Mostly-used gift cards… Clothes that are too small, but might fit me if I just lose a few pounds… 8 pairs of gloves… Jeans with a hole in the knee… Punch cards for various stores… Coupons... A half used bottle of shampoo… Old Navy generic flip flops in 4 different colors…
All these things have one thing in common… That is that I’m trying to get rid of them. The too-small clothes and the gloves can go to the Union Gospel Mission, and I just sent my mostly-used gift cards to Apryl! Ha! I think I’ll donate my punch cards and random coupons to people at work. And my mom can use the shampoo… Already gave her my old socks… Yeah, I had this grandiose idea of taking X amount of things with me to Mexico. Well, 5 suitcases with a 50lb weight limit on each doesn’t go nearly as far as I’d like! I can FIT everything in suitcases, but they’ll WEIGH too much! Argh! So, if there’s any doubt as to whether or not I should take something, it doesn’t go.
Yes, it’s been a busy week. Last week I took LOTS of time to relax. This week I’m starting to wonder if I can finish my list of stuff to do before leaving (which, of course, includes visiting with or calling lots of friends!). But it will all come together. I remember a few months ago saying that I could be ready to leave with 2 days notice. Yeah, if I wanted to spend the next year stressed about loose ends back home, and spend a ton of money buying things in Mexico that I already have here! Two weeks was a good amount of time though, and I knew the date I’m leaving like a month ago. It’s certainly not enough time to get bored, but still enough time to get things done!
I’m off for another day of fun! 50% off sale at Mervyn’s, Internet, post office, fabric store, WinCo… I’m getting quite familiar with the South Commercial bus route! Hehe!
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jijiji, I can relate to your situation. I am the WORST at packing because I alwas leave it till the last minute. Packinh my stuff isn't too bad because I just use one of my small carry-on pieces for my clothes and plan on washing clothes there. But I have trouble getting the two, larger backs packed with the stuff for the kids because I always have a ton of stuff people have donated to me to take to the kids and I want to take down as much as possible. It always ends up working out but it does make for some stressful moments :)
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