5 WEEKS AND COUNTING!!!

Five weeks from today the adventure begins!! 

I am so excited!  I'm still in panic mode!

• What do I need?
• What should I pack?
• What can I leave behind?
• Are the clothes I picked okay?  Will I be warm enough with short-sleeve polos?
• Will I exceed the airline weight restriction?
• Will my carryon fit!!

Then it's...

• Do I really need this Tablet...it has Angry Birds to play while traveling, I can read epub's & if I have a secure wireless I can access the web...
• Do I really need the Netbook...I can download any pictures/video I take each night, can access the internet, SKYPE with the family, watch a movie...
• Do I need to bring the Kindle?  Sadly, this one isnt as multi-functional so it may get left behind...But this was the smallest of the three toys!!

 My mind races on & on....

Guess it's a good time to do my "spreadsheet"....a good checklist is a must.  Once it's in writting it's easier to digest.  But until it's "Packing Day" some of those questions will remain unanswered...

5 Weeks & Counting Whoo Hoo!!

Luggage! I need more luggage!!

Okay...now I have a couple of sets of luggage at home already...granted they are a couple of years old but they are still in working condition.  But the more I looked at them the more I realized I needed something special...

So I went online and surfed....I came across a croco style set that looked nice.  (I needed a 25" case so I wouldnt "overstuff" and exceed my checked luggage weight and I wanted a carry-on). This set looked like it had all the specs I needed....so I ordered, it arrived....then I started doubting...

Will this 25" hold all my clothes?  Will there be room for items I purchase?  And what about the carry-ons...the wheeled one was the typcial and the case was really nice but did I want to carry it around an airport...decisions, doubts...PANIC!!

So it was back to the wide world web....enter the home shopping channel...

Here I came across a bunch of cool pieces...One was a "Garment" style with a "pull-out" closet...this style was nice and deep where I can stash some other goodies...So I ordered it!!  It arrived and I have to say it's pretty cool...I hope it survives the trip!!

But that still left me pondering over a carry-on....I wanted one where I can easily access my toys yet hold some emergency items just in case my luggage was lost.

This is where I found this carryon/duffle combination....Too cool!!!  One part is like a little suitcase, the other is like a duffle....and it EXPANDS!!  

It gets better...it comes with a matching tote!  Though I have a pretty Bright Blue I was going to use that's made by the same designer.  Guess I'll have to see if the Brown tote is better!

I'm a mess I know!!