packing list

As long as I'm avoiding the rest of my sewing projects, I'll type out a list of what I'm packing for my trip to the UK. I cannot wait to try packing it up completely, just to see how everything fits.

Working Attire:

• green twills (for those heavy-duty days of working amid briar patches)
• navy workout pants (which don't make noise when I walk and which dry out quickly; good for those days in the mud)
• gym shorts (also serve as jammies)
• 2 tee-shirts (also serve as jammies)
• 2 tanks (to facilitate better tan lines since I don't want a really dark farmer's tan for Kris's wedding)
• 3 pairs of socks
• sneakers
• wellies (big and bulky but necessary; at least I can pack squishable things within them)
• jacket or hoodie (the North country especially gets chilly)

Touring Attire:

• red skirt
• brown tank
• black tank
• blue knit dress
• brown shrug (this can be wadded up in my day bag and retrieved for those chillier times or those times in a cathedral)
• ivory cardigan
• 3-4 scarves (an absolute must, in my opinion)
• tie-up shoes (these served me well last summer as they are comfortable and hardly take up any room in my bag)

Then those extras:

• disposable rain poncho (yes, giving up style for utility)
• swimmer's towel (tiny and unsatisfying but practical)
• bathing suit (for those beautiful clear lakes in the Lake District)
• undergarments (six total...and that's as much detail as I'll go into)
• toiletries, consisting of deodorant, contact lens solution and case, 2 pairs of extra contacts, 2 razors, and SPF 50 sunscreen, tweezers, bobby pins and hair bands, and a few other things
• Advil Liquigels
• electric plug adapter and voltage converter
• camera battery charger (the only thing we need a converter for, darn it)

And for my day bag:

• travel toothpaste and toothbrush
• travel Bible
• Complete Works of Shakespeare (as this uses about 5 pt. font, it's quite tiny)
• camera (holds around 1000 pictures, so that should do for all three of us)
• journal/sketch book
• fun read
• water bottle
• flip flops (for those hostel showers and some casual touring days)

Meagan, LeeAnn, and I have divided up the toiletries so that we pack as efficiently as possible. That's why I have not listed such things as shampoo or laundry detergent (we'll be washing out our clothes quite a bit!)

I may have to update this list once I check how I'm doing for space, but when I packed a trial run a few months ago, everything fit, and since then I've pared down the list even more. How's all that for 7 weeks?