Last weekend, my husband and I moved with our two children to a new place. Besides all the normal issues that come with moving, the thing that gives me the most anxiety is packing. Everyone always complains about moving the big stuff like beds and couches, but for me, it's the small stuff that always sets me on edge. I find the saying "don't sweat the small stuff" ironic because that's always exactly what freaks me out the most.
On top of disliking packing, I'm also a huge procrastinator, which means that the packing is usually done frantically in the last few days before move-in day. As I see more and more little things scattered throughout the house that I know I need to pack, my anxiety level starts to go through the roof and once again it hits me just how much I hate packing.
In fact, I hate it so much that I'll give you a list of 5 things I'd rather do than pack up my stuff.
1. Watch paint dry
My kids and I can make a game out of who can spot the lighter areas that have dried first!
2. Wax any part of my body
Waxing hurts and it's annoying. But if it keeps me from having to pack up every knick-knack in the bathroom, I'm all for it!
3. Watch Peppa Pig for five hours straight
I really can't stand Peppa Pig. I think the stories are boring and the fact that they snort every four or five words is kind of obnoxious. My kids seem to think it's the funniest thing ever and if it means I can skip packing another box, I suddenly think so too!
4. Take a cold shower
Cold showers should be classified as a form of torture. Maybe it is, I'm not sure. I like the temperature of my showers almost boiling, so stepping into a cold shower is a cruel joke. But not as cruel as realizing it's midnight, you have three more rooms to pack, and you ran out of boxes. No thanks!
5. Doing an entire month's worth of laundry
Laundry is horrible. It's tedious and time-consuming and feels like it never ends. But you know what's worse? PACKING. I'll gladly whine and complain my way through doing 10 loads of laundry AND folding it all the way if it means I can finally stop packing.
Did you know that a latex paint is fully dry after four hours? I know. I watched it.
