It's the end of the year, you're swamped with finals and going home. You usually have a deadline to leave by, and everything happens quickly, so you aren't exactly ready to do any of it. Neither are the rest of us. Here are some tips I learned while doing that. This obviously applies to traveling, moving homes and weddings. Close reading required.
1. Evaluate your life.
When you're ready to start packing and go home, think about what you're doing in life. Is this what you're going to be doing until the end of time? Can you count the amount of time it takes to clean, pack, move and unpack everything? Two hours or five? What about that time multiplied by all the other moves you'll be doing for the rest of your life? Five hours multiplied by eight? What else could you do in place of that? Eat 50 cheeseburgers? Binge watch "Game of Thrones," or a different series with over eight seasons? Learn a new language?
2. Connect.
After you've evaluated your life at least three times, you have to think about the short time you've got. The time with your loved ones is extremely important. You have to reconnect with that guy you met in the 1st grade but never kept in contact with, because you were 5 years old and naive. You never know, he could be the one. Or that girl at that one bar who called you cute and funny. Maybe that person you never responded to on Tinder because you thought they were too quick to replay. You can't move on with your life if you haven't reached out to them!
3. Self-improvement.
How could you possibly be productive if you haven't taken care of yourself? What about that course you've always wanted to learn? Like American Sign Language or bartending, because you know if you flunk out of school or need a new job, it's going to come in handy. Bartenders get paid a lot since alcohol is the universal language of love, bad decisions and happiness. Also, because mermaid school costs a lot more than it should and being a stripper requires much more coordination and dedication than you're willing to put forth. So start that online class! Google some stuff, buy the e-class, watch some YouTube videos and download an app, because there's never too many on your phone.
4. Denial.
Basically, just question everything. For example, do you have to pack now? It will probably take less time than you think! It takes, like, two minutes to dump everything in your boxes. No one actually does it an hour before they have to leave. You don't want to be a scrub. Why do you even have to pack? Just bring everything home as it is. You could also wait for Mom and Dad to do it, because you know Mom is going to say you did it wrong and Dad will just move everything to the car while you guys argue about it.
5. Rinse and repeat.
At this point, you know the struggle is real and you can't help but think about the four steps stated above all over again. I mean, let's be honest. Do you really expect to be done packing an hour before you have to leave? I promise if you follow all these steps at least twice, you will most definitely leave something behind, won't be finished an hour before you leave and will try to pull your hair out at some point.
You're welcome, and have a good time packing for something you'll be unpacking soon enough!
