Packing Can Really become a Circus

Andrew – With our holiday looming I made an executive announcement to Gusband today. Do not wear anything between now and then that you wish to take away .

Harsh? Yes. Fair? Definitely.

As a rule our house constantly resembles a Chinese laundry and there are a couple of reasons for this. The first reason (and the one I think must be the universe working against me) is that I do a SHITLOAD of washing! There are only 2 people who live at Castello Edwardo but our washing machine runs non stop - It’s disgraceful. I can’t imagine how much water we would use if we had kids.

This is nothing really compared to our usual lounge room look

The other reason our abode has washing everywhere doesn’t have anything to do with the shitty climate we live in, it does however have everything to do with the fact that we don’t have a clothesline.

Actually that’s a lie. We do have a clothes line, it’s just still in the box that it came in, in the garage. I remember the Christmas Gusband’s parents gave it to us. Very exciting! Boxing day came and out came the clothes line. Turns out the feckiing thing was too big for our yard and if we had put it in the ground it wouldn’t have spun around. We had every intention to take it back and swap it for a smaller one just after the post-Christmas rush on returns was over. That was 6 years ago.

These days when I do washing I always have a plan. It’s sad but it’s true. When you only have 3 clothes horses you have to rotate your loads so that when the horses are full, the dryer is going. It would be so much easier to get another clothes line.

So as I come to the bottom of the basket I’ve made the decision that we will not wear something in the next 10 days that we are taking overseas. There will be no more washing.

I don’t know why I bother. Of course there will be washing, It’s like saying I won’t vacuum between now and then – as if!

When I was talking to Lucy this morning and I was telling her I had started packing I stupidly mentioned that it had turned into an exercise of cupboard cleaning. My darling friend replied with, “Only you could turn something fun into something crap.”

Needless to say the packing is going fabulously campers. How are your wheels Lucy? xx


Lucy - How are my wheels you ask?
Well I don't have my suitcase back from being fixed. It needs a new wheel and time is a ticking!. After its last trip, it now makes the most annoying sound & no one will want to be near me if the suitcase comes as it is.  It is actually Sawusbands new suitcase we have only had it for a few months & one of the selling points to us was the Warranty, it was for a really long time if not the life of the case. When we took it back to be fixed we were asked if the damage happened in the airport? We weren't sure & asked why? As it turns out our warranty (like most ) doesn't cover airport damage!!! Where the Fxxk do they think suitcases go.... most people use planes, not trains nor automobiles.... Isn't that typical, always read the fine print campers!!
So now to my packing situation....

I'll have you know my packing is coming along swimmingly.... 

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!!!

Nothing!!

So far I keep being told to only take a quarter of what I want to pack because I won't wear it.... This coming from Gusband who I deem "The Queen of packing too much". It is well documented that Andrew & Gusband take more than one suitcase, as well as a suit hanging case not to mention the car is always full of just in case items and shoes and yes campers this was for a few nights in Sydvegas!!

ok I have a few things picked out!!!

Thats two scarves and a few other items to think about.

Can't talk (or rather write) have to concentrate on the outfit styling for the encroaching trip! 

Oh & you're right the house is looking a little chinese Laundry ish!!

So Campers, if you have any recommendations in what I must pack, please let me know.