Packing Up, Moving On

As freshman year comes to a close, my roommate and I have begun to fill boxes with decorations, clothing, and remnants of our first year of college. It's a weird feeling because you spend so much time making your room feel like it's yours and forcing yourself to get comfortable and then before you know it its time to pack it all up and for those who haven't moved recently or ever, it's the first time you're packing up your life in a sense. When you come to college you obviously pack things from home but there is a lot of purchasing as well - new sheets, cleaning products, mattress pads, storage bins, the list goes on and on . Leaving college, however, is all packing - whether its to be stored in your college town or brought home it all has to leave in boxes. I recently started packing up my dorm and soon enough I'll be packing up my room at home too as we prepare to leave the house I've lived in the longest for somewhere new. What I like about packing is it's time to think about what's really important and what's worth keeping as you embark on a new journey. I always think about the scene in Sex and the City when Carrie and the girls have to pack up her closet so she can move to a new apartment with Big. They go through tons of outfits, recounting all with memories attached as they decide to trash it, give it away, or keep it. That's my favorite part of packing - uncovering memories you hid away in clothes you don't wear anymore, or things you shoved into the back of your closet and drawers. It's sad to leave but exciting to look towards what's in store; so take your time, don't be afraid to throw things away, but also don't forget to keep in mind the memories made along the way.