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from your mom?
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The Trip Isn’t Finished Until the Bags are Unpacked
Though I wouldn’t say my mom is a super organized person, she does have some solid productivity habits. She can’t go to bed if there are dishes to be washed, she puts things back when she’s finished using them, and, to my surprise, she unpacks her luggage as soon as she gets back from a trip.
I don’t think I’ve ever done this once.
Apparently she doesn’t feel the trip is over until the bags are unpacked and everything is back where it should be. Meanwhile I’m on the couch, “recovering”, luggage sitting by the door with clothes poking out.
Her habit makes an awful lot of sense, even outside of travel.
How often do we leave a few loose ends? How complete are our projects? Are we getting “close enough” and stopping? Would a little more thoroughness make life easier?
I will be thinking about this for a while.