Packing for a "normal" vacation is already a challenge for me. I'm one of those people who obsess about the packing for a week but who can't get their rear in gear to actually, you know, shove crap in a suitcase until the last minute. 
And yet, I'm also one of those anxious type triathletes who lays everything out days and days ahead of an event and makes minutely detailed lists of what not to forget, what bag it should go in, and how much of every little thing to pack (or obtain and THEN pack.) Put those two packing/preparation styles together and what do you get? A CRAZY WOMAN!!A crazy woman who finally relented to the scads of peer pressure and joined FaceBook (aka "the great time sucker") to boot. I think that qualifies me for the Extra Crazy label. Send some organizational vibes my way so I don't forget to pack something important and hard to replace along the way. Like my bike. Or my wetsuit. (Also, if you happen to be one of the already assimilated Borg on FB, send me some karma or flair or something because you would NOT believe what a kick I get out of that stuff!) Peace!
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And this is why we are friends. We leave on our big international adventure August 4. All four big kids are away, so the laundry is caught up on.
Four carry-ons are packed, two big kids' duffels are packed and as soon as some internet orders arrive, the other two kids will be packed. There is a card table in the living room for "staging" the next phase. 10 cans of sunscreen, bug spray with DEET, various anti-malarial Rx's, supplies to donate...
I, of course, will pack myself about 3am the night before we leave.
Yes, yes, yes! That is EXACTLY the way it works. Wonder Twins Activate - Form of an Ice Trunk!
Get to packin!!!
(If you want to have fun on your vacation, do what I did on mine - check out the short video...)
I usually leave packing to the last minute too. Oh, and I make lists and lists of everything, and still end up forgetting something!
I use my tri list entirely as a defense mechanism... I would forget my bike if I didn't ;-)
Get packing! And don't sweat it.. I think half of mankind is whiling time away on Facebook!
Haha - packing for events away is mad stuff! I take more on to an event than my entire family put together does when we go on holiday.
What if it rains? What if it's hot? What if my goggles break? What if my wetsuit rips? I take EVERYTHING just in case.
Good luck with the packing, the trip, and the race - looking forward to hearing all about it.
YOU WILL BE GRRRRREAT....
Stay strong girl!
No matter how you do it, it will get done.
Oh, I am such the procrastinator when it comes to packing...usually up super late the night before!
Have fun :)
I usually procrastinate when traveling, but am overly anal when packing for a race.
I definitely understand why facebook is blocked at work
Packing is tough. You don't want to lug too much stuff around, but you don't want to be wishing you had something that you left behind. It stresses me out too.
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