Packing is an Art Form

As I have been packing up all of my stuff into boxes, I’ve realized that packing to move is an art form. Not only do you have to be creative in how you pack a box, making sure that each box is packed to its capacity in neatness and accessibility, you also have to consider the items that are fragile, which need to be surrounded by other things that would cushion the particular item or ensure that they do not crack or break it. I know I know…most people would say to wrap each fragile item in newspapers or towels to ensure that they do not break, but that just takes up more space. More space = more boxes to carry up 3 flights of stairs to my new apartment home. So I say, the more space you utilize the better, because my goal is to have the least amount of boxes possible. Unless it just becomes too disorganized, where everything I could get my hands on is shoved into one box. When it comes down to it, organization trumps everything. As of right now, I know exactly where I have packed everything, because of my organizational system. I know I sound like a real dork, but if I’m disorganized and I don’t know where anything is, I feel LOST. Now most of the time I would just make a spreadsheet of where I packed everything, but I didn’t feel like I had enough stuff to pack in order to make one. I actually find packing quite fun. It’s a puzzle, and I have the task of figuring out where everything goes…