This past week
has been rather bittersweet since it has been filled with fare-thee-wells and
endless amounts of packing. Why you ask? Because tomorrow is the day I finally leave
to become a camp counselor.
I am so excited
about my future prospects that I can barely hold it in. With each article of
clothing --or needed item-- I pack, I feel as though I am one step closer to my
newest endeavor. And with this great adventure who knows what else will come?
The
anticipation, I will admit, is making me a bit nervous. During this past week I
had a dream that I woke up on the day I was leaving five hours late and
everything that I needed to take in the laundry hamper. When I awoke sweat
dripped from my brow and I immediately got up and frantically began to pack,
smelling each piece of clothing so that I could assure myself it was clean.
As of this
moment all of my clothes have been packed and laundered (halleluiah) and all of
my toiletries, bedding, and shoes are neatly stowed away into their intended
bags. Even my guitar, ukulele, and white board are ready to go. All I have left
to pack into my car is me.
I must say, that
through all of this packing I have slowly come to realize I have no idea what I
actually need for this job, Will thirty pieces of clothing be enough? Or is
that too much? I don’t want to look like a pack-mule nor do I want to be named
the bag lady. Then I ask myself, why do I care so much?
I know that
pre-journey jitters are normal and that almost everyone goes through them, but
if my goal is to become a writer for adventure novels shouldn’t I know how to pack
accordingly? After all, it’s not like Wendy was like, “Hey Peter, so what’s the
weather like in Neverland? Should I bring a coat? Maybe an extra pair of
socks?”
Do any of you
guys have any packing tips? Whether they’re for real life or stories? Or,
better yet, do any of you know where I can get Mary Poppins carpetbag?
HKx
Brandon Lee took the pictures above in
December of 2011. The brief case, along with everything I am wearing, is from
all four of my grandparents’ closets.
I realise that by now you are going to be fully ensconced in your new role as camp counselor - and I hope you're loving every moment of it. And I have to say what a great synthesis of four grandparents' closets in the photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I am very pleased to say that I lucked out with my present prospects as well as with my grandparent's choice in fashion.
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