yes! another list maker! my dw picks on me because i have a "check" list. i told her i have never forgotten anything ,yet, and im not planning on starting now. it was funny, a few years ago someone, not me or dd,someone forgot underware!!
we ask her eveytime before we back out of the driveway! "got your britches"
I been using a list for years, 42 trips and never forgot anything, wife does her thing, I prefer my way. My list has quantities of every item, first I list, then lay it all out, check the list, readjust the items and write in final totals for packing. When I return, I check what I actually used and what I didn't against the list so I don't make the same mistake twice. Nothing I hate more is packing too much, this has gotten my packing down to a real good science. I see what my wife packs and returns home with unused, hey, you pack it, you tote it. We're headed out in 49 days and next week, I'll make my list and start laying out my stuff. I like to have my bag packed and zipped 1 1/2 weeks before departing, makes for me less stress and I have stuff used strictly for vacations. Toiletries I replace as soon as we return home so I'm always good to go on a moments notice anywhere, anytime.
My biggest problem is my goody bag, carry-on. It has, listed too, my play things, Ipod, gameboy etc. I like to take 3 good novels with me, we take the train and it's a long ride, and finding good books that I haven't read yet tough, same for a magazine. We tote a portable DVD player, so finding some unseen DVD's is another problem, we use the player at WDW too since their cable is awful, so here in the near future I better be getting my rear in gear. It's not like we never packed for WDW before but as the time gets closer, the excitement grows, yes, even after 42 trips we're like little kids going for the first time and we're pushing 60 with a very short stick, well she is, my stick broke this past March.
. I booked our trip in March and I have been collecting things since then
. I bought a few bathroom items and a couple of memory cards, my husband a few pair of new shorts and my son another pair off tennis shoes
. Our trip isn't for another 52 days
. I'll start packing the suit cases the week before. I'll have enough stuff for a family of six instead of a family of three
. That is the game I play for the Disney trip
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