I am so excited that I get to spend the next week in my favorite town with my favorite people! I am going down to Paducah, Kentucky to visit my Mimi and O'Daddy, and on top of that one of my best friends is coming down with me! Not to mention it is the first time she gets to see Paducah and meet my Mimi and O'Daddy. I could not be more excited!
However, I thought I should share how I pack for a short, casual trip. When I am in Paducah I tend to dress up more than my usual running shorts and t-shirts because my Mimi and O'Daddy are not the biggest fans of me looking like a bum half of the time. Therefore, I thought I should share how and what I am packing!
Pants |
The first thing I pack for any trip is all of my bottoms. I usually start with getting my jeans and jean shorts. I try to pack light with all my bottoms because I tend to go overboard on my tops. Therefore, I like to stick to one pair of blue and white skinny jeans along with a pair of blue and white shorts, and obviously I have to pack some running shorts for my more lazy days. For most trips I also like to pack one or two skirts, but for this trip I am going to stick with my jeans and shorts.
Tops |
Like I stated before I ALWAYS pack WAY to many tops. I always start packing with the intention of not packing to many tops, but honestly that has never happened. With that being said I like to pack some t-shirts, but I tend to keep those to a minimum. On top of t-shirts I like to pack some nice tops. I make sure I pack some tank tops and some that cover my shoulders because you never know what the weather has in store. With that being said I always like to pack some Lilly tops and some other tops that I get from boutiques.
Shoes |
My goal for any trip is not to bring more than five pairs of shoes because shoes take up so much room in my suitcase. Therefore, I always like to bring one pair of tennis shoes and four different pairs of flip flops. I like to bring at least one pair of black, white, and tan. For this trip my fifth pair of shoes in a pair of tan Steve Maddens I recently purchased because I have not gotten the chance to wear them yet, and I need to change that!
Jewelry |
I honestly wear the same jewelry everyday. I like to wear a simple necklace, pearl earrings, two to three bracelets on my left hand, and finally my apple watch on my right. Sometimes I like to bring one additional necklace just in case I want to change it up.
Toiletries |
Since its summer, I do not wear a lot of makeup so I try to bring only what I need which is coverup, powder, blush, and mascara. But honestly I usually don't even wear half of that. On top of that I like to just bring what I use for my morning routine and I like to pack all of that the morning I leave so I only pack pack what I used that morning.
Lounge Clothes |
It is no secret that I love wear sweats or my pajamas around that house. I tend to pack one pair of pajama bottoms and a pair of sweatpants.
Other than that it can vary trip to trip what I pack but for this trip that about sums it all up! Finally, I am so excited to see my Mimi and O'Daddy (even if its only been a month). I am used to only living two hours away from them during the school year so I am not used to being 6 hours away! Can't wait to share how my trip went!