Packing Less Is More

I recently went to a competition about four hours away and my mom bought me a new suitcase. It’s bigger than my older one that I use to have. I was away at this competition for about three days and two nights. You know when you have a lot of room in your suitcase and you keep putting things in there until its full, well that was my problem. I probably over packed about two-thirds more than I should have. I didn’t even wear most of the things that I packed. I know you don’t want to forget anything or wish you would have brought something, but it’s better to pack less and not have too much junk and unnecessary clothing that you have to carry around with you.

 When packing, make sure you have the right size of suitcase for your trip, not too big, not too small. Make sure you only pack the necessary clothing as well as the right kind of clothing. Don’t pack so much stuff that you’re not going to wear or use it because it’s too much. It’s important that you have just the right amount. You’ll appreciate having to carry a lighter and smaller suitcase or bag rather than a heavy one. So try and control yourself to not packing so much or not choosing a large suitcase. Besides, with all your dance stuff already you’ll already have your hands full let alone have another suitcase to care along with your dance bag or duffel. Only pack the necessities and make sure you have everything you absolutely need.

 It’s easier too when you get back home, if you don’t have a lot of things to wash or put back it makes coming home and have to unpacking much less of a hassle. You won’t have to empty everything and put most of the clothes in your suitcase away or wash them all even though you didn’t even wear them. It’ll make coming home and getting settled back in more efficient and less annoying and troublesome. So make sure you choose wisely the suitcase you are going to use and make sure you pack only what you need, not what you think you need. You don’t need a ton of extra clothes just the essentials. So have fun and pack wisely. Remember, less is more, in the long run anyways (400)