Which do you dislike more, packing or unpacking?

For a trip, I definitely prefer packing. But moving an entire apartment, I LOVE unpacking! It's such a great fresh start! I get so fed up with packing, I end up just throwing things away, then I'm really surprised and delighted when I'm unpacking and have plenty of space for all my things :-)

I dislike unpacking more because your usually exhausted after your trip and don't feel like doing much. Packing is more exciting because your thinking about your trip most of the time and thinking about what you will be doing on your trip. For me packing takes a lot less time than putting everything away.

I'm with you. Packing is fun, you think about what your going to do. Anticipation is great! Then, when you get home, you are tired and the last thing I want to do is laundry.

I quite like packing and buying things to take with me on my trip. However I don't like unpacking when I get home because I wonder where to put all my stuff. The easy part is washing my clothes. I bought home some presents for people from last trip. One present broke and my friend had to glue it back together and I currently can't find the present that I brought back for my sister.

Unpacking definately, I went on holiday in May, the end of May it was. I finally finished unpacking all the stuff from that said holiday last weekend!

packing.. i really hate getting packed to move or packed for a trip.. unpacking is fine lol

well being that i never go any way, i really don't know. i would think unpacking is more of a pain in the a$$. if i ever get to go away for a vacation i will be happy to pack and unpack

Me too! I hate to unpack, i've been known to find a bag from a trip YEARS before and still have stuff in it!

for me it's definitely packing. i can hardly sit down to pack when i know i'm going on a trip. my mind will be filled with things like what i am going to do when i am there. unpacking is a whole different matter for me. i usually unpack with my family around. it's time to give them things i've bought for them on the trip. looking at my purchases also remind me of the excitement i felt during the trip. cheers ;p

I think packing goes fast then unpacking!

I love the excitement and anticipation of packing things and preparation for a vacation or out-of-town trip. I do not really like unpacking all the soiled and smelly stuff, but if I need to, I psych myself up by associating each item with some special memory about the trip. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. To make it as painless as possible, I try to unpack as soon as possible.

I hate packing. My wife packs her and the kids and I unpack me and the kids. I am so a.n.a.l., though, that I start doing laundry as I am unpacking and usually have it all done the first day we get back

I hate unpacking! Unpacking means I have to put things away in the right place and I'm too lazy for all that after I just got back vacation! Plus, it means I have to do laundry from all the clothes I wore. And my clothes are never put back into the bag the same way they were put in when I packed them...they are never folded. I make things difficult for myself! The only time I liked unpacking was when I moved into an apartment, because I got to decorate and decide where everything was going!

Looks like I agree with everyone who has posted so far. I don't mind the packing, but I do procrastinate when I pack and leave it til the last minute. Last time I forgot my entire bathroom kit because it was still in the bathroom sigh. Everything was in it, but I grabbed my suitcase and left lol. Unpacking is definitely a lot worse, I tend to leave the suitcase on the floor for at least a couple days before all the unpacking gets finished.

I like unpacking the least, too. At least packing you are anticipating your trip with unpacking all your fun is over. You just need to do laundry and return to normal life. Not that my life sucks or anything, it's just kind of depressing after all that excitement of vacation and trying new things.

Like you unpacking is worse for me, and for the same reason. WHen I'm packing I'm filled with expectations, and excited about moving. Once I get there I start with the same enthusiasm, but after putting the easiest things away I kind of loose steam. I remember when we moved here I still had a few boxed that I never unpacked after 2 years - guess I didn't need what was inside that much :)

I must agree with you! Unpacking is the worst. At least when you pack you have the anticipation of something new. Unpacking just seems like a lot of work to do!

I think the unpacking I would dislike more for your tired you have to do alot of laundry and put everything away it's a drag. I will useally at least get the clothes out of the bags so they don't smell after returning from a trip but as far as the rest of it that can wait. Packing for a trip is more fun for me for I am all riled up excited about the trip what I want to bring and it makes the whole process alot more fun.