What do you mean I can’t pack everything but the kitchen sink?!
As the time for my departure to Florence draws closer and closer, I’ve realized it’s probably about that time where I should stop procrastinating and actually get down to getting things done! First up on that long list of things I probably should do? …. The one everyone loves best, yup, PACKING! (if you didn’t catch the sarcasm in that, well, just keep reading, there will be plenty of places to practice picking up on my sarcasm throughout this post)
Now you may be asking yourself, “What is so daunting about packing? Just throw all your clothes into a suitcase and be done with it!” well, if I was going on a weeklong vacation, I’d do just that and I wouldn’t give it a second thought. Yes, I’m ashamed to admit it, but I’m the type of packer who thinks I need to pack everything but the kitchen sink just for a weeklong vacation, so for me, this is quite a daunting task. Now, I do credit myself on being quite strong for my petite size and if it were up to me, I’d be able to pack everything but the kitchen sink as I’d find a way of managing to lug all of it around Florence with me. But, fortunately for me (see, there’s that sarcasm again), the extremely generous airline companies have allowed me one, 75 pound suitcase limit and two carry on’s. oh, lucky meeee! Let me just take a minute to jump for joy over all that space I have to stuff three months’ worth of clothing, necessities and other things into that. So now where does this really leave me? Oh yes, that leaves me sitting on my bed eating a box of chocolates as I stare at everything but the kitchen sink that I’m attempting to pack for my trip. NOT EXCITED. And after I finish that chocolate, and manage to get everything into that space, you will probably find me jumping up and down on the suitcase as my partner in crime, Liz (my sister and expert packer), attempts to zip up the suitcases. Then after a fair amount of praying that the suitcase doesn’t weigh more than 75 pounds, I will pray even harder that it doesn’t explode open in the middle of Bradley International Airport for everyone to see! **Fingers crossed!!**
Stay tuned!! My next blog is going to be my actual, running list of "things to pack" and some helpful tips for packing lightly when traveling for longer than two months
~la vita è bella~
Now you may be asking yourself, “What is so daunting about packing? Just throw all your clothes into a suitcase and be done with it!” well, if I was going on a weeklong vacation, I’d do just that and I wouldn’t give it a second thought. Yes, I’m ashamed to admit it, but I’m the type of packer who thinks I need to pack everything but the kitchen sink just for a weeklong vacation, so for me, this is quite a daunting task. Now, I do credit myself on being quite strong for my petite size and if it were up to me, I’d be able to pack everything but the kitchen sink as I’d find a way of managing to lug all of it around Florence with me. But, fortunately for me (see, there’s that sarcasm again), the extremely generous airline companies have allowed me one, 75 pound suitcase limit and two carry on’s. oh, lucky meeee! Let me just take a minute to jump for joy over all that space I have to stuff three months’ worth of clothing, necessities and other things into that. So now where does this really leave me? Oh yes, that leaves me sitting on my bed eating a box of chocolates as I stare at everything but the kitchen sink that I’m attempting to pack for my trip. NOT EXCITED. And after I finish that chocolate, and manage to get everything into that space, you will probably find me jumping up and down on the suitcase as my partner in crime, Liz (my sister and expert packer), attempts to zip up the suitcases. Then after a fair amount of praying that the suitcase doesn’t weigh more than 75 pounds, I will pray even harder that it doesn’t explode open in the middle of Bradley International Airport for everyone to see! **Fingers crossed!!**
Stay tuned!! My next blog is going to be my actual, running list of "things to pack" and some helpful tips for packing lightly when traveling for longer than two months
~la vita è bella~
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