My packing usually consists of matching clothing, which isn't as sensible as it sounds. This shirt matches those shorts, but not anything else. That skirt can only be worn with this shirt. What good is that when you have to cram 24 outfits in a suitcase? And how am I going to lift it anyway? Two bright ideas made packing so simple that I wish I had started it years ago.
The first idea was to do laundry three times, every six days. Pack enough for maybe seven days, just to be safe, then wash it all. There are laundromats everywhere, right? And Bonnie, expert vacation planner that she is, even located laundromats before we left home. We brought quarters, a small bottle of Tide, some dryer sheets, and badda-bing, badda-boom, we were ready. Spending an hour in a laundromat can be fun, and it was. Eileen, we will never forget you or your muumuu.
The second idea was to pack only black, white, or beige clothing. Everything mixed, matched, and got along well together. So what if the photos looked like I wore the same shirt every day? No matter which shirts, shorts, skirts I pulled out of the suitcase, they matched! And rolling up clothing is more space-efficient than folding them flat. I sneaked in more than seven days of clothing, but I was the one who had to carry the bag in and out of 22 hotels. Well, mostly it was I who did the carrying. Thank you again, Clyde, and I've heard that recuperation from hernia surgery isn't too lengthy. One drawback to Choice Hotels is that many of them lack elevators. I believe we'll be more careful when booking next time and make certain there is an elevator.
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