The Many Stages of Unpacking

Tomorrow will be two weeks since my crew and I got back from Birmingham and our Girl Meets Birmingham trip.

 

I’m realizing now, as I do more of these, that there are several stages to my unpacking.

 

1- Dump It All In The Living Room and Leave It

 

This lasts at least a week, or less if people are coming to my house anytime soon. Depending on how well I know them, of course.

 

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2- Things That Can Get Wrinkled Are Removed and Laid Out Carefully

 

Go ahead and lay these out so I don’t have to put them in the dryer again to get the wrinkles out… cause I haven’t touched an iron in appoximately 389.54369y73 days.

 

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3- Remove the Things One By One According to Immediate Need

 

Those shoes I needed? Oh yeah! I took them out of town. Let me put them on now. Hairdryer? Let’s take it out now as well.

 

4- Put Up Small Items That Require The Least Amount of Work

 

Shoes. They all go in one place. Aside: kick myself for not taking out the cute shoes with the cut outs that are now flattened sooner.

 

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5- Take Everything Out and Lay It Out In Sight So I Am Reminded How Much I Have Left To Do

 

*sigh*

 

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6- Put Things Up One By One In Most Painful Fashion Ever

 

During lunch breaks. In the five minute free space I have before taking kids to school in the mornings. In the 15 minute space I have before crashing into bed. While on the phone with friends.

 

7- Hang The Things Laid Out Last Week

 

Whoops.

 

8- DONE! Sort of ….

 

Well, at least I moved the bags into the other room… and they’re empty….

 

 

Love to all y’all,

 

Molly

Love, Molly Kate

Molly is a communications professor, parent, Southern culture commentator, and social media marketing maven. She is also a freelance writer who has worked with a variety of publications and online magazines including Bourbon & Boots, Paste Magazine, Macon Magazine, the 11th Hour, Macon Food & Culture Magazine, and as the Digital Content Editor for The Southern Weekend.

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