Woman in the Middle

Forgive me. I am having a hard time typing right now, I am laughing so much. I was just reading a fashion blog. Not normal my cup of tea, but it was about what she wore on her cruise. I got sucked it, thinking it might have tips about how to pack light for a cruise. Uh, no.

On one day of her four-day cruise she changed clothes four times! FOUR TIMES! That didn’t count her change from her pajamas to real clothes, either. I can’t even imagine. I understand that after a shore excursion on a hot Caribbean island she would want to shower and change cloths for dinner, but four times? She put together one outfit just to go get breakfast. Wow, I missed something about packing “breakfast wear” for any of the cruises I have been on!

However, there was a story in the news that I could really relate to. A young man with some Scottish band decided he didn’t want to pay to check his luggage. Instead he wore everything he was taking on his body. Unfortunately, he  got severely overheated and had to be rushed to the hospital with the plane landed. I like to think I wouldn’t do something quite that dumb, but I have thought about what I would do if the irritating airlines started charging for carry on luggage. I now know that wearing a suitcase full of clothes is not a good idea!

Give me a decent sized purse, though, and I bet I could still pack enough to get by for a few days at least.