Packing
Packing for con can be a complete nightmare. You will inevitably forget something and bring too much of something else. There are tons of tips and tricks on the internet for how to pack a suitcase. I think everyone has seen some of those. There are also other threads of information floating on other ideas and helpful hints. I thought I would chime in on those.
I always expect that I will forget something. I just hope it is never too major. When I am at con I start a list for next con of what I need to bring. To be honest this is never a new list. I keep a list in my phone and just change the year on the title. Then I uncheck things that I need to bring back again. Mostly the unchecking are things like toothbrush, deodorant, shampoo and the like. Then I add things that I had not thought of or have purchased this year for the next. I continually change old items to fit something new, add or delete items off of the list. I have had this generally same list for the last several years. Sometimes there are things on there that are no longer needed or just extras. Heck for this year I brought 4-yes 4-travel sized tubes of toothpaste. I guess I did not want gnarly breath.
I checked everything off of my list but there were a few snafu's this year. I had on my list headband. I generally do not wear headbands and thought hmmm. So I brought the one I had in my hair drawer. What the list now says is jeweled headband. I forgot I have a jeweled on that I wore not too long ago and it did not get put back in the Dragon Con accessories bin therefore I forgot about it. OOPS Now I will remember for next year. The other error is that for some reason a razor was not listed on my list. There was shave gel and I brought that, but forgot the accompanying razor...oh well. I went to CVS (oh yeah, I am here) and bought one. This will now stay in my Dragon Con travel kit. WOO HOO!!!
Needless to say, nothing is perfect. Get over it. I do every year. Learn to live with it and your con will be FANTABULOUS!!!!!!!!!
Packing for con can be a complete nightmare. You will inevitably forget something and bring too much of something else. There are tons of tips and tricks on the internet for how to pack a suitcase. I think everyone has seen some of those. There are also other threads of information floating on other ideas and helpful hints. I thought I would chime in on those.
I always expect that I will forget something. I just hope it is never too major. When I am at con I start a list for next con of what I need to bring. To be honest this is never a new list. I keep a list in my phone and just change the year on the title. Then I uncheck things that I need to bring back again. Mostly the unchecking are things like toothbrush, deodorant, shampoo and the like. Then I add things that I had not thought of or have purchased this year for the next. I continually change old items to fit something new, add or delete items off of the list. I have had this generally same list for the last several years. Sometimes there are things on there that are no longer needed or just extras. Heck for this year I brought 4-yes 4-travel sized tubes of toothpaste. I guess I did not want gnarly breath.
I checked everything off of my list but there were a few snafu's this year. I had on my list headband. I generally do not wear headbands and thought hmmm. So I brought the one I had in my hair drawer. What the list now says is jeweled headband. I forgot I have a jeweled on that I wore not too long ago and it did not get put back in the Dragon Con accessories bin therefore I forgot about it. OOPS Now I will remember for next year. The other error is that for some reason a razor was not listed on my list. There was shave gel and I brought that, but forgot the accompanying razor...oh well. I went to CVS (oh yeah, I am here) and bought one. This will now stay in my Dragon Con travel kit. WOO HOO!!!
Needless to say, nothing is perfect. Get over it. I do every year. Learn to live with it and your con will be FANTABULOUS!!!!!!!!!
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