Are you really packed already?

Whenever I have upcoming travel plans, several people are sure to ask me two or three days beforehand (sometimes even a week!) if I am packed yet. I am never packed until the night before, and I don’t actually close the bags until maybe an hour (or less) before leaving. Sometimes I’m still deciding on items and doing laundry, and I don’t want things to sit and wrinkle for too long, but there’s also all the stuff I’m actually using right up until the last minute—toiletries, robe and slippers, etc.

Does everybody else really pack up and close the suitcases days in advance? If so, I will pause lingeringly while I’m packing tonight and think of you in waves of abject admiration.