"Alright...no one needs to know that you only have one full suitcase packed. There's plenty of time for packing, right? SURE! There's one whole week! Well...down to 5 days, but nothing to do in those 5 days so I'm free to take my time."

"Start with purses...ha, this will be easy! I have only a few favourites to take along....hmm, so I'll need a black one, obviously."

"Hmm...I sure do have more black purses than I remembered...there's this large one...oh yeeaah! And this other large one. Hm, guess I wouldn't have bought that last one had I remembered this one. Well I guess I could use both right? Afterall, they are different styles. Oh - a large brown one? What? Oh riiiight....someone commented I looked like a bag lady with it so I stopped carrying it. HAHAHAHAHAHA...bag lady, guess I sort of am..."

"...Ok, move on. Three small black ones...? What the?! Well this one is more a medium than a small, which would be convenient for all-round use. OK that's a go. And now two small ones. One's all sequin-y the other is plain. What if I'm in a sequin mood? Better take both..."

"This bluey-green one...what was I thinking? I guess I could leave it. And this purple. Ebay. Oh and the green one...another eBay. Hey this silver one was a gift...well no...I told my mom it was a gift so she wouldn't think I bought another one. Well all these coloured ones will come in handy, might as well throw them in too."

"This one is more a shoulder-school bag than a handbag. It may be useful. Oh plus my laptop bag. And my backpack. Hey where'd this little colourful bag come from? Hmm, it could go with a variety of things. Ooohhh and my white one! I love this one, this is a must-take too..."

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Me: "Mom, which is nicer? This light blue or dark blue sweater?"
Mom: "They're the same"
Me: "The same style. I bought them in different colours, but can't decide which to take"
Mom: "They're both nice."
Me: "Which is nicer?"
Mom: "They are both nice. You're the one who spent so much money on all this stuff that you never wear but keep spending, spending, spending like that money is given to you from a rich chacha [uncle]! I mean look at all this stuff, it's everywhere and you keep pulling out more! Why can't you be more like -"
Me: "Moooooommmmmm pleeease! Which ONE!?"
Mom: "Take them both..."
Me: "Well...okay...that's what you said for the last three"
Mom: "Told you not get so much stuff"


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Me: "MOM! WHERE'S MY BLACK PANTS?!"
Mom: "With your black suit"
Me: "No, those are the suit pants, I mean my regular black pants!"
Mom: "The pinstripes?"
Me: "Noooooo, plain! Regular! PLAIN BLACK!"
Mom: "In the laundry?"
Me: "I did the laundry and brought them upstairs...!"
Mom: "Maybe you packed them already! Check that suitcase"
Me: "It's NOT in a suitcase already, I unpacked all the ones you packed, I'd have seen it there. I check everywhere I could think of!!"
Mom: "Check your brother's room"
Me: "Why would they be there?!"
Mom: "Did you check?"
Me: "But why....."
...few moments later...
Me: "WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE!?!?!"
Mom: "Told you so"

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Very Detailed Girl says:
what did you take? like what kind of shoes
AKA says:
I have a couple dressy shoes, flats and sneakers
Very Detailed Girl says:
nice!! so i decided ot tke two pairs of black dress shoes, one with heels, one without, that will go with all
Very Detailed Girl says:
i am taking 1 pair of gym shoes
Very Detailed Girl says:
then 6 flats..3 are more dressy than the other 3 which are more bright. kind of the Indian style shoes, you know?
Very Detailed Girl says:
5 flipflops...blue, grey, white, black, pink
Very Detailed Girl says:
and then 3-4 sandels...grey, white and black
Very Detailed Girl says:
fyi - fliflops are very expensive there, you should buy them here
AKA:
brb

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