Packing

[Rye]

I move into my dorm in 5 (!!?!?!) days, so I've been packing. It's kind of difficult and insane because I want to bring everything I own, and I kind of can't, since I'm sharing a box sized room with 2 other girls for at least 2 - 4 weeks (you can detriple your rooms after that, which I might need to do, because I need space) and won't have much room. ;o

I have a big suitcase, and that filled up about a 1/10th of my closet, and that's not even close to good enough for when I go over there. This is going to be quite an ordeal.

Tell us your packing stories.

[Yar]

Are you going to school far away from home?

I refuse to go far away for school because I don't want to share a dorm. If the school says I live too far away, my back-up plan is to change my permanent address to my step-mom's house where she grew up to avoid living in a dorm. That house is like 5 blocks away.

I remember packing for my mom's house. I got irritated because I was packing things my way, but my parents kept telling me that I was packing things wrong. They were trying to group like-items, while I was trying to keep everything that was together together!

[rubah]

suitcases are fail way.

My method is to stuff all my clothes in plastic bags and then non-clothes in tubs, my shoes in a big box, and my plates in the microwave or fridge. Is very effective.

[XxSephirothxX]

When I was getting ready to move away to college I packed up the vast majority of my personal possessions, excluding larger objects such as television chair table etc. into a few boxes and a couple bags. This included the things I planned to take with me to school, and the things I was going to leave at home. I don't remember how long it took. Probably 2-3 hours to pack up just about everything. Of course, there are always a few loose odds and ends.

I refuse to go far away for school because I don't want to share a dorm. If the school says I live too far away, my back-up plan is to change my permanent address to my step-mom's house where she grew up to avoid living in a dorm. That house is like 5 blocks away.

Living at home? You're going to miss out on a lot.

[Rye]

Are you going to school far away from home?

I refuse to go far away for school because I don't want to share a dorm. If the school says I live too far away, my back-up plan is to change my permanent address to my step-mom's house where she grew up to avoid living in a dorm. That house is like 5 blocks away.

Yeah, about 4 hours away. And uck, I really don't want to share a dorm either, but the way I'm planning things, it'll only be for this one year, then I'll be getting an apartment near this campus/college I may want to transfer to in NYC. ;o

But sharing a tiny room with 4 people would be better than staying at home for college. xD I honestly could not do that. My parents are too much.

[I Took the Red Pill]

I move into my dorm tomorrow. I packed quite a bit, but it didn't take that long at all. Barely an hour total, I'd say. I guess you pull up and all the RA's swarm your car and carry all your stuff up to your room, so I'm looking forward to doing nothing tomorrow. 8-)

(until unpacking rears its ugly head)

[Madame Adequate]

Oddly enough, I soon face the not-challenge of packing because I am going to visit Rye in a little under 3 weeks. It's never been a deal for me. I get the whole lot done in like half an hour, then it's just a case of checking to make sure I have it all, and of buying anything I might be lacking. I've never understood it being a big deal, but then I grew up packing for extended times away from home twice a year or more, so it's pretty much a non-event for me.

I refuse to go far away for school because I don't want to share a dorm. If the school says I live too far away, my back-up plan is to change my permanent address to my step-mom's house where she grew up to avoid living in a dorm. That house is like 5 blocks away.

Living at home? You're going to miss out on a lot.

Yeah - a lot of debt.

[Rye]

The thing I'm most worried about is the fact that my parents refused to book a hotel room the night before so I could get to the college ridiculously early so I could pick the lofted bed and big desk. Instead, we have to wake up at like, 4 in the morning and drive there and I'll probably be one of the last people there and get the nasty bed with the little desk so I won't have enough space to put my clothes. ;;

PS: Huxley, that's because you're planning on being naked the whole time, you terrible pervert.

[Kirobaito]

I move into my dorm tomorrow. I packed quite a bit, but it didn't take that long at all. Barely an hour total, I'd say. I guess you pull up and all the RA's swarm your car and carry all your stuff up to your room, so I'm looking forward to doing nothing tomorrow. 8-)

(until unpacking rears its ugly head)

Ha, yeah, that won't happen.

In less than a month I'm going to have to irreversibly pack all I need in two suitcases flat, keeping within airline bag restrictions. I have no idea how I'm going to do this.

[Rye]

I'd like to also add that my big suitcase could probably fit my body inside of it, and that's still not all I want to bring. I'm kind of hoping that I won't have to leave half of my clothes in the car. D:

[XxSephirothxX]

I guess you pull up and all the RA's swarm your car and carry all your stuff up to your room, so I'm looking forward to doing nothing tomorrow. 8-)

This sounds...most unusual.

Yeah - a lot of debt.

And a lot of what makes college college, and that's coming from someone who doesn't go out to parties and get hammered. Not living in a dorm, or at least in an apartment, isolates you from so much.

[Zeldy]

I have never packed, I leave it to my Mum who is just way good at it.

[Yar]

I refuse to go far away for school because I don't want to share a dorm. If the school says I live too far away, my back-up plan is to change my permanent address to my step-mom's house where she grew up to avoid living in a dorm. That house is like 5 blocks away.

Living at home? You're going to miss out on a lot.

Meh, it's not like I'm never going to be on campus or in any activities. It's just I have better uses for $10,000 than living expenses when I could live down the street.

[rubah]

My scholarship pays for x amount of housing; you can use it toward a dorm room or an apartment. no debt here 8)

Uark has this thing called Lead Hogs where people sign up to move in early and get a t-shirt and they help people move stuff up to their rooms from 8-12. Mostly for freshman benefit, but they got my fridge up here this year

[Misfit]

We're moving to a nicer place soon, Sept 1 is the official date. This will be the 8th time I've moved. I hate packing everything, but I like moving :D And yeah, boxes. Lots of boxes.