Finally sitting down and back to the blog.
Of course I didn’t mean to skip a week and truthfully I had it all carefully planned to have the post ready before leaving last Friday but, as it always happens, things didn’t go according to the plan.
I admit it, may be I was a bit over-optimistic to think that the day before leaving I could fit in a good clean of the house , so to guarantee relatively good igenical living conditions to the travelling husband and the girls till my return; the packing and of course my personal restoration ( wax, hair, mani , pedi and everything to pass my mother inspection as we all know how she hates shabby women).
Over 20 years abroad thought me to choose smart and in an efficient way. The days of overpacking are well gone. Years after years and packing after packing I kind of mastered my skills.
I carefully pick my clothes in a way that they can gracefully mix and match and be interchangeable and with the same criteria I pick my accessories, shoes included. Plus an extra outfit because I also learned to accept my problems with certain food, especially if dressed in white.
The toiletry pouch is not an issue anymore either. I efficiently learned to restrict the amount of make up to what I am actually going to wear and not what I might wear; and over time I collected a wide range of miniature containers for the only purpose of the brief breaks away.
That is it: Easy peasy. All sorted and ready to the actual packing that I’m not afraid to say years and years of practice made a child play.
Pick, fold, pack: No hassle!! If done smartly. And not to brag, but I am a smart woman, or to be more precise a smart packer.
Now, you are probably thinking if I’m so smart and the whole packing affair is so easy to me , why was I so delayed to not have time for my supposedly planned blog?
Well, first of all because the picking-folding-packing process might be smart and easy, but that doesn’t mean is quick too. Also I ended up tackling my wardrobe around two hours later than planned, (more or less like always).
Make up and cream are no trouble. Not much to choose there, the only time consuming part is decant everything from the big jars to the miniature containers.
Picking and pairing outfit is not so straightforward . Once is done is done but before coming to that, there might be a long time of wandering, consulting the mirror, swearing at the mirror , taking a break for coffee and cake because anyway that pair of pants I wanted to bring are too tight anyway etc etc.
Then there is the metheo variable. All of a sudden the weather forecasts had changed and what I originally planned to bring is not weather-appropriate any longer.
Shoes and bags must match the clothes but they must also be comfortable and not too heavy , because the extra weight in the case is rigorously reserved to the souvenirs …. Yes even if I go back “home” to Italy.
When finally everything is ready and in the suitcase, is finally time to relax; have that long hot shower, blow and dry the hair change the nail polish while trying to avoid the dogs so that they won’t decorate my newly varnished toes with components of their fur.
Once all that is done , there is still the handbag to pack. Well mine is more a small weekend bag filled with anything I couldn’t fit in my suitcase plus my handbag containing my kindle , phone charger, adapter and travel documents ( strictly double checked by the traveling husband, thing that would normally infuriate me if it wasn’t for that time we nearly missed our plane because I forgot my passport or the other time when I brought my expired passport 🙄)
Refreshed, cleaned, perfectly groomed and satisfied with my accomplishments is time for a last look at my suitcase before zipping it close.
That is what you might call “the one look too many”. My case never survives that last look! I impulsively change my mind (every bloody time) and the whole process of picking, pairing, folding and packing start all over again. The only positive side is that by the time I get to bed it is so late and I’m so exhausted that there is no way the excitement for my traveling the next day will keep me awake.
P.S
I don’t t have to tell you that once at my destination action and unpacking I always wished I have t changed my outfits right??!!!
Have a great week ahead and if you happen to travel somewhere, happy traveling🤩
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