tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post3772521803117713303..comments2024-02-11T04:00:55.461-05:00Comments on I was promised more naps...: Things that are awful #92: PackingBethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05900914389510848443noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-5641087435676242402014-01-13T12:24:31.590-05:002014-01-13T12:24:31.590-05:00Oh my goodness! I'm dying at your sister forge...Oh my goodness! I'm dying at your sister forgetting to pack anything!! That's like my nightmare come true!! You are so smart to keep your closet stocked in Saudi Arabia! That seems less stressful than hoping you remembered enough underwear!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900914389510848443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-34294159445851923902014-01-04T12:08:27.004-05:002014-01-04T12:08:27.004-05:00i lived my whole life spending the three months of...i lived my whole life spending the three months of summer halfway across the world: a packing nightmare. my parents were always like you, packing weeks in advance and closing the suitcases five days before we were set to leave. my sisters and i... well, we dealt with it by being the exact opposite. i'll usually pack the night before the trip (and then unpack like six months after we get back). one time, my parents went and checked in all of the luggage and when they got back my younger sister remembered that she hadn't packed. anything. it was hilarious to me and my older sister, but my parents were not amused. she ended up having to shove three months of clothes into a dufflebag and bringing it as a carry-on. the memory still makes me laugh. <br /><br />since we actually have a house in saudi arabia, i leave my closet over there pretty well stocked. one year i bought A BUNCH of underwear and just left it all there. i have pajama pants (if i really l ike a pair i'll buy two, one for america one for saudi arabia) there as well as basic t-shirts and things that i can wear at least two years in a row. i'm assuming that most people don't have the benefit of having a mostly stocked closet where they're traveling to, though. rolling clothes (which was already mentioned, i know) makes a huge difference. my sister uses those vacuum bag things (the ones to organize your closet) to fit more clothes in her suitcase, but you'll have to have a vacuum on the other side or you're stuck with too much clothes and not enough space. <br /><br />oh, and there is no such thing as overpacking when it comes to kids, in my opinion.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020549348509508380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-45261899089077164812014-01-03T21:28:51.043-05:002014-01-03T21:28:51.043-05:00Oh my gosh!! Rolling made such a huge difference! ...Oh my gosh!! Rolling made such a huge difference! I'm in awe!!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900914389510848443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-42004286837000959792014-01-03T21:28:15.044-05:002014-01-03T21:28:15.044-05:00Hahahahaha!! Over packing is pretty much a necessi...Hahahahaha!! Over packing is pretty much a necessity with kids.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900914389510848443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-42218024110544382472014-01-02T03:22:31.476-05:002014-01-02T03:22:31.476-05:00The first time my (then) boyfriend (now husband) w...The first time my (then) boyfriend (now husband) went one a day trip to the beach with my son he was laughing about my "over packing". Well, well, well... those 4 pairs of underwear and 4 pairs of pants and a set of pajamas and entire pack of wipes meant that he didn't have a pee-pee car on the 2 hour car ride home... Lesson. Learned.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868552915826764790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-54862966263617660132013-12-31T12:38:14.907-05:002013-12-31T12:38:14.907-05:00Ooo! I'm going to give that a shot! Thanks!Ooo! I'm going to give that a shot! Thanks!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900914389510848443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-13064419099589676252013-12-31T12:37:53.073-05:002013-12-31T12:37:53.073-05:00I haven't tried one! Did she find the list or ...I haven't tried one! Did she find the list or make it herself?Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900914389510848443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-32306610709551197022013-12-31T12:37:13.998-05:002013-12-31T12:37:13.998-05:00Traveling by car is definitely, packing-wise. If o...Traveling by car is definitely, packing-wise. If only we didn't have to worry about how our toddlers handle long trips! ;)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900914389510848443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-61150021923378563312013-12-31T12:17:27.228-05:002013-12-31T12:17:27.228-05:00Roll your clothes! It's the best way to get a...Roll your clothes! It's the best way to get a lot in a suitcase. I learned this from my ever wise younger sister when we were going to Arizona for symposium. I couldn't believe the crap I was able to pack! Nicole Shanternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-16112187817155358642013-12-31T12:15:22.441-05:002013-12-31T12:15:22.441-05:00Have you ever tried a packing list? It could be g...Have you ever tried a packing list? It could be generic or specific. Ruth gave me one that helped with Disney.Jeannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771914699634573129.post-53234895321571933732013-12-31T12:13:03.140-05:002013-12-31T12:13:03.140-05:00I have packing nightmares every single time I go a...I have packing nightmares every single time I go anywhere!! The worst is in almost every dream I only have like 10 min to pack and everything is in the dirty laundry:)Also I totally over pack all the time because the few times I tried to pack light I always wish I had brought more! It's why I love traveling by car:) Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487637599703681361noreply@blogger.com