The Process Of Packing

Moving sucks.  No, scratch that.  Moving is a fun and exciting adventure that marks the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. 

Packing sucks!

I can't stand the process of packing.  It's tedious, frustrating, and leaves you scratching your head, wondering how the heck you managed to accumulate all that stuff, not to mention trying to figure out how the heck you're going to fit all of it into your new place. 

Yesterday, we were productive - pictures came off walls, books and DVDs were boxed up, closets were cleaned out - but I now find myself wondering why we have so much stuff, and where the heck we're going to put it once we get to Ohio! 

We've been blessed with a beautiful house to live in.  Unfortunately, our dreams of home ownership are still out of reach, so we'll be hanging our hats in a 2 bedroom apartment that is roughly half the size of our current home.

It's understandable that when a couple moves in together and 2 homes become one, you're going to have double the stuff.  Well, there must be squatters hiding in our attic, or evil twins secretly storing their household items in our closets, because we have more stuff than 2 people could ever possibly require!  Sheets, towels, toiletries, pillows, blankets - we've got too many (and none, may I add, are in very good shape). 

But, in addition to the moving expenses, the new cost of living that we're saddled with, and the fact that neither of us has a job yet, we can't just throw stuff away and figure that we'll buy new once we arrive in Ohio.  Nope, we need to be thrifty, responsible, and we need to move all of this crap from point A to point B. 

And so, today, we continue the frustrating and exhausting process of packing.  We will sort through paperwork, clear out more closets, pack up the bathroom, and hopefully by the end of the day will find ourselves a tiny bit more organized than last night - when the haphazard piles of "stuff" lying around made it feel less like we were in the process of moving, and more like we were organizationally challenged mongrels auditioning for an episode of "Hoarders".