Why am I still at home...?

[51st_century]

I'm having moving angst. I want to be there but I'm afraid I won't get everything done in time, I'm afraid I'll have to reschedule, I'm afraid of a lot of things. I'm afraid of the money it will cost. Mostly right now the time crunch is scaring me, but when I DIDN'T have a time crunch, nothing got DONE

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[jemariel]

You DO need to get out of there, and you WILL. If you've come far enough to actually be packing and moving, then there's no way it won't happen. You're right, time crunches suck BALLS when you're moving, but they're also the best motivator. Time will keep turning; this too shall pass. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if, once you get out from under your parents' roof and don't have to deal with their niggling and smugness all the time, a good deal of your own inner worries will ease; but that's just my amateur pop-psychology take on it.

Good luck.

[51st_century]

Thanks. I really needed to hear that.

Well, read that, but you know what I mean.

[jemariel]

^_^ No prob.

[van]

Well, I'm very proud of you for starting packing. That's the biggest first step. I wish I could come over and help, I'm pretty good at helping people pack and move. And it's always easier with company and laughter and stuff.

The guy who took our photos on Saturday at the group session posted his today. You can find them here. Some great ones of you, I thought. XD

[51st_century]

Oo yay, more pictures! I'm going to have SO MANY pictures on my hard drive of Comic Con after all this..

Thanks. It would be easier with company... but that's unlikely to happen. Even if I could get my family to help, I wouldn't, cause then they'd find some more compromising items in my room, probably. (Yikes.) And scheduling wise, it's unlikely that my mate will be helping either. Maybe I can pretend there's company and laughing. :P

Thanks, man.

[corrielle]

You can do it. You have done so much already because of decisions YOU have made and footwork and planning YOU did. And when you get here, there will be a whole lot of us ready and willing to help you move, unpack, adjust, and celebrate.

See you when you get here.

[51st_century]

*hugs* Thanks.

[thatames]

Packing is hard fucking work! When I packed to move out here I fell apart, like, every single day! I was so freaking proud of my stack of boxes, as you should be. It's a lot of work, and it's really emotional, and if your parents can't see that, at least YOU can. I guess at this point that's all you can hold onto.

[51st_century]

You know, I had thought I was being pretty unemotional about the act of packing itself (aside from the panic of the pressure), but maybe part of the general misery is that the fact that I have to sort through stuff and part with some of it.

[thatames]

It's a weirdly emotional thing! You not only have to say goodbye to things, but evaluate them, or have associations brought back of times really good or really bad. Soooo much goes through your head with packing. So, yeah, it's tough, but getting through it is a great, great thing. And moving will be AWESOME.

[gaelic_bohemian]

Even my parents, who are fucking moving EXPERTS (due to the fact that they have moved around 12 TIMES since getting married) always freak out a few weeks before the deadline. Don't worry, it's normal. All a part of the moving process. ^_^ It absolutely does not mean you won't do it, because you will

[51st_century]

Oh man, when I think about it in weeks, it gets worse! A month, it's a month! ... um... for one more day. Oh well.

There is a *chance*, however, given past experience and all the precedents they've set, I think it's probably a good bet that I'm right.

I suppose I could call them on it, but there's also a good chance that if I *am* interpreting it wrong, that their reassurance would feel hollow. I may anyway, although my current tactic is to just go about my business and keep to myself as much as I can.

Thank you.