Moving Soon? Allison Kuch Has Advice After Relocating A Dozen Times With NFL Husband, Isaac Rochell

Moving is a lot of work, and something Allison Kuch, Sunday Sports Club host, knows all about. Since marrying NFL player Isaac Rochell in 2020, Kuch has adapted to living a transient life, and has packed her bags more than a few times, as the couple moves six or seven months out of the year for football.

Kuch estimates that they have moved together about 11 or 12 times since they have been romantically linked in 2014. According to the NFL WAG it helps that her husband was making six figures by the time he was 22 years old.

Kuch and Rochell moved into their newest home this past February, and now she’s sharing all the moving expertise she learned in the process. As Kuch says, things don’t always go according to plan—in moving or in life.

Purging is key

Purging before you make any move is time consuming, but worth it. While renovating their new home in Southern California, Kuch and her husband did a lot of moving in the process—from Vegas to Texas to California. When they finally moved from their last rental property into their new home in SoCal , Kuch went through quite the purge.

“I had clothes still from high school. I acquired so much sh** from so many moves. We had three sets of pans! Over the course of two months, as the move date got closer and closer, we sat down and went through every room and every drawer,” she reveals.

Despite the hard work, Kuch admits she actually enjoys purging. “I actually kind of love it. I love getting rid of stuff. I love donating stuff to people who actually need it.”

Divide the tasks

If you are moving with a friend, a sibling, or romantic partner, it helps to divide the load. For Kuch, her husband is the planner and the scheduler—he makes the phone calls for pickups, shipments, donations, etc. Kuch’s role is the organizer since she thrives on making a move as easy and smooth as possible.

“He picks up in the areas that I don’t want to do. I don’t like making phone calls and scheduling. I’d rather pay the $20 cancellation fee than have to make a call to cancel. It’s so rude,” she laughs.

Pack a 24-hour box

Think of a “24-hour box” as your essentials box. Pack everything you need while you are moving, unpacking, and getting settled into your house. For example, Kuch suggests things like plates, bowls, cups, razors, and box cutters.

Pack everything you’d need for a seven-day vacation as if you are going to a hotel. “That saved me when moving into my house because I acted like I was staying at a hotel. But instead, I was going to stay in an empty house that didn’t have anything. It brought a huge sense of relief,” Kuch explains.

**Create a home that is for you**

Once you arrive at your new place, the next step is unpacking and creating a sense of home. Develop the space to fit you. For Kuch and her family, having a large backyard in their new home was so important, as her daughter, Scottie, loves the great outdoors. “If she is very upset or fussy, if she goes outside, she is instantly better,” Kuch states.

Rochell has his own space too and has transformed the garage into his “man cave.” Kuch recalls, “Now that I think of it, my husband’s man cave is our outdoor sauna, our outdoor cold plunge, and outdoor shower. That’s a great, very bougie, man cave, but also so is the garage. We have a bunch of equipment, and he works out there. That’s his man cave too.”

Build community

It’s important to build community wherever you call home. Kuch recalls moving to Texas at eight weeks postpartum and says their new home was “huge” but “felt so empty,” due to a lack of loved ones.

“We moved away from all our friends and family, literally during the most important time you need family,” she says. “The first week, I felt so lonely and icky. We didn’t know anybody. We didn’t have community.”