Do you have any rituals before holidays in relation to packing?
Tips are greatly appreciated!!
Friday 29 July 2011
Packing for a holiday...
Normally I am quite organised when packing to go away. I dread being told my luggage is over weight and needing to start taking things out my case in the middle of an airport!! Also, I used to take loads of clothes home which I just wouldn't have worn when away therefore wasting precious weight limit. I then devised my legendary 'clothing itineray' sheets. It's nothing new, in fact it's something which I'd read about a few times but had just never tried. So a couple of years back I gave it a go and took photos of all the outfits I could put together in my wardrobe and then downloaded photos onto my computer and began to match them to the days I would wear them.
Unfortunately that was the time my case was left in Washington DC on it's way to Vegas- that meant I missed my first day which threw everything off slightly. Crazy right? Anyway, I kept to most of it but swapped days around depending on how I felt. It was great, I didn't get to a point where I thought, "I don't have enough tops," or "I have nothing to go with this skirt." It's something which, if I have time, I like to do now before I go away. I travel next week and I am not going away with anyone I know which means I can't borrow anything which I may forget?!
Because of this I have began to sort out my itinerary now so that I have time to fill in any gaps. I've therefore started pulling one of my wardrobes apart with clothes.... it's a mess but at the end I will have a ocd super organised wardrobe for my long travel! Hopefully I can be creative enough to not have to wear the same outfit twice...
You are so super organized with this!! My only thing is that I lay it all out on the bed before it goes in the suitcase. Then I can really judge what i have.
ReplyDeleteI freak the heck out about packing. I'm kind of glad I only go away about once a year right now otherwise I'd probably be a basketcase.
ReplyDeleteI dread to think packing for me would be like if I had to fly somewhere. LOL
Good luck with packing! I always leave it to the last minute.
ReplyDeleteBut whenever I'm away on holiday, I always bring the basic coloured tops and one or two key item (like a fancy skirt or shorts and a blazer- a MUST for me), that way I can mix and match without having the same look all the time.
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Oiii I DREAD packing!!! This year I am laying everything out in piles (shoes, jeans, tops, etc) then taking one item from each pile out to keep home. I overpacked WAY TOO MUCH last year. Good luck!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have to say for longer trips I actually make lists before hand of what to bring... nerdy, I know, but it helps me feel like I won't forget anything, and have a good balance of clothes instead of 5 pants and no underwear or something :)
ReplyDeleteCheers!
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good for you on being organized! i'm bad with it. i plan a few days before just what i might take, and then put it on my bed. but then when i need to sleep i just remove everything and then i'm packing everything the night before (or even the same day!) and i feel so stressed! specially because then i'm putting everything everywhere. i know, bad me. i should learn from you!
ReplyDelete@Lindsey- Another good way to organise!
ReplyDelete@Remy- when you're flying you always have that added extra of Arrghhh my case will get lost haha!
@Kimmy- Yep, I love a good blazer too! Always makes an outfit look trendy.
@KY- I bet it must be so hard for youwhen you're packing for a life not just a couple of weeks! Good luck with getting it all sorted!
@Meri- Yey!!! Another list fan :-)
@SoOz-Hahahaha!!!! Aww that is funny. I like how you try to be organised...it's the 1st step haha!