Well by the time I post this it will be 13 and a half days, but who is really keeping track anyway? O that's right, I am. I can't believe it. Two weeks. TWO WEEKS! I do not have a lot left to do, but it feels like a whole lot. I want to really finish everything that I need to finish by the end of next week. That way I can hang out and have fun as everyone comes back to school during my final week in the USA this semester. So basically in the next week I need to finish and publish a website, get in shape, clean my room and pack 90% of the stuff I will take with me.
You probably don't think that cleaning my room is that big of a deal. How long can that really take? I mean, it's just a room right? Wrong. Not my room. It's an explosion of clothes, gadgets, and random whoseits and whatsits. Do you remember the little cave that Ariel kept all her human stuff in? That's my room, but less organized. When I am done, it will look like that cave.
Here's how I have decided to approach this task:
I will pack and clean together. I will use this opportunity to purge my wardrobe of the random things that no longer fit or the stuff that went-out-of-style-5-years-ago-but-I-kept-them-around-because-they-kind-of-fit-and-you-never-know-when-you-might-need-that sort of clothes. If you haven't guessed it yet, I am a complete pack rat. I have a really hard time throwing things away. To me, everything has a memory or emotion attached to it. That is why it is so hard to throw out. I don't want to loose those memories. But sometimes you just have to let go. Plus, when I move into my new house/apartment when I get back, I don't want to lug all that crap around with me. My mom says that she will store stuff for me, but not in the fashion of keeping my room around. That means that part of cleaning my room actually means packing it up in green plastic containers.
Today I successfully packed a pair of running shoes, black high heels, a black leather jacket, pjs, and workout bottoms. I still have to find out what kind of outfit I need for my internship so I can pack that. I also successfully purged 10 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of khakis, 3 dress shirts and a $2.50 basketball clock that I never opened. This is going to be a long process. I'll keep you updated.
Pip Pip Cheerio!
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