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Quick Trip Capsule— What Did I Forget?

Jenn

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So I got word yesterday afternoon that I’m leaving at 5:30 tomorrow morning for a househunting trip in LA.

I pulled together this quick capsule for the 4-day trip, which will involve a lot of driving around, touring houses, going out for the occasional meal or drink, a (casual) employee screening of a new movie, and possibly an evening at Disneyland. No beach time, but I’ll bring a swimsuit for the pool at the apartment, just in case.

Temps in LA will range from mid-70s down to low 60s at night, but it will be in the 40s for the trek through airport parking when we get back to Colorado.

Besides basics and sleepwear, what am I forgetting?

1 dress
1 skirt
1 jeans
1 printed silk blouse (tunic shown in Finds has been shortened)
1 lace cami
1 graphic tee
big scarf
sun hat
sneakers
sandals

Should I sub my lightweight poncho for the scarf? Which do you think would be more practical?

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bj1111

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Flip flops for poolside?

JAileen

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Do you get cold on a plane? Would your poncho be warm enough? I always take a nanopuff for the plane .

nemosmom

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Is your poncho (or scarf) lightweight enough to use as a swim coverup or sarong? If so, I vote for that. Have an awesome time!

Jenn

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Bj1111–I really need to find some slip-on shoes for that type of thing! I find flip
flops really uncomfortable, so my only pair is reserved for the gym shower. I might throw in some ballet flats for TSA, since my precheck doesn’t seem to have shown up on my boarding pass.

jAileen— you must run really cold! I am equally likely to be hot or cold on a plane.

Nemosmom—both the scarf and poncho are lightweight wool, but I’d probably wear the linen skirt as a pool coverup!

Sal

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I think I would take both, or one plus a jacket or cardigan. While it is a pain with shoes at US airports it only adds one minute if they are lace ups etc so I would not stress it.

Good luck on the house hunting!!

Jenn

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Sal, I was just thinking I should throw in my denim jacket, but then I put it on and, even though it looked great, I realized why I never wear it. So uncomfortable!

Maybe the scarf and my flannel?

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2 or 3 more t shirts and another pair of jeans. Poncho AND scarf.

Becky

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Agree with Isabel to add several more tops.

cherylm

A rain coat or umbrella?

rachylou

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Are you taking a jacket? I’d take the poncho instead of the scarf.

Sal

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Jenn, that would work. Just in case there is a breezy night.

Summer jackets are tricky I find - I now have an excess after a couple of years of not having any. I have given up on denim jackets at the moment....

Jenn

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Isabel and Becky - not light packers, eh? I'm only going to be there four days (with travel morning of the first and evening of the last), so I think I'll be fine with the tops and bottoms I have.

rachylou, I did end up throwing in both the poncho and the scarf AND my flannel. Possible I won't wear them all, but they don't take up much space.

cherylm, no rain in the forecast, but hubs will have at least one umbrella at the apartment, so I think I'll be fine there.

Sal, I really have a summer-jacket-sized wardrobe hole if I get rid of the denim jacket, which I probably will. California mornings and evenings aren't quite as chilly as Colorado ones, though, so I figure I'll wait to figure out what I really need before adding anything.

Thank you all for helping me think through this. I'm a planner, so having only about 36 hours notice for a trip super stresses me out!

Joy

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I don’ t remember the lows ( lived fairly near the ocean in Orange County, but as I remember, mornings are cool and foggy. I think your poncho is the best choice. I am wishing you the best of luck house hunting. The closer to the beach, the less you will need air conditioning. Lack of seasons is hard but give yourself a couple of years to adapt. It is great wardrobe-wise. Wearing them in all seasons will allow them to wear out about the time fashion has changed. Wishing you a great experience.

rachylou

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The thing is always the a/c. One needs the jacket for indoors!

Jane

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Ohh, house hunting! I’m excited for you! I hope that there is a bit of fun thrown in and not too overwhelming.

Well done with taking the poncho and shirt - good choice.

Anonymous

*folds self and husband into suitcases*
Your capsule looks great to me!

Jenn

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Alas, Joy, we definitely won’t be near the ocean, as the job is on the other side of the city. AC is non-negotiable.

So true, Rachylou!

And thank you, suntiger and Jane!

Sara L.

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Yay househunting! I love to look at houses.

I'm with Isabel and would take another top or two. I don't mind rewearing tops that I've only worn for a few hours (example - I wear gear to do an activity for a portion of the day and then change afterwards), but I don't like to rewear stuff that I've worn all day. It's not even that they're dirty, it's just that I'm sick of that piece of clothing by that point.

Joy

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Yes, you will definitely want air conditioning, especially when the Santa Ana winds blow in off the desert.

bj1111

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Elizabeth P

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I'm late, so... good luck!

Jaime

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Sunhat, sneakers and toothbrush! Good luck!

Suz

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Good luck! I hope it goes well. You look prepared.

Jenn

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Thanks for all the well-wishes!

I am back, and happy to report I wore everything in my bag except for my swimsuit and sun hat. It was cool and cloudy most of the time I was there. I still think it's worth it to have a suit with me on any trip with the slightest chance of water. It's better to have it than to be sorry! As for the sunhat, I don't regret bringing it because I left it at the apartment for future trips! Once less thing to pack (and I still have an older sunhat to wear here).

I probably could have done without the Pendleton scarf, but it made a nice pillow on the plane, and would have been a good plane blanket if I'd needed it. Both our flights were more hot than cold.

Also, I didn't find myself in need of anything I didn't have, but my Chucks didn't have any added insoles in them, which made them a poor choice for a 32,000-step day. They could have handled 10k with no problem, but my poor feet were not happy with 3x that!

Suz

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Ouch! That's a long walk in less-than-perfect shoes. But otherwise, the trip sounds great!

Jenni NZ

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Great job. So are you selling in Colorado?- I’m thinking yes, how long have you lived there, will you feel displaced?

Jenn

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Oh Jenni, I have moved almost twenty times from coast to coast across five different states in the US, and this is hands-down down the HARDEST move I’ve ever done. We are selling here, and I am trying very hard to learn to love LA, but it is a city that I’ve viscerally disliked from the moment I first set foot in it 22 years ago. I should probably start an off-topic thread about it. Doing my best to stay positive.

rachylou

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Oh no! You don’t like Tinsel Town? I will try and share my Love of LA with you...

JAileen

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I’m glad you took the right stuff, well, except for the shoes. In Alaska I had a 13,000 step day in knee high neoprene boots. I had Dr Scholl inserts, and my feet were comfy.

Re air travel, my personal experience is that Southwest has been frigid, and Turkish Air has been comfortable.

As for LA, I’m sorry you don’t like it. I didn’t like my current town before we moved here (for a job). I really like it now, so maybe you’ll find enough things that you like, that outweigh the the things you don’t like.

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