I am the opposite of a procrastinator. I like to have everything done super early. We are leaving for a camping trip on Thursday and I've already got quite a bit packed. My problem is that for things like sleep sacks and towels, we only have so many so I'll have to do a wash right before the trip and I can't pack them yet. It makes me anxious, I want it done!
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i start planning at least a week in advance and do some prepacking. i update my packing spreadsheet for that trip since there are so many things you can only pack the night before. but i try to be 75% packed a couple days before the trip.
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It depends on the extent of the trip - a week overseas? weekend trip? If we're traveling overseas, I like to pack the week of so I can take my time. If it's just a weekend trip, I pack the night before if we're leaving bright and early or the morning of if we're leaving later in the day. It's just me and the hubby right now, so this ease of packing will probably change once we have kiddos.
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It really depends on the type of trip for me! Something like camping, I'd probably start gathering and packing a week or so before. Short trips with easy stuff like beach trips I'll pack the night before. I always have stuff I need to pack/bring up to the last minute though!
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Pre-baby I would pack just the day before the trip. Now I like to start about a week in advance (up to even two if it's a long trip with a lot to pack). I start to put things aside, and I have a list of things to pack categorized into early/day before/day of- so that I don't forget anything.
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@kpow: Beach trips are no longer easy for me! We have to bring the canopy, toys for LO, beach towels, LO's sun screen, our sun screen, sun hat for me and LO, snacks, water, change of clothes, swim diapers, beach chairs, beach blanket, the list goes on and on!
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I don't typically pack until the night before, but I start my planning at least a week before. I keep a full list of clothing, by day, so that when I pack I pack backwards - last day's stuff on the bottom, first day's stuff on top. Incidentals (bathing suits, extra socks, etc) go in the middle or around the edges - where ever they fit.
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I usually pack an hour or so before I have to leave.
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I start a list a week or two before. I get my suitcase out and start packing a few days before. The day I leave I just have to grab my toiletries.
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I like to pack the night before. I dont like to pack too early, because there's daily things that I use that I need to pack, and if I pack too early I sort of forget what I've packed and it takes longer to remember everything and look for it in my bag. It also gives me too much time to rethink what I want to bring. I don't like to wait until last minute since I dont like to feel rushed and forget something like, underwear. (Yup, I've done that before).
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For big trips, I start a packing list at least a 7 - 10 days prior, and then actually bring out the suitcase about 2 days prior. I would probably do it earlier, but DH thinks it's funny. He's a "night before" packer.
I have a friend who packs WEEKS in advance! She's going to Italy in late October, and she was already packed when I asked her back in September, haha.
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I'm a night before packer, but I try to start thinking about what I want to take/wear ahead of time so I can make sure it's clean/start tossing stuff in a pile.
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It depends. When we've left for vacations out of country or to a place where things I could potentially forget are super expensive or unavailable, I tend to start earlier. Like a week in advance with stuff I don't use daily.
For trips to see our family etc. which is anywhere from 6-10hrs away... I'm awful. I try to do it the day before.... but lately it's been morning of. We were off to a late start last weekend when we traveled because we didn't start packing until morning of. We've vowed not to do that again.
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