Sunday Funday, Stuff Edition

I have spent all day going through my various bins of stuff. These bins are full of random trinkets, toys, office supplies and papers that I have gathered over the years. Some of the stuff holds sentimental value, some of it is trash, some of it I will be donating, and then there is the fun stuff that I will play with for the next week while I prepare for my trip, and try to avoid becoming a terrified stress monster. One such item is the light-up yo-yo which I found while trying to consolidate my bins.

I paused, mid-productivity, to play with said yo-yo and have not looked back. This development has led me to wonder: Why are yo-yos so fun? I can't do any tricks with it. I frequently must rewind it by hand because my skills are just that bad. Yet, I continue to let it fall, and pull itself back up. This seems to be the epitome of my procrastination. It is late. I am tired, despite having slept for nearly twelve hours last night, and there is still a mess all over my floor. A mess that I had said I would clear before going to sleep. But then, I think, actually this blog is my ultimate procrastination. I went from productive, to entertaining myself with an old-school toy, to writing about entertaining myself with an old-school toy. Oh well.

On an entirely separate note, I really do feel that today has been an important step towards preparing for my trip to Madrid. It is the first day I have spent actually working towards getting organized. Plus, I spoke with my lovely roommate, Marissa, who is preparing to go to London for the semester. We discussed what we would be bringing along for the 5-months, and it was just nice to see her face. Plus I got to spend about an hour with my oldest friend, Melissa, and we decorated my Blimpus while I offered her many items from my enormous stuff collection.

Me and my Blimpus, looking good

I also managed to get myself so worked up into a nervous nausea that I actually messaged my friend, Evan, who just came back from a semester abroad in Madrid. The result was a very reassuring and kind message which turned into me asking some random questions, and him clarifying the few things that were really unclear in my mind.

So today was good. Things are looking up, I am feeling good, and maybe tonight when I finally go to sleep I will actually be able to have a restful night. Perhaps tomorrow when I wake up this awful pain in my back will be gone, and I can finish working with all my stuff and perhaps even get organized to pack.

Here's hoping for a productive and stress-free Monday.