https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:37:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-613059 Sat, 05 May 2012 20:45:10 +0000 Elly 613059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last minute is fine (i.e. the day before with time for last minute laundry) so long as it is a similar formality and climate to mine. If not, I have to try and plan many weeks ahead of time in order to buy some missing bits! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-613023 Sat, 05 May 2012 19:27:43 +0000 Meredith1953 613023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I isolate what I want to bring clothing wise and then launder promptly if I wear before hand. I also pack the day before. Everything toiletry wise I use and put immediately back in the travel case. I HATE rushing at the last minute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-613013 Sat, 05 May 2012 19:03:28 +0000 HeleenH 613013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a generic packing list and start collecting about a week ahead. I pack for all weather options as I probably will see both sun and rain on holiday. During that week I do laundry and clothes that are meant for the holiday go to the packing area. The day before we leave I pack everything, including toothbrushes. We use them and put them straight back.<br /> DH packs his stuff the morning we leave. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-612930 Sat, 05 May 2012 15:20:44 +0000 Traci 612930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been working on refining my packing strategy. A week or two before a trip I start pulling all the clothes I think I'll wear. I usually hang them on the side of my dresser. Then if I pull something from my packing pile I just make a mental note that it needs to be laundered and returned before the trip. The empty hangers help remind me. For my recent trip to dc I took tons of pictures while I was packing, both of outfits on me and the full wardrobe I was planning to take. I didn't really use these pictures once it came time to pack, but they definitely helped me solidify my capsule in my head beforehand.</p> <p>The fact that four of us are usually packing is actually helpful in the laundry arena for me because if I have one shirt that needs to be washed at the last minute I can always throw it in with a family member's load. My youngest likes to have her suitcase fully packed a week ahead of time, but oldest daughter and dh both do a load or two of laundry the night before a trip and then pack those clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-612925 Sat, 05 May 2012 15:06:14 +0000 Isabel 612925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I do that sometimes, setting aside clothes. My husband takes it to the extreme. One year, we were preparing for a 3 week vacation to see his family. My husband "put aside" almost every summer piece of clothing that our kids had ! All they had left was ill fitting winter clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-612908 Sat, 05 May 2012 14:34:34 +0000 Angie 612908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Lyn and Jenny said. No wearing of clothes that you think you might take on the trip a couple of days before packing day. Granted Anne, we have a small household compared to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-612905 Sat, 05 May 2012 14:31:28 +0000 lyn* 612905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow; I don't generate a lot of laundry here - 1 load every 2 weeks :p </p> <p>Like JennyAnne, I wear things the day or two before that I definitely will not bring with me on the trip! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-612897 Sat, 05 May 2012 14:21:56 +0000 JennyAnne 612897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like to pack the day before, too... to make sure I have the most up-to-date weather. I always preface the two or so days before by doing all my laundry and making sure to only wear things I definitely won't want to pack. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/angies-packing---and-laundry#post-612895 Sat, 05 May 2012 14:19:03 +0000 anne 612895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was rereading Angie's packing for Japan post, and saw how she packs the day before hand. The thought came to mind - are her choices limited by what is clean? </p> <p>I find this when packing, and sometimes if I am superorganized (not usually) I deliberately start setting aside clothes early so I don't wear them and get them dirty prior to leaving!</p> <p>Do you do this?</p> <p>Of course, Angie's small household would not generate the amount of washing mine does (at last count, 16 loads a week, but I think it could have gone up) which can lead to clothes taking a while to get washed.</p> <p>Off to put on a load to wash overnight... </p>