Oh no! Its coming!
Woman in the Middle | August 28, 2016They say the anticipation of vacation is as good for the soul as the vacation itself. I would say that is the case up until about a week before the actual trip. That is when the rubber starts meeting the road and things have to get DONE or else! Well, we have reached that point for our Hawaii trip.
First was the suitcase issue. Apparently I buy cheap suitcases that do not like being stored in the heat of the garage attic. The plastic corner inserts in our 24 inch suitcase have disintegrated into confetti rendering the suitcase unusable, as far as I am concerned. Off to the store I went last night to find a replacement. I am happy to report I was able to find a new case which Hubby and I will share. We decided to check one suitcase in order to allow us to bring gels and liquids which are more than three ounces in size. In a humid, sunny climate we will need sunscreen and hair products galore!
Then there is the laundry that needs to be done. Getting the house ready for the house sitter. Getting the info, meds and food pulled together for the vet office that will be taking care of Blackie while we are gone. And the list goes on.
On top of all that, my fellow local history columnist and I are getting ready to publish our second book of columns. He wants me to finish reading and correcting the whole thing before I go so he can make the corrections while I am gone. Not an unreasonable request, so the whole project doesn’t come to a grinding halt while I am gone. But got to get that done, too.
Yes I am looking forward to vacation. No, I am not looking forward to the days leading up to vacation.
I hear ya, packing can be a drag, Tim and I would share a suitcase but he is an over packer honestly the man packs stuff he is not going to need even in his dreams when we went to Tassie we shared a suitcase and he took up over half the space with stuff he didn’t even use I don’t get over packing.
My husband packs too much, too. But, since it will be warm. nothing takes up too much space. IF he puts in too much I will just tell him to take some out!
Just use that tip you put on FB.