Weekend Packing Checklist

During my childhood my family owned a summer house/cottage that was 3 hours away from our suburbia home. Every Friday we’d leave for the cottage after school/work, stay for the weekend and then head home on Sunday evening. Throughout the summer we’d take long weekends and perhaps a week or two when possible. As an adult I now repeat that process as we have a beautiful sailboat moored down on the south coast. You’d think that I’d be an expert at packing by now, but inevitably every time we visit the boat I forget something! Last week it was my make-up bag. Finally – I created a weekend packing checklist so that I can always remember everything every time! Now – I just need to get a pad full of these.

Sometimes I’m not sure what the weather is going to do, so I pack layers. For example, I’ll have jeans and shorts knowing I’ll wear one or the other depending on how warm it is. Also – I always pack an extra outfit…just in case! Finally, I often think about what shoes I want to wear and plan my outfits around that one pair of shoes. And I might throw in a pair of flip-flops too! So…here’s a list for a short weekend break away from home:

Outfit Number 1

• Jeans/pants and shorts/skirt
• T-shirt/tank top/short-sleeve shirt
• Cardigan, sweater
• Underwear
• Bra
• Socks
• Shoes

Outfit Number 2

• Jeans/pants and shorts/skirt
• T-shirt/tank top/short-sleeve shirt
• Cardigan, sweater
• Underwear
• Bra
• Socks
• Shoes

Outfit Number 3

• Jeans/pants and shorts/skirt
• T-shirt/tank top/short-sleeve shirt
• Cardigan, sweater
• Underwear
• Bra
• Socks
• Shoes

Nice Outfit?

• Dress
• Skirt, top, cardigan
• Shoes

Wash Bag

• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Soap
• Face wash
• Washcloth or scrunchie
• Lotion (Face and body)
• Deodorant
• Q-tips
• Brush
• Hair stuff (mousse, spray, etc.)
• Hair scrunchie

Other

• Jacket/coat
• Bathing-suit
• Purse/Hand bag with wallet & make-up!
• Phone
• Camera
• Ipad/labtop
• Hair dryer
• Straighteners
• Jewellery

Do you have a packing checklist you use? Share it with the CheckListables community – if we all share our checklists, we’ll all be able to better remember things to pack!