I’m sorry, but I’m never not going to be excited about my new travel backpack. It has a section for my shoes, you blokes. Right at the bottom, separate from the rest, with its own little zipper and pocket insert. This means I can pack my main shoes, wear another pair, and save space in my regular bag, plus I have a change of clothes and shoes in case my regular bag goes off on its own adventure. And it’s light. SO LIGHT.
Gushing about my backpack aside, I’ve packed my suitcase twice already. This is perfectly normal (for me). I generally start packing 3-7 days ahead of my travel date because I like to find the best possible way to pack my clothes and make the best possible use of my space. It also gives me time to rethink certain items (decide that I don’t need t-shirts for 2 weeks when I’m only away for 4.5 weeks, for example) and remember about other things that I do need to take. I’ll repack again on Saturday, with all the things I’ve remembered, and put aside all my power cords to remember as well.
I’m looking forward to a lot of reading time while I fly (I’m taking Suzannah Rowntree’s A Wind from the Wilderness with me), but in the meantime, I’m writing against the clock to finish a City Between short story in time for the WR(ite) Newsletter this Saturday. Things have been a bit stressful this week, so of course I’ve been packing and repacking instead of writing…
Not to worry, it’s looking like it’ll be done in time: I want to be able to put all my attention on Between Walls for the first half of my holiday, so obviously I want to make sure the short is done. Brace yourselves for a slew of photos of me working in cafes around Seoul in the mornings, coming at you for the next month!
