tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post6990062815317784833..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Traveling light - Kristine RolofsonPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-33829922044354176932015-07-09T14:36:57.927-07:002015-07-09T14:36:57.927-07:00You all are cracking me up over here!!You all are cracking me up over here!!Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393553707193848649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-90682136802951231312015-07-09T10:40:17.383-07:002015-07-09T10:40:17.383-07:00Years ago, my husband used to insist on taking &qu...Years ago, my husband used to insist on taking "the coffin" whenever we traveled. But once airlines started charging for luggage, he developed a system for packing light. He loves those mesh packing cubes. He can go two weeks on the clothes in a bag the size of a coffee table book. But by the time he's checked off everything on his master database -- exercise bungees, assorted Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-43777647158472590402015-07-09T08:40:21.657-07:002015-07-09T08:40:21.657-07:00Well, I don't exactly have a husband...but ove...Well, I don't exactly have a husband...but over the years my packing has become worse and worse until my suitcase was rejected at the Barcelona airport last trip! My travel buddy wasn't terribly impressed when I emptied all my shoes into his bag. Oh, and two bottles of wine he was sure would break. (I blame my new and improved body weight on the inability to pack light....)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318631025235180904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-44656113268128587592015-07-09T07:53:17.676-07:002015-07-09T07:53:17.676-07:00We need to do a survey. LOL. My husband isn't...We need to do a survey. LOL. My husband isn't as good as you, but he's definitely the light packer. And, I'm always over packing and running toward him last minute with one more bag. After all, it's vacation. I might find time to crochet or read 10 books (pre-kindle) and I must take every gadget electronic.<br /><br />And, as for what we pack for the ten year old, eek! Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-90321746660594106112015-07-09T07:47:19.806-07:002015-07-09T07:47:19.806-07:00I always over pack, but have vowed the next time I...I always over pack, but have vowed the next time I fly I will only take something that can be paired with something else and wear 2 days! Thanks for my morning laugh.Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-79818173449819035532015-07-09T07:40:18.134-07:002015-07-09T07:40:18.134-07:00Kristine - that's so funny! I can so relate. ...Kristine - that's so funny! I can so relate. When we used to take trips, Ron always packed twice as much as I did. When we worked together, I was ready to leave the house a good twenty minutes before he was. He analyzes everything to the point that whatever time might have been saved by it is also lost in it. But he's sweet and usually cheerful, so life is good. What I could not Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-292421355787294602015-07-09T07:18:03.784-07:002015-07-09T07:18:03.784-07:00Thanks for the early morning laugh. When my husban...Thanks for the early morning laugh. When my husband and I traveled, we camped. In the beginning, we started with a 10 X 10 tent in a Volkswagen bus. Simple enough. But as the years progressed, we went to a popup trailer, to a 17’ trailer, to a larger fifth wheel and finally a 45’ RV. Even though the RV had everything including a dishwasher and two TV’s, he stuffed the vehicle with extra grills, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-35658930973576613852015-07-09T06:50:16.608-07:002015-07-09T06:50:16.608-07:00And men think women have too much stuff! This made...And men think women have too much stuff! This made me laugh, Kristine. Great photo!Jill Weatherholthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935341991222337363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-24494722283155803242015-07-09T06:24:25.884-07:002015-07-09T06:24:25.884-07:00I tend to over-pack, and still the husband carries...I tend to over-pack, and still the husband carries more than I do! And--after packing three or four different bags, he always has a stack of things he's ironed that he lays on top of all the other stuff. I don't know what he packs in the bags. But, as long as it fits in the car, and I have my laptop, kindle, ipad, ipod, phone, and assorted chargers... (We all have our issues!) ;-)Anna Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712409691177932667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-69678376412553139442015-07-09T06:21:59.523-07:002015-07-09T06:21:59.523-07:00I'm with you, Kristine...and live by the K.I.S...I'm with you, Kristine...and live by the K.I.S.S. rule. And it's good to know I'm not the only one always looking for a better, simpler, quicker way to do things. (It's the reason I use a stopwatch when performing routine chores...and try to beat my own best 'time' the next time I fold towels, scrub a floor, or weed a flowerbed! LOL) Suitcases, closets, drawers...my Loree Loughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301137461076730218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-54498512416444539212015-07-09T06:17:32.253-07:002015-07-09T06:17:32.253-07:00This made me smile. A few years ago, I took a lon...This made me smile. A few years ago, I took a long trip with my aunt. I took a smallish suitcase with several changes of clothes and everything else I might need. She took what I came to call Moby Suitcase. That thing was so huge, we almost needed a forklift to move it around in spite of it having wheels. She didn't use even one fourth of the things she had packed in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-65908667834350771082015-07-09T04:52:53.641-07:002015-07-09T04:52:53.641-07:00When we first married, we were like you and your d...When we first married, we were like you and your dh, Kristine. Over the years, I take more and he takes less so that it's pretty much the same. Except that any time we're gone overnight, my laptop is with me. I loved the post--and the picture!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-67588495171096677302015-07-09T04:43:57.157-07:002015-07-09T04:43:57.157-07:00I smiled at this post, too. Unlike Laurie, my expe...I smiled at this post, too. Unlike Laurie, my experience is similar to Kristine's!<br /><br />When my husband and I travel, I pack enough outfits to wear a different one each day. This includes dresses, swimsuits, everything, and I generally include a couple of extra outfits to give me some choice. Yet my husband (who admittedly always dresses very well) generally takes 50% more than I do. ItAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-74678355342062519582015-07-09T04:30:50.919-07:002015-07-09T04:30:50.919-07:00This post was hilarious, LOL. I was laughing beca...This post was hilarious, LOL. I was laughing because in my household it's the other way around. My husband will have one small suitcase and I will carry at least 3 or 4 bags which will include books, magazines, food, etc., and I will insist on keeping the bag with my books and magazines at my feet in the passenger seat in the car along with my bulky pocketbook. I have to bring a cooler full Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251033150576051700noreply@blogger.com