How Not To Pack

I would love to be a Packing Guru. I've seen other expat blogs which detail how to pack for an international move. They have expert advice on what to take, how to fit all that into your allowed suitcase limits, and what to leave behind. My expert advice would probably sound like this: "Take everything you own, strew it all over the living room, and then try and roll it up to fit as much as possible into two suitcases, one carry-on, and a laptop bag."

It sounds like that because that is exactly what I have done. I have strewn everything I own all over my living room. Half of it is rolled up into suitcases. The rest is all over the floor, the couches, and the coffee table. I've been agonizing over weight limits, but can't quite accurately weigh my bags until I manage to get most of my clothes, books, and make-up/hair products into them.

I've done this packing THREE TIMES. Five, if you include the two times I moved back to Arizona. Why am I still so bad at it?! Well, I will get through it. I have a week. I can do this.