I know some people have been counting down the days since they moved out at the end of spring. But I've honestly lost track of time, and just this morning I realized just how fast this semester is coming up. I immediately began to panic, especially after going abroad in the spring, I've nearly forgotten about what I actually need. I tried to look through what I had from the fall, but I got overwhelmed and took a nap instead.
This is a huge difference from going into freshman year- a month before moving in, I was ready to go. I had hit Bed, Bath & Beyond with coupons in one hand and a long list in the other. I had decorations picked out and a vision of how my room was going to look.
Going into sophomore year, it's almost the complete opposite. Here was my thought process throughout today:
1. Shoot, I move in in two weeks!
Me, after checking Instagram and seeing Nova posts about the start of the school year.
2. Do I even need to go back to school shopping?
Me, laying in bed, thinking about all the stuff I had organized so nicely just one summer ago and assuming I can just use the same stuff.
3. Wait, where did I put all my stuff from last year?
After breakfast, I looked through my stuff and attempted to organize it, but I got overwhelmed in the middle of doing that. So, now there are piles of random things in my room that I have to walk around to get to my bed.
4. I know I don't need new bedding, but I really like this new print.
Since I got overwhelmed by the stuff I already had, I decided to check out new things and fell down the rabbit hole of back-to-school online shopping. You really can't go wrong with Urban Outfitters bedding. I found a set that had a pretty array of flowers across it, but...
5. Ugh, why is it so expensive?!
... then I checked the price and decided that new bedding is definitely not in my budget.
6. Shoot, I have to get textbooks.
On the topic of expensive items, I started looking at the list of books I need for my classes.
7. But do I really need textbooks??
Then, I started thinking about the textbooks I bought the previous semesters that I had only used maybe three times and are now in a box in my basement with the rest of my forgotten school projects.
8. Why is it so expensive?! (round 2)
I chose the cheapest option for all my books (I ain't got money to spare this time around to buy fresh new books for each class), and the total! is! still! ridiculous! I can sacrifice new bedding BUT not tools for education... *mindset tip*
9. Oh man, how am I supposed to even start packing?!
How the heck do I efficiently pack everything?? *imagination* Fingers crossed my Prius can fit it all... (Fun fact: I took 2 cars to Nova moving in freshman year)
10. Whatever, I'll just organize when I get there. Maybe.
Exasperated, I decided that I'll just shove everything into boxes and organize when I actually move in. Honestly, I'm probably just going to sleep with boxes around me, and it might take a week for all that stuff to get out of the boxes.
