Daily affirmations of a word mercenary
The internal dialogue of trying to pack of this trip goes something like this:
Tent stakes, ok. Great. Sweater for drive down, ok. Presents for friends in LA. Got ‘em. Oh, and a jacket for San Francisco. SPF 30 sunscreen and SPF 15 chapstick for Maui. Yes. City shoes that will work in LA and SF. Socks? Wait: hiking shoes for Kauai? I only have room for one pair of shoes. What about that gift basket? Will the collapsable hoop fit by the tent poles? And my reading material can go over here.
I don’t think I’ve ever had a more confusing packing experience. One cold city (hip), one desert city (hip), one tropical city (w/ in-laws, so nothing crazy), one tropical camping trip (functional). Oh and Christmas in both SF and LA. All have to fit in two bags, and two weeks. Are we crazy?
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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Harry
December 21st, 2003 at 11:21 pm
Are we crazy?
Yes. But it’s the good kind of crazy.
Levi
December 22nd, 2003 at 12:07 am
Yeah, it’s why we like you
the mighty jimbo
December 22nd, 2003 at 8:01 am
no.
you RULE!
leblanc
December 22nd, 2003 at 11:55 am
simple simple simple. you need one pair of shoes and one pair of boots. i sweater, one skirt, one pair of pants, for or five shirts, two weeks worth of socks and underwear. and you’re done.
have a GREAT time.