My family and I are traveling to Hawaii for Spring Break! I
am beyond excited. We have never been so it will be a new experience. What I am
not excited about is packing and the long flight. We are flying from the
Bismarck airport at 8:30 am to Minneapolis. Leave Minneapolis at 11:30 and fly
straight to Hawaii. We won’t arrive until about 8:30 that night. That makes it
about a nine-hour flight. I cannot sleep on planes so I have to pack things
that will keep me occupied. Hence why I am not excited to pack for this trip.
Also, I am definitely an over-packer. I pack for any situation possible on a
trip.
My mom has made a rule for this trip. I cannot pack
anything that will not fit into my backpack. This definitely prevents me from
over packing. My mom told us she is packing the shampoo and conditioner for
everyone and she bought some sundresses for us girls to wear. At first I
thought that would be no problem and I would only pack what was essential. Then
I started thinking about all the things that are essential for me. That
list includes face wash, face scrub, my Mary Kay scrub brush (it’s the same
thing as a Clarisonic but only $50), my toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, at least
three swimsuits, possibly five pairs of shorts, five shirts/tank tops, workout
attire, and undergarments. Thankfully I have limited my shoes to one pair of
flip-flops and one pair of running shoes (I plan to workout at least three days
while on vacation.) I’ll be wearing my running shoes on the way to and from
Hawaii so that saves up some space.
So here is what I am all fitting into my one, small
backpack.
.1.
Two books and my iPad
2.
Three workout shirts
3.
Three running shorts
4.
Three sports bras
5.
My face wash, face scrub, and my Mary Kay face
cleanser brush
6.
Shampoo, conditioner, my razor, toothbrush,
toothpaste and my retainer
7.
My iPhone, iPad, and iPod chargers
8.
1 strapless bra
9.
Three swimsuits
10. 5 pairs of socks
11. And twice the underwear I really need but
since we are going to a beach, I figured there was so harm in packing more of
that.
Most of that stuff has gone into one of the three suitcases
we are taking so now my list has significantly shortened. Let’s just say I am
very happy my mom bought outfits for my sister and I. Plus she had everything
all ready packed. My mom is kind of amazing. So now all I have in my backpack
is
1.
Three books and my iPad
2.
1 pair of flip flops
3.
1 swimsuit
4.
All of my hygiene items from the first list
5.
1 shirt, 1 pair of shorts, 1 pair of socks and 1
sports bra.
I’m so excited to go to Hawaii. It is going to an amazing
experience that I know I will remember for the rest of my life. You can expect
lots of pictures to show up on my blog once I get back. I won’t be doing a post
again until next Sunday or Monday when I get back so that’s why I did this
post. I hope everyone has a fun and safe Spring Break. Aloha! J
