the woes of packing.

Packing is always a pain. And in my case, I have packed and unpacked suitcases more than I care to remember. There have been times when I have been at home in Alabama and I have lived out of my suitcase because it was such a hassle to unpack, then turn around and repack. However, my mom did not appreciate this, so she would always end up unpacking for me, leaving me to repack.

Now, I not only have to pack to go home, I also have to pack to go to the Ukraine! I'll get home, be there for six days living out of my suitcases or boxes or both until I leave the following Monday. Since I have lived in Utah I have taken three trips home, and on each of those three trips I managed to bring more of my stuff back with me! As a result of this, I now have an overabundance of clothes I never wear and useless items I have since forgotten about.  I need to get it all back home. I feel like this task is near impossible. But I will try my hardest to do it.

I do not leave fo go to Alabama for another week, but I have already started packing. I have so much to do so I figured I would go ahead and get a head start on it. I have all of my long sleeve shirts and sweaters in my suitcase now...and over half my closet is empty. I guess you could say I have an addiction to sweaters. This addiction has paid off ,though, since it gets to be pretty cold in Ukraine. The downfall to this is now I have one suitcase already mostly full. I still have half a closet to pack and a dresser full of clothes.

I think talking about all I have to do is stressing me out even more.

It'll all be okay. I'll just put on my Matt Nathanson Pandora station (best Pandora station ever) and let the sweet songs sing the stress (nice alliteration, Jenna) away.

Luckily, I do not have to make my life fit into two fifty pound suitcases...yet. That time will come and it will be treacherous.