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Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
I've gotten pretty good at not forgetting anything. Like some of the others, I usually pack way too much stuff. I also use a list and put aside things months ahead of time in my "vacation box".
However, when I was about 12, I forgot my ski jacket wen we were going skiing. I realized while we were in the car, about 2 hours from home!
Kathy L.
Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
Since I don't have a very good memory anymore I have to make a list. I use an excel spreadsheet and list everything on there that I will need - down to the -very- basics, this way I can update it whenever I need to. My friends laugh at me It's the -very- basics that I have forgotten - toothbrush, makeup, Yep, left the whole kit at home in the bathroom, on the counter, it was still sitting in the same place when I came home. I swore up and down I packed it. So now, each item gets hilited as it goes in the suitcase.
Debe - you are a life saver...THE BOX, that is the BEST idea ever. I read you posting on a previous msg. I immediately got up walked to into the guestroom and got something to use. Thank you, thank you. It's not pretty yet but it works all the same.
DisneyFan
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My BIL laughed at me today when I brought up a packing list I made up for myself on Excel and printed off a copy. (We're going to DL this weekend.)
I told him, you wanna laugh?, you ought to see my packing list for WDW!!
Since I began making lists, I don't forget items anymore, so...go ahead...laugh!
Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
I admit to being resistant to the idea of the Disney Box, as I try (without success) to avoid clutter in the house, but the more I read, the more I become convinced that a box might be a good idea.
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Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
Shooter--The Box is a great idea...you could make yours a low profile one and keep it under your bed or something like that. I started using a box for our first trip and found it to be invaluable.
However, last trip somehow or other, our water shoes were left at home. I had them in a plastic bag (because they still has sand in them from a beach trip) inside THE BOX, but as I was pulling stuff out to pack, I must have set them aside. Anyway, they were left at home. Luckily, our feet made it throught TL without problem. You can bet they won't be forgotten again.
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We drive everywhere (rather than fly) and the one thing I always forget is kleenex/napkins. In other words, something to wipe the children off with when they spill stuff (one time the little one got carsick - what a nightmare!) I usually leave baby wipes in the car, but they tend to dry out between trips and I forget to replace them. Dry baby wipes are very close to being completely useless!
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I once forgot my makeup. Since then, I keep a detailed list of things that I need to bring on my computer. Then I print the copies when I am ready to pack. It is also important to keep a list on yourself and one in your suitcase listing all your clothes and their value in case your luggage is lost. It really is very useful.
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Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
When my kids got old enough to pack for themselves and didn't know what to take, I told them to go through their entire day and pack everything that they use or need each day and then all the other things that they want to bring. It helped and then I went after them and packed more.
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Guess this is Richard & me getting ready for our trip! Bring Figment back!
Pat
Upcoming visits: November 30-December 4, 2001, Port Orleans! Woo Hoo!
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My kids and I have made "the box" I went to Wally World and bought one of those storage containers and we worked together and made Mickey Ears and pasted WDW pics all over it-they loved it!!!! Now we throw all the essentials in it as we think/buy them. It keeps me organized and keeps them excited!
I went on a float trip the year after my hubby and I married...forgot my underware...still to this day, whenever I pack..."hunny, don't forget the undies!!!" UGH!!!! Why couldn't it have been him that forgot! Needless to say, Im much more organized now!
Tausha
Next trip Sept 14-23rd WDW and Vero Beach
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omickeyursofine, glad to hear your kids had fun making a Disney Box! Have you thought of getting each of your kids their own fanny pack to carry their own items/snacks in the parks?
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Re: \"OH NO!!! I Can\'t Believe I Forgot to Bring.......................\"
Rain ponchos. You cannot imagine how many of those yellow rain ponchos we bought over the years because I either left ours at home or back at the resort. We even have the old frosted/clear ones from EPCOT with the old logo on them.
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Brenda, I think they are aroung $5 or $5.50... I should remeber as I left ours in the resort and had to purchase some more! Like you said, I too like the ponchos.
If you go to AK they have a beige colored one Safari Mickey on it... I need to get one of these. (hope they still have these)
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Take Care, debe-nj
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