{"id":2795,"date":"2013-12-11T19:15:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T03:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2013-12-11T19:15:47","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T03:15:47","slug":"packing-it-in-victoria-12112013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=2795","title":{"rendered":"Packing It In \u2013 Victoria \u2013 [12\/11\/2013]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/600-00954680em-Woman-on-Bed-With-Luggage-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2796\" alt=\"600-00954680\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/600-00954680em-Woman-on-Bed-With-Luggage-.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/600-00954680em-Woman-on-Bed-With-Luggage-.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/600-00954680em-Woman-on-Bed-With-Luggage--200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Have I mentioned that I hate packing? I hate packing.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I need to live in the Harry Potter universe for a few days, where I could just mutter a couple of magic words and everything would be all weighed, neatly folded and <i>fit in my suitcase<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a problem when you have to pack for twenty theme nights, plus your uniforms, plus your actual\u2026normal clothes. (which end up being the lowest priority once all is said and done). And of course, being a girl, it\u2019s not just clothes \u2013 there\u2019s also the dress shoes, the nylons, the make-up, the hair-curler, hairdryer and speciality shampoo\u2026plus the so called \u2018optional\u2019 stuff which isn\u2019t really optional because I can\u2019t bear to travel without my make-shift \u2018home\u2019 (seriously, I\u2019m considering making my own bunk bed curtains I am really that much of a geek).<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully I only need to do this every four months or so, and even more thankfully I only have to pack for the World Cruise once a year. That\u2019s one thing I am deeply looking forward to about not doing the Grand Asia: packing for a \u2018normal\u2019 summer contract is SO much less complicated!<\/p>\n<p>Last night I actually had to <i>unpack<\/i> everything, refold it, and <i>re<\/i>pack it just to get the last bits and pieces to fit. Which inevitably ended up with me taking stuff out which I will possibly regret later, we\u2019ll see\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Of course, in addition to packing, work-related stuff seems bent on just following me around this holiday, and just when I thought it all was *finished* well\u2026it wasn\u2019t. The details aren\u2019t something I can really go into right now (nothing is finalised) but I will say this: at first I freaked out, then I realised that this has the potential to be really REALLY good\u2026so now I\u2019m excited. So that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>But I still hate packing\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have I mentioned that I hate packing? I hate packing. 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