I’m going on vacation in two weeks. I know this not because I’ve been anxiously looking forward to it, or because I have it marked on my calendar. I know this because yesterday my girlfriend, Michele, announced to me that she has officially started packing.

For Michele, packing is a multi-week event, involving five precise steps.

Step One: Take Inventory.

A packing journey with Michele always begins with her taking out every piece of summer clothing she owns and carefully laying it out on the floor. Only then can she realize that she hates everything in her current wardrobe — it’s either dated, she wore it on her last vacation so wearing it again is out of the question, or she never liked it since the day she originally bought it. Which conveniently leads us to…

Step Two: Go shopping immediately!

In the days that follow Michele........

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