| Are you a last minute, throw-everything-into-a-bag | | | | anywhere seems to anything electrical, computers, |
| sort of packer or an organized, | | | | ipods, mp3s and game boys. Clothes are the last |
| arrange-what-to-take-weeks-before type? | | | | thing on their minds so I have to step in. |
| I am a bit of both really, I like to know roughly what | | | | My partner is really not into packing so I tend to do |
| I will need to take so that I can make sure that I | | | | theirs as well. I like our clothes to look reasonable |
| have everything necessary and don't need to buy | | | | when we unpack - not all screwed up and needing to |
| anything new. Although I usually do end up buying | | | | be ironed. We usually share a case so if their clothes |
| something new, it seems to me to be part of the | | | | are just shoved in it affects mine, causing them to |
| spirit of going on holiday to wear new clothes. I will | | | | become creased, so I would rather supervise the |
| even sometimes buy something new while I am | | | | whole thing. |
| there. | | | | I like to take enough clothes so that I have |
| My boys will wear what ever is put clean in their | | | | something for all eventualities but my other half |
| wardrobes so I do have to be more organized with | | | | thinks one or two outfits will do for a fortnight away |
| their packing otherwise when I go to get their | | | | so I always sneak in a few more items at the last |
| clothes to put in their suitcases all I will find is empty | | | | minute. |
| shelves and a pile of dirty items on their bedroom | | | | The other side of packing is the unpacking. When we |
| floors. | | | | arrive at our destination I simply have to unpack |
| I do help them with their packing otherwise we | | | | straight away and my holiday can really start, but |
| would arrive somewhere hot and find that they have | | | | when I arrive back home I am very slow to unpack |
| one pair of shorts and several jumpers. This could be | | | | as I realize all that is waiting for us is a huge smelly |
| because their main priority when packing to go | | | | pile of washing! |