be new mom in Portland, OR. My husband just got a job in the Phoenix area and we will be moving to Glendale sometime this summer. I'm excited about the move, but I've never been to Arizona in my life. So my question is...what is it like to live in Phoenix? What things do you love most about it, and what things do you find...challenging? What sorts of local resources do you enjoy for your babies and kids? I guess what I'm most curious about is what the overall character of the city is. I've lived in several places--I grew up in Wichita, KS, went to school in Southern California, and have been in Portland for the past 3 years--and every area of the country has had its own distinct personality. Please help me discover Phoenix's!
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  • kasiamichalik7kasiamichalik7 member

     Welcome to Phoenix (almost)...I've lived here for eight years and even though I complain at times about it, I really do not think of moving anywhere else. I grew up in Chicago and some things I miss about a "big city" is the diversity. I'm such a

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  • Laumb11Laumb11 member
    Hi! I may* be moving to AZ also. DH and I just went to visit and are looking around Scottsdale. He will be working around there if we move. I am also coming from Chicago and scared about missing all the diversity and convenience of everything so close by.

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    I moved during the summer (July 5) and honestly it was miserable, but once you feel how great it is in the fall you will not regrette it. The summers are brutal but Chicago has some nasty windy winters and shoveling snow is something that I hated. Scottsd
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    imagekasiamichalik7:
    I moved during the summer (July 5) and honestly it was miserable, but once you feel how great it is in the fal

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  • MydelaMydela member
    Thanks everybody! I'm not entirely sure when we will be moving but I think it will be sometime in the mid-summer (which, yuuuuuuuck.) But I'm so encouraged to see that the fall is very enjoyable. 
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  • arianejentarianejent
    Hi there, glad to hear you're excited to move to the Phoenix area.  I have lived here my whole life and would never leave.  You mentioned you lived in Southern Cali, Phoenix is very similar (weather and food choice wise, but with no ocean or ear
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  • ToAoSheshaToAoShesha member

    Welcome to AZ!

    Moving in the summer will be a challenge but I love it here!  Just make sure you crack your car windows and park in shade if you can.... other than the inside of the car being hell, the heat doesn't bother me.

    As for the

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  • justjill05justjill05 member

    Welcome to the Valley!

     I also moved here in the summer. The first summer was the hardest. It is best to be here in the spring so you can slowly adjust to the warmer weather... That being said I lived :-) &

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  • jussagirl02jussagirl02 member
    Like pp said, neighborhoods are pretty hit or miss, especially in metro Phoenix. You will drive through a nice area, a decent area, and a not so great area all within three blocks of each other. Definately look up the moms meet up group, it's a great way
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  • erinmconnellymartinerinmconnellymartin

    Welcome!! We moved in June and honestly moving out of our Chicago place in 100 degrees and 100% humidity was much worse. It was an adjustment, I am not going to lie. But there are things I love. Everything is easy and convenient. Hardly any traffic at

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