How to pack up like me because I'm an OC. Ugh.
- Make a list of things to bring way before your travel date. (You don't want to be irate thinking you've left something behind. Review your note once in a while.) Be specific. When I say specific, include those one would never thought of bringing along --say, scissors.. nail cutter.. flashlight... All because those might be needed.
- Get those things you've listed down. Don't put it in your luggage yet. Crush out those you've prepared in your list. Get all those you might need with the thinking that you might actually need it.
- Now, place everything in your luggage. And a little after doing so, you must realize that you're going to be charged some extra fee for the excess baggage. Ha!
- Time to review what you've put in. This is the time I bargain with my self that those I have put in my bag are actually essential and might be used/needed/whatsoever.
- OC Instinct vs Conscience. Often, my conscience wins this only after battling hard with my OC instinct. Or after I do a little compromise with things. As I am typing this, I am not yet done with packing. :) I'm still doing the bargaining inside my head. But you know my conscience managed to get some clothes out of my bag. After all, if I rarely use it now, I may never get close to using those even if I bring it with me. Thank God for my brain.
- Now everything is set to go, close your bag and start stressing maybe you've left something behind. You have to convince yourself hard enough that you haven't. Review your list once again and see that you haven't missed out whatever it may be. If you're still not convinced, compare your luggage with someone else's. Haha!
- If you're still not convinced and you're tired of being stressed, do step #5 again. This time, the battle is over checking your bag contents again and again and again OR to stop overthinking and convince yourself it's enough (needs a lot of practicing) OR do both (because you're an OC).
Yeah, yeah... Welcome to my life. LOL
