I have clearly traveled before and I am not sure why all of a sudden I am feeling quite intimidated about gathering together a travel capsule for our 2-week trip to Bologna and Milan on April 10. Yes, we are finally going! I think that by definition my scattered personality crumbles in the face of an overly self-conscious standard systematic approach. And with YLF and previous successes here, I feel like I have even less of an excuse....
So I have little time left and basically want to keep it light and simple. Will be staying in regular apartments for all locations, meaning there will be the chance to do laundry. I think we will go out and want to look nice for dinner, but not go crazy at some really chichi places. So nice-casual is probably going to be it.
And I don't want to buy that much for the trip, either.
So, considering that it will be the north of Italy and probably about on par with temps in Boston, the weather will still be a little crisp and I'll need layering.
I think I will just try and pick up some nice t-shirts and tanks to wear under a good jacket (which, do I have? I'm not sure I can get away without buying a new one).
Jeans, not sure there either. Have some skinny jeans but low-rise, blech (they're all low-rise, though). Always feel like I'm needing to hitch them up. Dang apple shape cannot keep jeans from inching down unless with corset-strength belt.
Will bring Banana Republic black wrap dress (the famous one from here) and black leggings and the adorable Giveable flats for if we go anywhere nice for dinner. That should do. I'm giving up on looking elegant in Milano, but Bologna should not be beyond my capabilities of looking pulled-together.
Actually footwear is my main concern here, because even with hubby's still-recovering achilles tendon guaranteed to slow us down, I still expect to walk a lot... and unfortunately I have been experiencing a bit of intermittent discomfort in my heel, maybe plantar fasciitis, so this is not where I can afford to skimp.
Parsley's post has led me to order the Romika boot (fingers crossed that it fits and is super-comfy for me, and appropriate for whatever weather happens there). It's a bit rugged and similar in looks to what I've got in my closet, but without the promised comfort factor of a full-day walking shoe (by which I mean, shoes I already own). I don't want to be needing to take time out of the trip for emergency shoe-shopping (which should be done only in the spirit of fun and excitement, not because one's feet are throbbing). And I just want to order this and not get sucked into obsession and indecisiveness as I am wont to do!
Jacket and/or coat....need to do more research on that one. I run warm too, and clearly my wool coat will not be needed by mid-April! I have to think of a lightweight layering coat (I have one or two but am not sure if they will work).
I don't know, don't know...other people's depths of analyses here give me the impression that I'm not putting enough thought into it, and probably that's true (this post is just me spinning my wheels). I think this trip has just gotten so loaded after all the problems we've had with previous injuries and cancellations, it's hard to believe it's really happening and nothing else will befall us!
So deep breaths, hit The Gap and Nordstrom, order those shoes TODAY.
And go back over Suz's, Parsley's and others' posts here and try to figure it all out from more organized minds than mine.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ro.....ot/3338525
So I have little time left and basically want to keep it light and simple. Will be staying in regular apartments for all locations, meaning there will be the chance to do laundry. I think we will go out and want to look nice for dinner, but not go crazy at some really chichi places. So nice-casual is probably going to be it.
And I don't want to buy that much for the trip, either.
So, considering that it will be the north of Italy and probably about on par with temps in Boston, the weather will still be a little crisp and I'll need layering.
I think I will just try and pick up some nice t-shirts and tanks to wear under a good jacket (which, do I have? I'm not sure I can get away without buying a new one).
Jeans, not sure there either. Have some skinny jeans but low-rise, blech (they're all low-rise, though). Always feel like I'm needing to hitch them up. Dang apple shape cannot keep jeans from inching down unless with corset-strength belt.
Will bring Banana Republic black wrap dress (the famous one from here) and black leggings and the adorable Giveable flats for if we go anywhere nice for dinner. That should do. I'm giving up on looking elegant in Milano, but Bologna should not be beyond my capabilities of looking pulled-together.
Actually footwear is my main concern here, because even with hubby's still-recovering achilles tendon guaranteed to slow us down, I still expect to walk a lot... and unfortunately I have been experiencing a bit of intermittent discomfort in my heel, maybe plantar fasciitis, so this is not where I can afford to skimp.
Parsley's post has led me to order the Romika boot (fingers crossed that it fits and is super-comfy for me, and appropriate for whatever weather happens there). It's a bit rugged and similar in looks to what I've got in my closet, but without the promised comfort factor of a full-day walking shoe (by which I mean, shoes I already own). I don't want to be needing to take time out of the trip for emergency shoe-shopping (which should be done only in the spirit of fun and excitement, not because one's feet are throbbing). And I just want to order this and not get sucked into obsession and indecisiveness as I am wont to do!
Jacket and/or coat....need to do more research on that one. I run warm too, and clearly my wool coat will not be needed by mid-April! I have to think of a lightweight layering coat (I have one or two but am not sure if they will work).
I don't know, don't know...other people's depths of analyses here give me the impression that I'm not putting enough thought into it, and probably that's true (this post is just me spinning my wheels). I think this trip has just gotten so loaded after all the problems we've had with previous injuries and cancellations, it's hard to believe it's really happening and nothing else will befall us!
So deep breaths, hit The Gap and Nordstrom, order those shoes TODAY.
And go back over Suz's, Parsley's and others' posts here and try to figure it all out from more organized minds than mine.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ro.....ot/3338525
