to be so disorganised about my holiday?

[Mintyy]

We are leaving the house 6am Sunday for two weeks in Italy.

So far I have done nothing, NOTHING, not.a.single thing towards this holiday except for arranging pet care and cancelling the milk.

Packing for holidays is my ultimate procrastination project and I always imagine other Mumsnetters are impeccably organised over things like this.

How should I start?

Shall I make a list?

I am away for a week on sunday too have i started nope I am rubbish at packing dh helps me he is far more organised than i am, we do a list

make sure you have been to the shops for any bits you need by 5pm saturday, pack after that sorted! Enjoy your holiday!

YABU to think you are so disorganised - it's Wednesday.

All you need to do is:
wash stuff (doesn't take 4 days)
buy stuff (also doesn't take 4 days)
put stuff in case (also doesn't take 4 days)

Always make sure you have the correct documents/money/medications sorted in advance. Doesn't matter if you cock up the other stuff, you can always pick it up at the airport or destination.

Actually, it is the washing that's quite daunting . I have to wash and pack for 4 of us, wish I could just be casual and gung-ho about it!

4 suitcases worth of clothes can't be more than 4 loads of washing, probably less.

I'm worse. We're leaving for Italy in 2 weeks and haven't booked anything yet! Let alone considered any packing.

mintyy i do understand i find it very overwhelming too i know its daft but i cant help it

I have to wash whites, jeans and darks, brights, pastels. And a few cardigans too. 5 loads between now and Saturday night. Right, off to put the first load in.

Oh right, you're one of those people.

Assuming your clothes don't run, because they are not from the 1960s, you can just do white vs colour vs "harsh wash".

Brights and pastels?

brights and pastels?

Just sling it all in together.

Yep, just sling it all in.

Yes, I am very much one of those people. Only about laundry, mind.

Why does everything need washing anyway?

If it's only the washing then you've got days and days to worry about it. Even if the weather remains crap. Also, don't be giving yourself extra work with all this brights and pastels business. Sling it all in at a temperature that won't encourage anything from running. Not that clothes do run nowadays.

OH i am a bung it all int he washing machine kinda gal unless it is newish jeans then they run everything else gets bunged in ,

I separate coloured and whites but thats as far as my seperating washes goes!

Well, we're leaving for holiday tomorrow morning at 6am and I havve not packed yet. All the clothes I want to take are washed, obviously, but I have yet to put anything in a bag or get the camping stuff organised.

Make a list of what you need to do, to buy, and to pack. That way you can get a better idea of the task and how long it will take. If it all looks simple after writing your list, relax and leave it until saturday.

Double check that you can find important stuff.

No wonder you have a whole lot of washing to do if you have to wait for a full load of all of those different kinds - if you called "colours" all one thing you could wash little and often.

We're away for 9 nights as of friday and only 2 are booked so far; we're off to France on 25th August and haven't booked anything yet. I don't think I'll start even thinking about packing until friday!

Does everything you want to take need washing?!! I have done one load of washing this morning and the basket is now empty.

DO what i do buy new packs of pants and socks and put it in the case ,

While the first load is on, make a list. Just two of us nowadays, but when it was the four kids, I separated it out under each persons name, then a list with 'Important Things' (passports, tickets, money, etc) and another 'Miscellaneous', which covered toiletries, cameras, etc. Once everything was ticked, then I knew I was ready.

Also remember that when you're away, even though you may be doing some washing, it's unlikely you'll be ironing stuff, so just dry fold or roll carefully, and pack.

I wash towels seperate I wait till i have a good load as i like just towels on my washing line , Oh gawd that is venturing into weird isnt it

Mrs Jay that is a leeetle bit wierd .