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[quote=Anonymous]I wasn't sure if I should put this in the mid-life concerns forum or here.   I need a reality check, I'm in my late 40s.
A few days ago I drove 9 hours to my kid's school to help move him out of the dorm.   It was hot and sunny outside the whole ride and the contrast of the hot beating sun and the cold A/C typically just makes me feel a little sick on long rides.   A lot  of the roads had construction where I had to drive miles right next to a Jersey wall which I find a bit nerve racking.

By the time I arrived at his school (around 4:30 pm) he had most his stuff packed in bags and bins but it's hard to get one of those huge laundry carts there (it's just "first come first serve" no way to sign up or reserve it.)   So we had to make multiple trips from his 3rd floor room and across a small grassy area to my car in a parking lot, carrying these heavy bags and bins.
TBH, I was a mess.  I was already hungry and dehydrated from the long drive and 2 hrs of manual labor was difficult.  
After it was done we went to a hotel and had dinner and then drove home the next day.

If you've done this type of move out, did you wait a day after the long drive before doing the actual move out (like go straight to the hotel and go do the dorm move out the following morning?)
Am I just in terrible shape for someone in their late 40's and I should have been able to handle the long drive plus hours of move out lifting with no problem?
I probably should have focused more on drinking water and eating healthy (I stopped once for a fast food lunch) on the drive up, but really I just wanted to get there ASAP.    But what else do you do to make sure you are in better condition for work once you arrive at the dorm for move out?[/quote]

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