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50 Thoughts You Have While Packing

And why you're oh so good at it

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50 Thoughts You Have While Packing
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Packing up your room or house or bathroom–whatever it may be–is a pain. I personally don't enjoy it very much. It's stressful, messy, annoying, and it's hard to know where to start. Or when to even start for that matter. There are those packers who begin in advance. They start packing weeks ahead and boxing things they don't need. Then there are people like me who wait until the last minute, more formally known as the night before, and we did ourselves a deep hole.

Either way there's a lot running through your mind while you're packing and here are 50 things that personally go through my brain.

1. Where do I even begin?

2. I should get some boxes.

3. Maybe some totes instead? Those are more sturdy. But I can get rid of cardboard boxes.

4. Okay I'm getting both.

5. How is all of this going to fit in these boxes?

6. Let's just start with this pile of pens and pencils. Yeah, that'll fit.

7. I'm not moving for seven more days. I need my hairdryer still. It can wait.

8. Ooh, nail polish. Wait maybe I shouldn't pack my nail polish. What if I want to paint my toe nails. Okay pack the damn polish.

9. Definitely only wore this shirt two times in the past year but I'm keeping it.

10. Whose shirt is this? Is this mine? Getting rid of it.

11. How did I fit all of this wall art on my walls last year?

12. Oh yeah, I didn't.

13. Which blankets should I bring. I have like 14.

14. And there's so many decorative pillows. Do I need these?

15. Yeah, I need these.

16. I can totally fit all of these shoes into this bin.

17. Nevermind.

18. Oh God this is heavy.

19. I'll just make someone else carry this. And this box. And that bag.

20. I'll pack this box with towels. That'll be light. Yeah.

21. Maybe I shouldn't bring all these DVDs.

22. But maybe I should.

23. Okay definitely bringing all of these movies. I'm not going to the gym who am I kidding. I'll be in bed having a Disney marathon.

24. How big are my windows? Will my curtains fit?

25. Wait do I need to bring a curtain rod?

26. Why am I running out of boxes? I got like 20.

27. Okay I got seven. Stop lying to yourself.

28. Why are these all so heavy. This feels wrong. Maybe I'm just weak. Oh yeah, I don't go to the gym.

29. I'm definitely going to forget something.

30. What will I most likely forget? I should write it down.

31. I guess we'll just find out.

32. Can I do this all the night before I move? Is that doable? I want to wear this hat Wednesday. But I need to pack.

33. Packing these notebooks is depressing. This means classes are starting.

34. OOH! Rainbow highlighters. Yes. This is going to be such a good year.

35. Who am I kidding. How many days until Thanksgiving?

36. Food. I haven't eaten in like an hour. That means I get a food break, right?

37. Maybe I'll just eat a Snickers. I'm not me when I'm hungry.

38. Back to work.

39. WHERE ARE THE BOXES?!

40. Oh crap I have three different shampoo bottles, four conditioners, a bar of soap and two different body washes. I need to get rid of these but I just can't throw them away.

41. Time to lather up next time I shower.

42. I swear I've cleaned out almost my entire closet by now. Why are there still clothes in here?

43. Nice. I'm out of boxes. I can use my laundry basket as a "box", right?

44. Wait what time do I even move in?

45. 10 A.M.?? Ew. No thank you.

46. Guess I'll have to get Starbucks the morning I move in.

47. Oh wow, I've been packing for two hours?

48. Time to take a break.

49. A break for the rest of the day. I've earned it.

50. I'm such a good packer. I'm so organized and efficient and ahead of time on everything. Damn I'm good.

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