Shopping for items you need to move takes on a cloying sense akin to Stockholm Syndrome -- yes, everything in your life has broken you down to your rawest, twitching bits; but at least you have large trash bags. At least your got that packing tape situation taken care of. At least you have paper towels and rubber gloves, and you will be able to get that blood stain out of the rug. At least you don't have to worry about finding a Sharpie

Somehow, we consider this a step up from death. Many of us have forgotten why the Death card in the tarot means "change" -- it is because the two transitions feel the same.

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