The Backstory: We just returned from a week long vacay to a small town on Lake Ontario - Sackets Harbor, NY. As usual, I packed waayy too much. In an effort to streamline future packing, I took what I actually wore and photographed the items. My plan was to make this list, photo the items, and create a capsule.

The Specifics: Outdoor all day, every day. Biking, paddle boarding, kayaking, boating, walking, sight seeing, outdoor dining, and playing fetch in the park (Cosmo Edward wanted to make sure I included that).

The Weather: Low 70's (cooler than average) for the first half of the week, low 80's (usual average) to finish it.

The Clothes:
Bottoms:
1 pair Gap BF jeans (worn two evenings)
1 pair lightweight True Religion Brianna jeans, lightweight, aqua color (worn one day/two additional evenings)
1 pair Gap Straight ¾
crop (worn once)
Kut from the Kloth white BF crops (worn once)
3 pairs of shorts
1 pair board shorts

Tops:
4 graphic tees
1 casual/kind of dressy Old Navy ¾ sleeved top
2 Loft Sunwashed ¾ sleeved lightweight tees
1 Loft Sunwashed tank

Jackets/Pullovers
Munro bomber (worn twice)
Loft breezy linen long sleeved pullover (multiple wearings)
Navy/white striped hoodie (multiple wearings)
F21 ¾ sleeved sweatshirt (multiple wearings)
lF21 long sleeved cat face studded sweatshirt (worn once)

Other:
1 F21 striped maxi dress and Calvin Klein cropped white lightweight denim topper (worn once)
PJ’s
Cropped sweats for early a.m./late p.m. dog potty walks

Shoes:
Target white sneakers (multiple wearings)
White Converse Hi-Ness (worn once)
SE Trina’s (gray) (multiple wearings)
Bass Sunjun sandals (black) (multiple wearings)

The Bottom Line: I feel I could have paired this down a little further. One less pair of jeans, and definitely fewer jackets/pullovers. The Loft linen pullover came out to play many times and turned out to be the perfect topper, as did the F21 3/4 sleeve sweatshirt. I almost didn't bring the Loft Sunwashed tops, but they turned out to be worth their weight in gold - perfect to wear with board shorts when kayaking or paddle boarding, and perfect for wearing about town. I also could have done with fewer shoes, but I liked having the variety of footwear. I also wish I would have added one more pair of board shorts.

The Photos:
#1, the clothes
#2 - the striped maxi
#3 - meeting with Suz and Mona - I drove up to Canada and spent a fun evening with these two fabulous fabbers!
#4 - TR jeans, Loft Sunwashed top
#5 - F1 studded sweatshirt, Gap 3/4 distressed jeans
#6 - the sunset - going, going, gone

Sorry for such a long post! What are your packing strategies? Could I pair down even more, or was this about right?

EDIT: Photo 7 - What I packed but didn't wear:

Two more graphic tees (I guess I really like graphic tees!), two solid color tees, J.Crew 3/4 sleeve striped top, Jessica Simpson distressed denim vest, JCP long sleeve thin pullover, two short sleeve cardigans, one long sleeve button down, one linen short sleeve top, one pair of Geoffrey Beene for Women white capri length pants. I mean, seriously, I packed enough tops for another week away!