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Originally Posted by WishIWasThere
Umm you guys are making me a little worried.. I leave for 60 days in like 3 1/2 weeks and I don't even have a packing list. I know I still have a bunch of stuff I should get. Should I worry yet?
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oh my! get packing girl!! dana has a great packing list in the travel tip thread - you can modify it for your trip, since yours is a bit different.
maybe going for that long is easier to pack though - you will wash clothes often and be near stores for necessities (probably easier to just buy them over here, for some things).
when we go on vacation, i get my packing list ready waaaay early (a couple of months) and start accumulating things i need (mole skin, medicines, travel size stuff, sunscreen, etc). I pack and check things off my list as i can (if we are going in fall/winter, and won't be wearing those swim suits/shorts anymore, they get washed and packed and checked off my list). I have even been known to write down which outfits are packed, just in case i am looking for something later. (yep, silly aren't i?)
i actually get the suitcases packed a week or two before. for me, earlier is better because my life's schedule is crazy sometimes! i just dont' have time to wait until the last minute. not sure i could anyway, i'd be afraid of forgetting something. when we drive, its not such a huge deal to forget something, but flying changed things - i don't want to be spending a ton on something that i should have remembered to bring, especially if it was on my list and i just forgot it.
i keep my list in the suitcase, so i can know what's in there. everyone knows not to take anything out of the suitcase, so i know i have what's checked off in there.