Capsule Wardrobe for the win!! 🎉
Not Over packing can be a bit of a challenge. We have done extensive Road Trips, trips with the Camper and multiple week Cruises. Each came with significant packing challenges. But my biggest packing challenge was my 2023, 3 week trip to Europe. With 14 days on board a transatlantic cruise and 5 days of travel within the Netherlands, I was in a bit of a panic.
How do you bring everything you need without over packing??
Simple. I switched to a Capsule wardrobe and paid for the unlimited laundry package on the ship. As crazy as it sounds, I still felt like I brought more than I needed and simplified my packing list even further for a similar trip with my daughter this past April.
Each travel itinerary will have its own challenges, but I 100% percent am in love with this style of packing and because of it I have begun refining and eliminating more unnecessary items from my wardrobe. Believe me, I have a ways to go before I will finally finish removing all the unnecessary things that I have saved for years. But now that my daughters are raiding these "vintage" items it really has become more apparent that it's time to just let them go.
As I continue to refine my packing lists, I have filled several bags with items to donate, posted dresses, suits, sweaters and more to our local Buy Nothing group and have downsized my entire closet. Letting go feels amazing.
With each adventure I am finding I am simply less stressed about what to bring. I call that a huge success!!
(I will post my updated Spring Transatlantic packing list with pictures, along with a video diary of each day and the outfits worn on Instagram and TikTok)
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