I hope I haven’t talked about this already! [ha ha ha, oh brother!]

When I’m going on a trip, I look forward to packing, figuring out what I need to take, how many nice outfits do I need, how many nice dinners? Bathing suit, jeans, pants, under things, shoes, books, toiletries, all that stuff. I get to pack my bags, hope that they are under weight, get to the destination, unpack as quickly as possible, get the room and bathroom set up the way I want it and then relax for the next week or so, whew.

Even at the end, packing everything up is not that bad, maybe there are some new souvenirs,  but it all goes back where it came from, most of it dirty clothing anyway, so super easy to pack. Then home again and ugh, unpacking, well, put everything in the laundry room and put the travel toiletries back in the closet/cabinets they stay until the next trip.

So…as you may have guessed, I don’t mind packing and unpacking for vacation.

Now, packing and unpacking for work…it’s hit or miss and here’s why. It all depends on where I’m going and how long I’m staying. I had one contract that I was never anywhere more than two nights max and let me tell you, two nights was great, I could actually take a few things out of my bag, one night, i just got things out of my bag and if I was somewhere for a week, look out!

On this project, I am in one place for six months, what? I get to unpack and stay unpacked? well, for a period of time at least. In the first few months of the project, I was going home each week, I didn’t bring a big bag because I didn’t need that much. Then there were times I wasn’t going to get home for maybe two or three weeks due to my schedule or maybe I was traveling to an alternate location. For those times, I had a bigger bag and more stuff.

Progressively, I’ve added a few things, I have my materials for class, food that I’ve bought to keep in the room so I can have breakfast, snacks, maybe even some other meals. And now, I’m going to be here until the end of July, not sure when I’m going to get home, which is great for the project, but now I might need some more clothes, what?

So…here is where the title of my post comes in. I’m not a fan of packing to leave for the weekend because there is so much stuff to deal with! The great thing is that I get to keep as much as I need to here at the hotel in a closet down by the front desk and they have been so great about letting me keep what I need to here. It’s now about five bags! Oh brother! The last one is toiletries. I have gotten smart about packing the night before I am leaving and taking it all downstairs except for what I need in the morning and my toiletries.

This is the reason I don’t enjoy packing is that I have to pack it ALL into those bags and take them downstairs knowing that I am coming back in 3 days, that’s the frustration, if I was going for a week, not a big deal, but it’s just 3 days and I’ll be back [well, more like 2.5] oh well, it’s got to be done so I’m gonna do it, oh wait, it’s already done.

But…I made my hotel reservation for June and July for both months and when I check in, I will unpack and that will be that for two months! wahoo! Go me!

So, now…I am packed and ready to go tomorrow. MGS is turning four on Friday and I am going to be there when she wakes up! Go me! I can’t wait!

Ok, gotta go, alarm is going off at 5:50. Goodnight!