While I didn’t have any finals to prepare for, I did have to prepare to move a whole two minutes away from school.
As I was carrying my belongings (that seemed to have quadrupled over the school year) down three flights of stairs in my old dorm and then up another to my new place of residence for the summer, I tried to distract myself from my tired arms and sweaty body by thinking about how fun it is to move...
- You get to clean everything out
Before you move out for the summer or move just in general, you want to make sure you’re not moving any more than you have to. So you give stuff away or sell it! I made $50 at Plato’s Closet with clothes I couldn’t fathom moving.
Let me just say that I hit 10,000 steps around 10:00am yesterday, if that’s any indication of how the move went...Even if you hate working out, moving works all kinds of muscles you didn’t know you had! When I woke up this morning, I was sorer than I am after an actual workout at the gym, so there ya go!
- You get to reorganize
Everyone has a set way they like things or a routine based on where everything is in their place of residence. Well when you move to a new place you can switch up the way things are organized and change up your routine!
- Change of scenery
Even just being in the same dorm for a whole year may get kind of monotonous. You take the same route to the same classes and see the same people every day, but when you move, you get a new view from your window and a new route to work or school!
- More responsibilities
I moved from a dorm to a house, so I have a lot more to take care of. There’s dishes to do, and a bathroom to clean! While some people might think this sounds awful, as someone who is close to graduating and entering the real world, I’m super excited to have more responsibilities, even if it does mean taking out the trash.
- New roommates
Chances are you’re moving to a house or apartment with either your family or some roommates in it. Luckily for me, I’ve known my new roommates for years now, but it will be fun to actually live with them. There’s a lot of memories to create over the course of the summer, or whatever length you’ll be staying in your new place!
