Ladies how do you narrow down your selection of clothes to pack? i always say im gona bring the right amount of outfits and when it comes time to pack i never do.
I have a futon bunk bed in my spare bedroom. About two weeks before I leave, I put the bottom bed down and get out my packing folders and packing cubes and put them on one end, so they'll be handy. In a slim cube I pack enough underwear for one pair per day, plus one extra pair and also a nightgown. In another slim cube I pack enough bras to have one for everyday and one extra and add a roll of Hollywood tape (to make sure my bra straps don't show down there
). I then roll up two swimsuits and a coverup and stuff them in a small packing cube. If I'm going to any signature restaurants I roll up two sundresses and put them in a small packing cube. No matter how many signature restaurants I may be going to, I never pack more than two sundresses. Since they're not on that long, I don't mind rewearing them, if I need to. I match all the other outfits I want on hangers and narrow them down until I have one outfit for each day, plus one extra. I hang the rest back up in the closet, so I can't get to them. I hang the ones I'll be carrying from the top bunk and hang them in the opposite order that I'll be wearing them. I then add two pairs of flip flops and if going to a Signature restaurant, one pair of nicer sandals. The weekend before I leave I fold the outfits into a 18" packing folder in the opposite order I'll be wearing them (the extra outfit, then last day's first, then the next to the last day's and so on) so that when I'm finished the first day's outfit will be laying on top. When I get to the resort I'll hang up the sundresses, but just slide the other outfits out of the packing folder and put the stack on the top shelf in the closet or in a drawer. They'll already be folded neatly and in the order I'll be wearing them. Every morning I just take the top outfit off the stack. I usually carry one black and one brown/tan pair of flip flops that will go with every thing. I use mineral makeup and have alot of tiny 3 gram jars that screw together in little skinny columns. I use those jars for vacations and put a small amount of primer, foundation, top coat, two blushes, maybe six eyeshadows, and two liners in them, then divide them into two columns. Each will only be like 1"x1"x4", fits easily into a makeup bag, and still give me a variety of colors to choose from. I add a small 2" flat glass plate for swirling (really a small flat votive candle holder I picked up at the dollar store) , a small mirror, and a couple of tiny travel size lipsticks and couple of tiny lip glosses, and a small travel size mascara.
I am pooh size and usually go for eight nights/nine days and all of this will still fit into my 20" Heys hard sided carry on. Using packing folders and packing cubes, you can really squeeze alot in there. I usually drop the makeup bag, a divided plastic envelope with trip info in it, camera, cell phone, battery chargers, a book, MP3 player, prefilled pill boxes, a Vera Bradley mini hipster, and a box of snacks in my personal item.
1 dressier outfit (slacks/top or sundress) if we have a signature dinner planned. 2 pairs of footwear minimum for the parks (don't wear the same shoes 2 days in a row)- sometimes I'll pack a dressier pair for evenings. One bathing suit and coverup. One light sweater to cover my shoulders if the A/C is too much. I only pack enough clothes for a week, no matter how long we'll be away. 
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. I think it you just plan for each day you will find that you pack alot less than normal. Plus the cloths you wear in the summer take up so much less room so that saves space also.
