Packing

I started packing today. I usually don't until a day before a departure date. Packing for trips to warm places is a piece of cake, especially when lodgings are condos with washers/dryers. Rolling up t-shirts and shorts in luggage then ready to go. I even got those packing cube things to make the inside of luggage look organized but I don't think there is a need for them this time. The most annoying things are chargers - for cell phone, laptop, iPod, camera.... I always want to have facial hair (but it is so spotty that I never look good) - if I had it, there would be another charger. There must be somebody who has been trying to make them universal but as there were VHS and Beta in 20 years ago, and like still PC & Mac, I suppose it might take another 10 years to make this happen. I miss my childhood when I just needed to pack clothes and toothbrush in a tiny bag without worrying about forgetting something. When we get older, there seems to be more stuff to pack. In a last few years, there is more stuff than I can possibly remember so I decided to make a list in spreadsheet - still, every year, one or two items continue to be added. One odd thing I always pack in luggage is a few of good sized ziplock bags. Not for carry-ons. I hate carrying coins in pants/shorts so I dump all and recipes during trips, and also it is handy when I use swim suits at the last minute and such. Places where I visit are not always as dry as Colorado.

United charges $15 for a first piece of check in luggage (if you check in online in prior, $12. How silly is that). I guess I need a better packing skill in the future or just to get a annoyingly large carry on not to worry about anything.