I am an over packer. Traveling is always a stressful thing because I need to be prepared for lots of different situations that I might encounter.
What if it’s colder than the forecast? Hotter? what if it rains? What if I spill something on my shirt or pants? What if I want to wear my hair different than normal? What if we end up deciding to go to a nice restaurant? …. Sound familiar?
Before everything went digital I would write down everything in a notebook and then start a week before and hope that I didn’t forget something and I could fit it all in my suit case. Then I entered my excel lists phase and I created templates and used that to back from with color coding and different bags and what I needed to-do before I left. But while it worked great on my computer trying to view it on my phone was a challenge to scroll around the page to find everything.
I tried packing list apps but they didn’t transfer to my computer for efficient brainstorming of what I needed to bring.
Have you ever searched Pinterest for a packing list for an occasion to make sure you aren’t forgetting something important? I even searched what to bring to a pool day the first time I took my daughter to the pool. But if I don’t put these notes somewhere it goes right through my brain. The phrase in one ear and out the other… but from reading instead of listening. Anyways.
I started putting my notes in Notion, making sticky note like tasks of what to bring to the pool or for a week long trip to another state. I loved that I could search for the last pool day and easily see what I needed for the next one. And when Baby J came along it was so helpful to have notes of all the things a baby needs when traveling.
So I turned it into a template, all these lists come together to create an outline of the repeatable things I need to remember to bring with us! It’s organized by “type” for me this has a few meanings from where it’s will be packed to pre prep things to who I am packing for. I also organize the same list by when I am going to pack it weekend before, day before, day of. And when I check it off it is filtered out from all the lists. So I don’t duplicate or have to remember to double check it off.
Of reading this makes you excited then you are my type of person, grab my free template!