Packing For Hawaii!

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