Need Vs. I Think I Need

"Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow." - the only wise/serious/inspirational thing you'll read in this post.

You'd think that all my experience with packing up and shipping out would give me some mad skills by now.  But it seems to be just as, if not more, stressful to put 50 pounds of "I need this!!" into one suitcase. And to be honest, if I were to remove all of the things from it that I really do need, 85% percent would be left.  Because I think I need them.  Let me explain.

NEED
raincoat
computer + accessories
passport
camera
underwear

THINK I NEED
this dress and that dress i'm going to wear so many dresses there I'm going to be a dress person and i need three pairs of pants because they are my favorites and i don't want to have to buy new ones i dont care if i'll never wear them since its summer there and i need three pairs of shorts and two skirts even though i already packed a million dresses and one of the skirts i bought because it was on sale but never in my life have i worn it except to dance around in my room to cheesy pop music that i'd never admit to listening too also flip flops and tennis shoes and maybe my converse too i cant bear to leave those behind and what if i have to look nice ? so i better bring some dress shoes and why not throw in yet another pair of shorts for exercising because of course i'll be making tons of time for that (in my dreams) and one a day vitamins and a backpack and a duffle bag and five months of tampons (wow that is scary to think about) and speaking of being a girl i'll need like 10 different bras because each one goes with a different outfit because they can't make a universal bra that is comfortable !!!!! and three sweatshirts and six t-shirts and a long sleeve shirt and omg hair accessories ! bobby pins clips hair ties head bands you name it and make up what if make up there is more expensive than it is here i better bring extra eyeliner eye shadow lip gloss i don't even wear eye shadow that often but just in casies and absolutely under no circumstance can i forget my sweatpants ... god forbid!!!

I think you get the idea.  Please keep in mind the above is sarcastic and most of the amounts are exaggerated.  MOST.  I think I've said enough.