I have made three pilgrimages to Provincetown to attend Fantasia Fair and I overpacked each time I went!
The first time I brought eight bags! I think that was excusable because I had no idea what to expect, so I was prepared for anything. I should have learned something after that first trip, but I still overdid it the second and third trips.
My goal is to reduce the baggage this year. I drive rather than fly to Provincetown, so there is no monetary incentive to cut down on the number (and weight) of the bags, but there is an incentive to save time by packing and unpacking less.
With that in mind, I created a spreadsheet listing all the day and evening events during Fantasia Fair and the outfit I plan to wear to each event. To tell the truth, I created a spreadsheet for my second and third trips, but it did not help much. Being a fashionista, the all the events listed in my spreadsheet require different outfits!
I always take too many shoes and too much jewelry and end up not using all the shoes and jewelry I bring. So far, I managed to narrow the shoes down to four pairs this year. I may add another pair as soon as I figure out which shoes to wear with my Oz costume.
I can also cut down on the quantity of my daywear by mixing and matching tops and bottoms. So I will work on that.
I could wear the same outfit more than once, but that might shock a few people!
And do I really need to bring my tackle box overflowing with makeup?
Wearing Elie Tahari (jacket) and Greylin (skirt).
Actor Michael Andrews femulating in the film Malibu Express (1985).
At last...someone who packs more than I do! My wife says "you always pack like a woman"....duhhhh - there's a reason for that! And she packs like a typical man.
ReplyDeleteMandy
Hi mandy,
DeleteMy wife says I do a lot of things like a woman! She once joked that we should switch places --- I wish I had taken her up on that!
Stana
Stana,
DeleteI don't think my wife would ever say that, even in jest. She probably knows I'd do it in a heartbeat!
Mandy
I do not recall if you ever mentioned whether or not you had been a Boy Scout. If you were you would recall their motto is "Be Prepared". Just load up the Subaru and do not worry if you bring too much stuff. Better that than getting to P-Town and realizing that something that would work was left home.
ReplyDeletePat
Hi Pat,
DeleteNever a Boy Scout, but I was a Young Marine for a couple of years. (No surprise that I did not fit in.)
Stana
Is there a costume party?
ReplyDeleteAll I see is "The Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award Banquet: 'Wizard of Oz' Theme"
The description of the event doesn't mention anything else about it.
This from the FF newsletter: In honor of the 40th anniversary of Fantasia Fair which is commemorated by the beautiful ruby, the theme for the Tuesday night banquet will be The Wizard of Oz. So get out your ruby slippers, your scarecrow and Toto costumes, your good witch and bad witch, and be a friend of Dorothy for FanFair # 40!
ReplyDeleteUgh!
DeleteI hate costume parties.
I will soon be flying out to Malta for a week, the 20 kg luggage limit will concentrate my mind, perhaps you should give yourself a weight limit, after all you will not NEED every variation of makeup, and realistically how many outfits can even one of us wear in any one day.
ReplyDeleteFour - different outfits for each meal and a fourth outfit for the night out! LOL
DeleteA tack box to tackle the days.......
ReplyDeleteOf course never too many flies for a fling or a faire!
My Lady!
LOL
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