List Maker

Are y’all list makers? I sure am.

I like lists. I like to see what is on them, and I like, even more, to be able to cross something off my list. I laughed at a friend of mine’s FB post the other day. She said that some times she likes to add things that she has already done to her to-do list just so she can mark it off and feel accomplished! Sounds logical to me!

I pretty much make lists for everything - grocery lists, to-do lists, what to bring lists, what we need lists, who I want to punch in the face list. Nah, I’m just kidding about that last one. Well, sort of. That list is just in my head! J

I’m already thinking ahead to all of the lists that I will have to make for our big move. I’m not going to lie, I’m already a little overwhelmed and I haven’t even really started yet.

I need to pack. I’ve been collecting boxes for weeks now, but have yet to start putting anything in them. I know I should go ahead and start with the all the things that we won’t need in the next month, but that panics me. What if I do need it, and I’ve stuffed it in a box with 1,800 other things?! How can I REALLY know what I’ll need in a month?!

David laughs at me when I pack, but I am very particular about our stuff. I don’t want it to get broken, so I wrap and wrap and stuff and pack. I label all the boxes. Not just with where I want them to go, but also with what is inside a box. And the fragile ones…oh those are HIGHLY labeled as fragile, almost daring the carrier of that box to break anything in it!

I found some templates in Excel that I’m pretty excited about being able to use. There are pre-made checklists, blank checklists for me to print and fill out, charts for the contents and location of boxes, and all kinds of other neat things.

Can you see why I’m so overwhelmed?! Not only do I have to pack everything that we own into bags and boxes (carefully), but I also have to label them, put them on lists and charts, and check them 100 times to make sure that everything is correct so that nothing gets left behind. I mean, seriously, have you seen Toy Story?! I can’t leave things behind!!

I don’t think I’m completely OCD, but I do think that everyone has a little OCD in them. I like things to be done orderly. I like to know what has been done and what needs to be done. Actually, I’ll admit, I like things to be done the way that I want them. Is that so wrong? I don’t know, but it’s me!!

So, here’s to the packing and list making! I’ll get started on that at some point, right?!