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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 9:58:22 GMT -5
Ok I am getting ready to go out of town for like 3-4 days this weekend and I have a full check list of everything I need to pack on the way there and back down to listing things like toothbrush and toothpaste and how many and which shoes to take.. I feel like I am going WAY OCD on this and was wondering if anyone else was the same?
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Post by Miss Terri Novelle on May 11, 2014 14:49:35 GMT -5
I'm going to Maine to visit my folks for 10 days on Friday and I don't have a list but I used to make one like yours every time. I also used to record the mileage and how much we paid for gas and tolls and write down every single penny we spent on a trip. Yeah, I think there might have been an OCD thing going on. I also used to clean my entire house before we left. I don't do that anymore either...and now I'm beginning to think I'm just lazy.  Have a fun trip! |
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Post by Alan Petersen on May 11, 2014 19:22:49 GMT -5
I'm terrible the other way, I usually pack the night before. I usually overpack since I didn't plan. I figure if I forget anything I should be able to buy it wherever I'm going.  I OCD my gadgets... Fully stocked Kindle - check... iPad with movies downloaded and ready to watch - check... chargers, check. |
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Post by Daniel on May 11, 2014 19:45:03 GMT -5
I can relate. I get onto Google Maps and use the Street View feature to see what all the turns will look like ahead of time, and I write a detailed set of driving directions for long trips. I write my mileage on my gas receipts (using the trip meter - which I reset at each fill up of course).
But I don't call it OCD. It's CDO: the same concept as OCD, but the letters are in the correct order.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 20:38:36 GMT -5
Ok I am getting ready to go out of town for like 3-4 days this weekend and I have a full check list of everything I need to pack on the way there and back down to listing things like toothbrush and toothpaste and how many and which shoes to take.. I feel like I am going WAY OCD on this and was wondering if anyone else was the same? Not me. But I used to travel all the time for business (for about 3 years) so I'm very used to packing, esp. if it's a solo trip. Now...traveling w/ a 11-month-old kiddo...that's something else... |
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Post by Becca Mills on May 11, 2014 23:23:57 GMT -5
Hi, Rae! I used to be the lightest, easiest packer in the world. I rolling backpack and a big purse would do the trick for however long I was going to be gone, and packing took about 15 minutes. I had it down to a science. Then I had kids and started making 200-item lists before starting to pack. And I revised the lists and saved them for next time, too. Traveling with kids just ruins you forever as a light packer.  |
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