Nightmares of packing....

When you have a long extended trip planned,without anyone to accompany at the time of the journey, you do tend to get a little paranoid. For one, because it means you will have to pack sensibly given that no one is about to help you haul your luggage up on trolleys. And you have the dual task of hauling suitcases and managing alone for the first time at the airport with so much luggage, which necessitates you to take a months worth of weight training in order to even attempt the task.

Whenever I have had to travel, I have packed and packed and packed, secure in the knowledge that someone will look at the luggage (in the initial days my family, now the person who accompanies me in the journey), yell and scream a bit and then hoist it all up with their sturdy capable hands. My hands, on the other side, are delicate. They are not meant for hauling up sturdy luggage filled to the sit on and zip up point with clothes I might need, and with matching shoes to go with the ensembles.

This time round I need to be economical with my packing. Therefore the eradication. Multitasking clothes, which can be rolled up and packed and worn without the fear of them looking slept in when I unroll them and pour myself in them. Jeans. A lot of them. Sturdy walking shoes for when I need to walk. And a couple of comfortable wedgeheels for when I dont. One dress if there is ever an opportunity for an evening out. Medicines. Lots of it. For every possible ailment. I need to be prepared.Dont want to act like a baby infront of bro and sis in law to depend for everything on them.Gotta proove to bro that I am all grown up no :P. I’m making my lists. In excel files. I need to pack with a list. If it is not on the list I dont put anything inside, even necessities like toothbrushes, never mind if I spend the first night at my destination using my finger with toothpaste smeared on it to clean the surfaces of my dental fixtures.

Wish me luck. I need to cram in two months worth of clothes and essentials into one suitcase and one duffel bag, which is the only reasonable amount of luggage I can manage.