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Non-adulting emotion: moving despair

It’s been a big few weeks for me. I left my job at the paper, put on a massive event and now … well, now I should be packing and moving. 

But am I? Am I carefully sorting things, labeling boxes, giving away unwanted items and amassing big stacks of newspaper to carefully wrap dishes?

Or am I instead falling down the internet rabbit hole, refreshing the amazon.com listing for my book, reading Jezebel and stories about mail-order brides and playing Flow on my phone?

(Answer: B. So much. So terribly, terribly much).

2nd Oct 2012 58 notes , Comments
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  5. courtbouillon reblogged this from adulting and added:
    Ugh. This is me right now. Just found out...put an application in
  6. tekym reblogged this from adulting and added:
    To be fair, Flow is a great game.
  7. pointetothesky said: Good luck! Maybe wrap breakables while watching tv? Multi-tasking is my favorite form of efficient procrastination.
  8. jenniferdulac said: Labeling boxes are for adults… :D
  9. succisivesarah said: UfYH! 20/10s! You can do it, just do it bit by bit.
  10. adios-melancolia said: Flow is also my “I don’t want to do adult things” go-to..
  11. polyamorousmisanthrope said: If you use Chrome? Strict Pomodoro. It’s the only way I get anything done.
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  13. davesnothere said: That’s OK, but now that you’ve relaxed and had fun playing on the internet it’s time to be an adult and get busy packing.
  14. infinit-bacon said: I also fell into the internet during my recent move. But everything got done in the end, even the organizing and labeling! It’s okay to give in to the non-adulting emotions for a little bit, especially when something so big is happening in your life.
  15. tessshebaylo said: Hey, at least you’re adult enough to notice that this isn’t adult behavior!