Monday, January 17, 2011

It is Possible to Pack Light!

Emmett and I just recently got back from our trip to Michigan for a late Christmas celebration and my dad's retirement party. We had a GREAT time, but wish Mark could have been there with us!
I will hopefully post more about the highlights later, but wanted to write a quick post about my proud packing job! We were gone for approximately nine days, and somehow I managed to pack for both myself and Emmett in just a carry-on and a large purse! How did I do it? Here's what I packed:

-only one pair of shoes (the pair I was wearing)!
-2 pairs of jeans
-4 sweaters
-2 t-shirts
-2 long sleeve shirts
-one zip-up hoodie
-a couple camis to wear under things
-socks and underwear
-a small Ziploc bag of toiletries
-for Emmett I only packed four outfits, which all fit in my large purse-bag!

Now, mind you, I would not have been able to make this work if it wasn't for my mom doing laundry several times. But, I would like to say that only bringing one pair of shoes for myself is completely unheard of!

I absolutely refuse to pay $50+ to fly my luggage! I think it's ridiculous to pay such an outrageous fee for luggage when it's already pretty darn expensive to buy a plane ticket alone! So I was determined to fit it all in a carry-on (one carry-on total for me and Emmett both), and I did! I must say it was quite a proud feat!

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