This is it don't get scared now....

1st day and my anxiety has never been higher. Well I’m sure thats not true. Ha! There have been many other times. One of the highest anxiety inducing things for me is Travel. My husband and I recently( September) spent 2 weeks traveling around Italy. He always says he should travel with a taser for me. Anyway, there are a multitude of things that caused anxiety for me surrounding this trip. The actual planning, locations, hotels, travel within the travel, etc.

Then there is the planning and scheduling for child/home/dog/care. Then comes the most important/anxiety inducing for me, the packing. What should I wear? I started my Pinterest searching almost before we planned the trip. There are a ridiculous amount of ideas about how to not dress like a tourist. This creates even more anxiety! What to pack?, how to pack it?, what to pack it in?, how I will look while carrying it?, Why didn’t I lose the 8 lbs I said I would lose?…The list is endless.

I realized that I can’t give any tips on how to pack well because the more I researched the more nervous I got. Thats great that you can wear the same black tank top with 4 pairs of pants but what if you spill or sweat or …..

Thats why I have to pack 5. I will leave that to the more adventurous and relaxed.

Favorite blog about packing I found was: Live Love Sara

My husband took this photo of me trying to decide which carry on bag to use. This was at height of my pre-travel anxiety attack. I had been awake since 3am making last minute changes.

This was the final luggage. We got to airport and I was already over the weight limit! oops! So much for careful packing!

But even with my anxiety, and after 2 long flights. We made it and got to spend 13 children free days together exploring a new country.