I always seem to work best under pressure. Even when I was younger I would wait until the last minute to finish a school assignment. If family is coming I wait until the night before to start deep cleaning the house. So naturally I would wait until the day before a trip to get all my laundry done. And of course I will wait until about an hour before we leave to actually pack. I do this every time we take a trip. I make a list about a week in advance of all the things I need to do and what I need to pack. Then I promptly loose the list and wing it in the final hours... I can't decide if this contributes to my tendency to over-pack or not. Logic would tell me that if I had started packing days prior to the trip it would give me more time to throw random articles of clothing and shoes into the bag knowing they are neither practical nor going to be worn on said trip. For example: Taking my best night on the town outfit and rockin' stilettos on a trip to a town where most bars encourage you to spit your shells on the floor. But I guarantee that in the packing process I will again throw it in just in case. In case of what I'm not sure. What I am sure of is that I will most definitely bring something I have no intention of wearing and leave something out that I really needed. Like the time I brought 5 pairs of shoes but forgot my pajamas. I do the same thing with my son. I bring far more clothes than he needs and toys even though I know his Nana has toys galore... So this is my prediction:
I will continue to frantically finish the laundry tonight.
Then tomorrow before Kai's school conference I will remember something I didn't wash and throw it in.
After the conference I will start packing and finish just minutes before my grandparents arrive to pick us up tomorrow afternoon.
Then on Friday as we are driving in the middle of nowhere It will dawn on me that the last minute item I threw in the wash is still sitting in the dryer and I will cuss under my breath.
I will continue to do this every trip out of a sense of tradition and the fact that I am a stubborn procrastinating airhead.
1 comment:
I am totally like that too. I always pack last minute (and when I get home from the trip- it sits in the bag until it gets used, washed, and put away properly.)
My theory is the reason why I don't pack a week early- is I don't have enough clothing to do so. If I only have 4 pairs of pants that I really wear all the time, I will actually be in the process of wearing them a week before the trip. Same with kid clothes- Even though they have a million of them, I really only put them in the same 10 things. Crazy. Plus, You can't pack your make up, tooth brush, hair brush or things like that- because, duh- you're using them daily (hopefully).
You aren't the only one.
As long as there are stores where you are going- you'll be fine. :)
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