PACKING!
A few months back I purchased my plane tickets to go live in Orlando for about 7 months… there were a few things I didn’t quite think through.
Now, I’m a planner, I love planning, but unfortunately, I seriously failed this planning mission!
I didn’t think about needing items to live on for seven months and only having TWO checked bags to fly with that can’t weigh over 50 pounds. Needless to say, I’ve been crossing things off my packing list one by one that I’m going to have to wait on. Fortunately, Nick is coming in March for Spring Break, so he will be bringing what I cannot take, but for the first month or two, I’ll be living off a minimal amount of stuff (which, honestly, I shouldn’t complain about, right? Because it’s probably a lot more than most people get to live off their entire life. I should probably shut up with the complaining!) So I’ve been working REALLY hard the past 2-3 days to get packed up for my flight out on Tuesday morning!
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| My bed covered with everything I WANT to take! |
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| My two checked bags I plan on taking and a bin full of other things I WANT to take! |
My room at the parentals was a MESS for a while…. Nick came over last night and knocked some sense in me and basically TOLD encouraged me to pack lighter and we went one by one and narrowed down what I needed to bring.
Or shall I say, HE narrowed down what I needed to bring, and I begrudgingly obliged… 🙁
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| First Checked bag, packed! |
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| Second Checked bag, packed with room to spare |
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| First Carry On packed minus laptop (that I’m using right now, obviously!) |
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| Second Carry on, my purse! |
And then… there is the stuff that I have to leave behind… which will be joining me in March!
I do still have to actually weigh the bags, and believe me if I have some wiggle room, I’ll throw in an item or two I was going to leave behind, but this was a lot more stressful that I expected!
What are some plans you made that you seriously didn’t think through all the way and wanted to kick yourself in the rear after making the decision?
I should have chosen to drive…
aw 🙁 I do that each year around Christmas time. I go home to see my parents for the entire month and I tell myself ok I don’t need my whole closet, so than I end up with less clothes and things that I really needed 🙂
Hope you are getting it all together, which I’m sure you are!
Have a great day!
Breanna xx