One of the best things in life is traveling and we actually travel more than I would like to admit. Some even ask if I like my house because it seems like I am always gone. Actually, I would love to travel even more but it is an expensive hobby. Anyway, some of the trips are short and sweet and sometimes packing for them could be a little more difficult. Especially if space is an issue. We have traveled so much that we have gotten pretty good at packing light but still having all the essentials.
First, I decide on the shoes that would be most comfortable for what we are doing. If we are walking a lot, I usually choose shoes that will be comfortable walking long distances and that I won’t regret in the middle of the trip. I also consider the weather, if it is going to rain, I choose shoes that can get wet and will either dry easily or clean easily (this also depends if it is winter or summer). Once I have my shoes picked out – by the way, if it is a 2-5 day trip I take at least 2 pairs of shoes, if I were the same shoes too much my feet hurt, my legs hurt or my back, you get the picture… Anyway, once I have my shoes picked out then I move to finding outfits that will go with these shoes. Sometimes this is easier than others, I am not going to lie. This weekend getaway in particular, was over Christmas weekend and it was to the coast. When I packed and checked the weather it was not supposed to rain, to my surprise it rained most of the time we were there but since I took boots I was ok.
So, in the name of saving space since we had to fit enough bags for 5 of us and food in our car, I decided to take 4 full outfits (we were there for just about 3 days, so I took one extra outfit just in case).
The outfits included:
- 3 pairs of jeans – 1 plain, 1 with holes and 1 with design
- 1 legging
- 2 sweaters (1 hot pink and 1 white)
- 1 sweatshirt
- 1 plaid flannel shirt
- 4 tank tops (2 black, 1 hot pink, 1 white)
- 4 pairs of socks
- 4 underwear
- 2 bras (1 light and 1 dark)
- 1 pair of tall black boots
- 1 pair of short caramel color boots
- 2 pairs of silver earrings
- 2 pairs of gold earrings
- 1 silver ring
- 1 gold ring
- 2 scarves (although I did end up buying one at the aquarium)
On the pictures above you can see my cute plaid shirt. It was perfect for the weather and I was even able to walk around the aquarium without a coat (It was the small window when it did not rain). The white scarf did help me keep my neck warm. The boots were super comfortable for walking around all day.
On our way home I needed to look nice for celebrating Christmas as soon as we got home so I went ahead and took my outfit with me. That is where I am wearing the painted pants and the white sweater with my new scarf. I will say this though, the painted pants are from Melissa McCarthy’s collection and they are so comfortable and made me feel so good about myself.
All of these clothes fit in a small duffel bag. I traveled wearing one of the boots so that helped with space too. I hope this was helpful and I do plan on adding more of these kinds of posts when I travel in the future.