Moving....so hard!

[chicajojobe]

I had no idea moving to my dorm would be this hard!



I mean it was okay at first. I spent last week packing....no problems there.



Then yesterday we decided to move all my stuff a day early to avoid the
big crowd on the official move in day (today). So we moved in all my
stuff. It wasn't so bad except for that the beds are loft and when I
arrived it was at the very top with all the other furniture underneath.
I knew there was no way I was going to be able to sleep six feet off
the ground so I got my parents to help me adjust it. Boy was that fun!
I think to do it easily you need about six people! We finally got it to
a level that is still pretty high but is one I think I can learn to
live with. After that I discovered I'd forgotten a few things so I
drove home with my parents and just spent the night because if I'd gone
back to campus that night I wouldn't have arrived until almost
mid-night.



So this morning I woke up around 7:30 and I got all the rest of my
stuff together and headed out. I stopped at Starbucks for breakfast and
went strait there. I arrived about an hour later.....everything was
going good so far. After parking my car however I discovered that I had
to hike up to the hall because the buses don't run until noon on
Sundays. I did, then took a shower, then I knew that I really needed
lunch so I went to the dining hall but it turns out the meal plans
don't start until tomorrow! So I had to hike all the way back down to
my car and go get lunch somewhere out. I managed to and looking back
I'm amazed I managed to stay calm and actually sit in a restaurant long
enough to eat. After I got out I was so tired from hiking back and
forth to the car, and my feet were starting to blister because I wasn't
wearing my walking shoes, and my blood sugar had gotten so low that
lunch didn't fix it fast. I also checked through the bus system flyer
and found out that the buses aren't running at all today! So I called
home and told my mom and dad that there was no transportation from my
assigned parking lot to my hall and no food services so they told me to
just come home. I managed to drive home but I was in like....half
surpressed panic attack the entire way. I had to stop several times
just to calm down.



Once I finally arrived home I sort of just broke down. I keep crying
off and on and I'm all nauseated. I probably shouldn't have ate what I
did for lunch (cheese dip on little bread slices) but I was so hungry
that I would have eaten anything at that moment.

I feel like I'm already finding that I can't do this and classes haven't even started yet!




Edited by: chicajojobe

[Galadriel]

Hey there!


Moving out is rough. I didn't move into a college dorm, but I just a month or so ago moved into an apartment with my husband, and its tough! You will feel homesick for the first while, but it will ease. Things do get better! Once your into your classes and such that will help takeyour mind off of feeling homesick. I cried for the first week or so on and off just thinking of little things I miss, like the dogs and such. You will get used to it though and soon home won't feel the same to you anymore. Its an odd feeling, but its part of the process. [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[angel13]

Hey chica! I can understand how you feel!


I am in the process of moving into my own house at the moment, and though I can nip home and see my folks whenever I want, its a little hectic and hard to adjust to to begin with!


All the rushing around has probably just gotten a bit overwhelming for you. Just take it easy, you're gonna be fine- once you're settled, you'll have a blast, I assure you! Just take it day by day, things will sort themselves out. Don't let things stress you out. Just learn to relax. College life is supposed to be fun, so just chill, enjoy yourself!


^_^ Things will get easier! *hugs* Give it your best shot!