Teeny Tiny Business Cards

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Okay, I'm trying to pack up right now. However, I've got a bunch of my own teeny-tiny business cards, and no idea what to do with them so that they don't get lost.

Organization's always my weak point, and once I get overwhelmed by a task (like packing up my room), I tend to get really frustrated and just sort of stop out of protest. Admittedly, I am a lazy person. That's why I postpone things to begin with. However, once I get started, I sometimes get overwhelmed and freeze. That's not me being lazy - once the task is broken down, I can do it. However, right now the business cards and another problem I'm having trying to get access to a shredder have me frustrated, and I can feel myself starting to shut down right now. I know I need to get the job done, though, and so I'm taking a break to ask for help and fuss over sorting out the colorful business cards I have from other people - which are actually sorted in a booklet.

For right now, my problem is twofold:

1. What to do about the business cards so that I can pack them up without losing them
2. How to break down packing up the room so that I don't get overwhelmed and freeze up

1. Do you have a ziploc bag they will fit in? Then organize them later when you can do it in stages and get less overwhelmed?

2. Just do it in stages. One part of the room at a time. I always end up just putting one part of a room in and writing on the outside of the box what it contains, rather than trying to go through organizing it all into categories. I once had a box that said "alarm clock, leo tolstoy, pads, ear plugs, can of soup, etc" No joke. Then when I unpacked I'd just set up my room the same way, and if anything was left over I didn't want to put in the new room, I would just throw it in a catchall box, or throw it away if it was unneeded and not donatable.

Good luck! Keep taking breaks if you have time, I will be here all night and will try to keep an eye on this post if I can help with anything. I have packed SO many times it has even become fun at this point, so I hope I can give some good advice.

Edit: You know what? I didn't clarify if you were packing to organize, or to move? If it's just to organize I would still use the same technique, just box or straighten it up, and whatever you don't need and won't use again, either recycle or dispose of.

It's the end of the school year, and I'm moving out of my dorm for the last time. Thank you so much for your help. I'm probably going to stop for the evening pretty soon and get back to work tomorrow.

Sounds good. Glad to be of assistance. I'll try to check back tomorrow and see how it's going.