Packing, whether for a vacations or to move, sucks. Vacation packing is terrible because of the fact that you have to choose outfits days before you plan on wearing them, which if you are like any normal woman, is an impossible task.
Packing up to move, however, is a lot worse. You think is should be easy, like "I just need to bring all of my stuff." But you do not think about all the stuff you actually have and how much of it you do not need to and should not bring.
For me, a pro-procrastinator, packing is a struggle. These are the stages I went through as I got ready to move into my new place.
Stage 1: Planning
Three weeks ago, when I signed my lease, I made a mental list of all the things I needed to pack and what I had to do before moving. But, obviously, that did not mean I was going to check anything off that list anytime soon.
Stage 2: Denial
"I actually do not have that much to pack, it will take me like an hour, tops." This is, in fact, not something that happened. I did not feel the need to pack because I did not think I had anything to pack.
Stage 3: Procrastination
I have known that I have been moving for about three weeks now. I decided to pack the day before, because, you know, it does not make sense to do it slowly over those few weeks.
Stage 4: Mild Panic
At one week until move-in day, I realized I had not done a single thing. Literally, not a single thing.
Stage 5: Procrastination (Part 2)
This stage of procrastination comes with jokes about how I still have not done anything. Laughing it off, like it not big deal, until my soon-to-be roommate glares at me and shockingly questions if I am being serious.
Stage 6: Full Panic
Two days before move-in day at 11 p.m., I realize I still have not done a single thing. Then I start thinking about all that I actually have to pack and then the real panic sets in.
Stage 7: Beast Mode
I may be a pro-procrastinator but I am also a pro at getting s#%& done when I need to get it done. Day before move-in day, I pack everything I need in a few hours with just the necessities for tomorrow to pack.
I do not recommend following these stages of packing. And I am sure most people don't, considering most people are a lot more organized and orderly than me.
However, if you do decide to follow my packing method, make sure you do not skip the last stage, as that is, obviously, the most important stage. Beast mode must be done correctly, or you will most definitely not pull off this strategy quite as flawlessly as me.
Now it is time for the really fun parts, moving and unpacking.
