Today's impossible feats:
Shopping for a Scandinavian fall/winter climate during August. In Florida. Even if you find anything, it’s too hot and sticky to comfortably try anything on. You end up inevitably buying anything that looks semi-good and feels semi warm – which is anything with long sleeves, btw. We’ll see how it works out.
Packing a three-month adventure into one suitcase. Okay, this is where my materialistic nature kicks in. I yearn for a true traveler’s nature – stuff everything you own into a backpack and GO. I, however, am a classic overpacker. A two-day weekend? I’ll need at least three different shoe options, purses to match, skinny jeans, fat jeans, skirts, t-shirts, dress shirts, casual dresses, fancy dresses… you get the point. However, a $50 baggage fee has derailed my plans of checking two suitcases, so I’m down to one checked, one carry-on. And for this trip, I’m dealing with the unknown weather factor, competing with sassy Scandinavian style (I just want to fit in, damnit!) and the fact that I literally want to haul everything I own over to Finland (but what if I need these measuring cups while I am there???). I have a feeling it’s going to a be an up-til-4am-packing kinda night.
Someday (maybe even on this trip!) I will ditch the bag lady mentality, throw caution to the wind and not care if I don’t have every outfit/shoe option and focus more on things that matter. Like seeing the world.
Shopping for a Scandinavian fall/winter climate during August. In Florida. Even if you find anything, it’s too hot and sticky to comfortably try anything on. You end up inevitably buying anything that looks semi-good and feels semi warm – which is anything with long sleeves, btw. We’ll see how it works out.
Packing a three-month adventure into one suitcase. Okay, this is where my materialistic nature kicks in. I yearn for a true traveler’s nature – stuff everything you own into a backpack and GO. I, however, am a classic overpacker. A two-day weekend? I’ll need at least three different shoe options, purses to match, skinny jeans, fat jeans, skirts, t-shirts, dress shirts, casual dresses, fancy dresses… you get the point. However, a $50 baggage fee has derailed my plans of checking two suitcases, so I’m down to one checked, one carry-on. And for this trip, I’m dealing with the unknown weather factor, competing with sassy Scandinavian style (I just want to fit in, damnit!) and the fact that I literally want to haul everything I own over to Finland (but what if I need these measuring cups while I am there???). I have a feeling it’s going to a be an up-til-4am-packing kinda night.
Someday (maybe even on this trip!) I will ditch the bag lady mentality, throw caution to the wind and not care if I don’t have every outfit/shoe option and focus more on things that matter. Like seeing the world.
