I'm certain you all have your own plan (or not) for packing. My packing process is almost a religious experience. It's varied, by length/type of trip, of course. For short, weekend trips, I toss a change of clothes and my always-packed sundries bag into a duffel and go.
For longer, international trips, the experience is much more detailed, and usually takes a good 6-8 hours.
I know, that may seem like overkill, but let me explain my neurotic ways:
Step One: After work, the night before the flight
-Strip and remake bed.
-Tear apart bedroom finding appropriate clothing, camera, laptop, chargers, passport, travel wallet.
-Establish a "pile" in the living room.
-Start a load of wash for anything that needs laundering.
-Reassemble bedroom.
-Switch laundry to dryer.
Step Two: Late night, while watching a movie in my living room
-Laundry is done and clean clothing added to "The Pile"
-Whittle down "The Pile" - omit any packing redundancies
-Ziplock baggie everything into submission. Gallon ziplock bags hold my extension cord, adapters, etc. Quart ziplock bags for medications, shampoos, etc.
-This trip I'll be trying out Eagle Creek's Packing Cubes (Eagle Creek is not my sponsor, I purchased their cubes on my own dime.) for the first time for my clothing. I'll let you know if they're worthwhile.
-Pack everything into suitcase (For this trip I'll be using my new Osprey Sojourn rolling backpack, again, no Osprey is not my sponsor, etc...) except toiletries, which I'll need to shower and prep with before leaving.
-Vacuum the living room/clean the bathroom and bedroom (I like my house to be clean when I come home... it makes coming home much less stressful!)
Step Three: Late Late Night Prior to Flight
-Pretend to try and sleep.
-Fail miserably.
-Be ridiculously tired when my alarm goes off alarmingly early.
Step Four: Morning of flight
-Pry my unslept body from my barely-used, fresh-sheeted bed and get dressed.
-Pack sundries into bag
-Pack electronics into carry-on
-Double check I've got my passport, trip details and cards.
-Get to the flight!
Step Five:
RELAX, sleep, watch a movie, read a book... enjoy the ride.
How do you prep for an international trip?
For longer, international trips, the experience is much more detailed, and usually takes a good 6-8 hours.
I know, that may seem like overkill, but let me explain my neurotic ways:
Step One: After work, the night before the flight
-Strip and remake bed.
-Tear apart bedroom finding appropriate clothing, camera, laptop, chargers, passport, travel wallet.
-Establish a "pile" in the living room.
-Start a load of wash for anything that needs laundering.
-Reassemble bedroom.
-Switch laundry to dryer.
Step Two: Late night, while watching a movie in my living room
-Laundry is done and clean clothing added to "The Pile"
-Whittle down "The Pile" - omit any packing redundancies
-Ziplock baggie everything into submission. Gallon ziplock bags hold my extension cord, adapters, etc. Quart ziplock bags for medications, shampoos, etc.
-This trip I'll be trying out Eagle Creek's Packing Cubes (Eagle Creek is not my sponsor, I purchased their cubes on my own dime.) for the first time for my clothing. I'll let you know if they're worthwhile.
-Pack everything into suitcase (For this trip I'll be using my new Osprey Sojourn rolling backpack, again, no Osprey is not my sponsor, etc...) except toiletries, which I'll need to shower and prep with before leaving.
-Vacuum the living room/clean the bathroom and bedroom (I like my house to be clean when I come home... it makes coming home much less stressful!)
Step Three: Late Late Night Prior to Flight
-Pretend to try and sleep.
-Fail miserably.
-Be ridiculously tired when my alarm goes off alarmingly early.
Step Four: Morning of flight
-Pry my unslept body from my barely-used, fresh-sheeted bed and get dressed.
-Pack sundries into bag
-Pack electronics into carry-on
-Double check I've got my passport, trip details and cards.
-Get to the flight!
Step Five:
RELAX, sleep, watch a movie, read a book... enjoy the ride.
How do you prep for an international trip?
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