...the challenges we will face! Some I have already faced, and conquered, such as mastering the computer printer-generated iron-on t-shirt transfer, which we used to make the shirts we're going to wear on TPIR. Even I, a pretty carft-challenged person, faced that mother, head-on, and came out on top!
One I have faced and miserably failed at is packing efficiently. I know how to do it, I know I am capable of doing it, I just choose not to do it. I've read all those tips on how you can travel for a year with just 5 verstile pieces of black clothing. A beach cover-up turns into a dinner dress! Flip the skirt upside and inside out, and voila, a shawl! Yeah, right. You can certainly travel with few pieces of clothing, if you don't mind wearing the same thing often, don't like dressing up and/or accessorizing, and don't mind looking like a schlub most of the time. That is not me!!
In a month's time, I realized that I probably wear just about everything I own, so I took it all. I am prepared for the overweight charges. It's better than being unprepared for whatever fashion requirement we might come across. YD is right along with me on this one. Between the 2 of us, not only will we be able to supply that Native American reservation with pharmaceuticals, but we will most probably be able to outfit every adolescent, young adult, and adult female living there.
The challenge, I realize, is not in packing lightly, that's not going to happen, it's getting the bag into the shuttle that takes you to the car rental agency. I can use carts at the airport, and once it's in the car, I'm home free (I am also bringing a smaller bag to bring in/out of the hotels, once in the car, the big one will live there, and just refresh what's in the little bag). If I can hoist that baby onto and off that shuttle, and into the car, it will be another challenge faced, and conquered!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment