Over the last week or so, I have begun working on building up the things I want to take to India with us. I find myself thinking of things in the middle of the night and having to fight the urge to jump out of bed and write down something that I'm "just sure we'll forget." Now, honestly, I am a bit notorious for going on vacation without the things I MUST have. For example, we went to White Lake a few summers ago for 8 days and I brought not a single pair of underwear with me. Funny now. Not funny then. Thankfully, the lake is only about 1 1/2 hours from home so we were able to run back and get them. India is not 1 1/2 hours from home. If I forget underwear, I will not be able to come home and get them.
At the heart of this mania, I think, is the feeling of loss of control. I am kind of a control freak and have the urge to plan and supervise everything. That's not a bad trait - unless you're dealing with infertility, travel visa requirements that force you to mail away your passports, FMLA forms filled in by nosy nurses, and long-term subs who announce their presence in the carpool lane (where totally clueless 3rd grade teachers start giving you the eye). Suddenly, everything is out of your hands and nothing can be guaranteed anymore. I'm no psychiatrist, but I know that I am not really losing sleep over what to pack.
But, since there is no other thing that I can grasp for control over, I guess I will continue to obsess over the packing. A little tablet and pen sit by the bedside, and there is a drawer in the bathroom with travel supplies amassing. I have ordered new luggage - ours lived a long, exciting, and valiant life until it hit on the beaches of Belize. It was way cool to find the new set $60 cheaper on Amazon.com than Overstock.com. I will begin tossing things into a suitcase this week when they arrive and turn a bedroom into a travel center. Everything I suspect I may need can live there while time passes v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y until the end of November.
W-a-i-t-i-n-g s-t-i-n-k-s-!-!-!
Waiting does stink, but the prize at the end is worth this wait! See you in Dec!
ReplyDeleteI always take way too much and wonder why my luggage is so heavy! Have fun packing!
ReplyDeleteha! I'm delaying my packing until the very last minute....I figure I'll pack an extra suitcase in my current suitcase because I'll need to go shopping.....lol
ReplyDeleteI enjoy packing and always take far too much and bring back even more. Enjoy!
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Aleksandra, we can't wait to see you and the babies in December! Kerri, I also struggle with packing too much and am trying to keep in mind that I want to buy some Christmas gifts while I'm over there! I am going to try and not take more than 4 pairs of pants and some shirts..."try" being the operative word there. Saskia, I figure we can use the suitcase where we packed all of our toiletries and hygiene products over in. Hopefully, that suitcase will come back mostly full of Christmas presents!
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