How long before you leave do you pack?

[hammertime]

Hoping to be packed by this weekend. More worried about getting all the extra's packed, asprin, ponchos, binoculars, ect....
Not to worried about clothes packing that's the easy part.

 

[pjlla]

SO GLAD to read about all the other OCD packing types like me!! Makes me feel much more "normal"! We aren't leaving for 28 days. I was very tempted to get the suitcases out of the attic about two weeks ago when we got the Christmas decor down, but told myself to wait. I have promised myself I wouldn't get them down until I put the Christmas stuff away. BUT THAT WILL ONLY LEAVE ME ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO PACK! For someone like me that is not enough time!

I do keep a plastic tote in my closet full of stuff that we use only for Disney (ponchos, walkie/talkies, fanny packs) and I add to that as I buy stuff nearer to trip time. And since we go during our winter, the warm weather clothes should all be clean and ready to grab. But this time around DH is on Atkins (down 65 lbs) and I am on WW (down 39 lbs) so we are waiting until after the New Year to see if we need any new jeans or shorts. Hate to buy stuff now that will be too big in 4 weeks (HA, HA!)

I am also like the earlier poster who needs to leave behind a clean house! I can't stand coming home from vacation to a pig-sty!! And it makes it much easier and less stressful to pack in a clean house where all the laundry is clean and put away! No hunting through a pile of dirty stuff for just that one special shirt that DD MUST bring!!

Anyhow, we will be back from our extended family Christmas celebration on 1/4. I will take down the tree on 1/5 and have the suitcases in my hand that night!! Packing will commence immediately! I will keep a pad of paper and a pencil on my nighttable each night after that until we leave. It seems I only remember those "important" items at about 3am when I awake out of a sound sleep with a nightmare that we forgot something! (Think "Home Alone" movie!!)

DH is no help with packing. He had to leave for overnight on short notice yesterday for a work-related problem. As he was leaving I asked "do you have your medication?"...."ahh, noooo." was the answer! And this is a rather vital item!! And all he had to remember was one change of clothes for overnight for himself. NEVER MIND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE HAD TO PACK FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR FOR EIGHT DAYS!!

Anyhow, thanks for listening!!......Happy Holidays to all!

 

[monarchsfan16]

i start packing a couple of weeks in advance...everyone in my house thinks i'm crazy but they're always the ones that leave something behind that they should have remembered...and i have yet to forget anything...i definitely have the problem with overpacking tho...
since we're going in february this year packing for florida weather should not be an issue...all the warm weather clothes will be clean and i don't have to worry about needing them...nh is NEVER above 40-50 (and that's a day at most) throughout the whole winter...

 

[Raisenbrand08]

I have OCD too......lol somewhat! Everything has to be planned or perfect..But i'm gonna go shoppin after christmas and get soem stuff for my trip i'm probably gonna put it up until about a or 2 before my trip but my goal is to have everything i need ready to pack and not doing anything at the last min. I hate that!! But more than likely my mom who can pack 10 min before we leave and have everything will forget to do something! But i'm excited just more than likely gonna start stressing out....i stopped stressin over my what were gonna do on what day once i relized that i get a make a wish button (since i'm a make a wish kid) and get special treatmeant. but packing is gonna be the worst!! any ideas on how not to stress over packing and forgettin things....i got this HUGE check list off of the site i'm gonna try to give everyone a copy that is goin with me ,that way i won't stress over them forgetting things..but my mom is gonna be the worst!! so any ideas would help thanx!! and easy ways to pack and make less room since were driving!! thanx! Brandee

 

[UKAnnie]

You would think Orlando was a desert island the way people stress about forgetting things! LOL. I travel from the Uk and figure that as long as I have airline tickets, money, credit cards, passport and my medication I can buy whatever else is needed.

Please don't stress, just enjoy the anticipation.

Happy Christmas to all.

Ann.

 

[UKAnnie]

follow on from above...... I meant to say that I could buy whatever else I forgot to pack - didn't mean to imply I would just set off with the bare minimum above.

Ann.

 

[wdwprincess_keli]

I always want to pack a month beforehand, but I end up doing it a week before.




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