I move to New Orleans in less than 24 hours.
I spent all day yesterday doing laundry, sorting clothes and deciding what exactly I want to pack. I’m at a roadblock right now and I have absolutely no idea where to pick up. Do I start with clothes? What about the other items? What do I do with books? I have decided that the only books I will take with me will be the Pre-Institute workbooks I need for Teach for America, planner and one or two notebooks. All other books will be bought and read on my iPad (graduation gift) from now on. Now, what am I going to do with the hair supplies? Should I group them into one “thing” or do I separate? My goal for today is to reduce, reduce and reduce! I refuse to burden myself with more useless crap. Inspired by the minimal student, I decided to make a list of 100 items separated by category. Then discard or store anything else. I realized that the best way to attack so much stuff is to list the things you want to keep and discard the rest. As I go through my things I begin to second guess myself more and more until I’m left with the same amount of stuff I started out with.
Things to consider: I will need professional/ business casual attire for training in Atlanta during the summer. I will also need casual clothing items for weekends. Luckily, since the weather in New Orleans is generally warm year round I do not have to drag my hunkin’ NorthFace coat down there. Whew.
Lessons Learned:
1. Start at the end and work your way backwards. In other words, don't try to attack everything all at once. Make a list of what you want to ultimately end up with and then bag the rest of the stuff to store, donate or throw away later.
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