This is so true for us! Except for the planning activities for kids part as we don’t have any.
Grabbed from traveloninspiration.com
If hubby and I are traveling internationally, I usually pack three or two weeks before the trip. Domestic trips that require air travel, I start packing a week before. For weekend getaways, on my day off work. My husband packs on departure day. I also make a list of things to bring, so I won’t forget my travel essentials. Hubby doesn’t need any kind of list!
Which type of packer are you?
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I pack on the departure day. Excepts are allowed isn’t it, may be not all women start packing a week or a month ago 😉
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I’m impressed! 🙂
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Alie a few days before and me the day before. Our challenge, whether it be a long road trip or a weekend, is to take less.
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Same here. The challenge for me is to bring stuff that would fit in a carry on. I aim to travel light. 🙂
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I start the packing process about 2 weeks ahead too, setting things aside and writing a list (especially if it’s a longer trip). The hubby packs the night before but inevitably forgets to check how much toothpaste or shaving cream is left in his toiletry bag from the previous trip. When the kids were younger I had to pack for them too but now at 16 and 19 they’re left to their own devices…which of course means we’ll have to go buy something basic they forgot. I can’t complain too much since one trip years ago I forgot their pajamas!
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I forgot my pajamas on a trip with the in-laws to Spain. It was checked off on my list! Thank goodness I brought a couple of leggings.
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