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Is anybody ready for this festival yet? I'm not that's for sure! My list of things to do is not getting any shorter. Thought I would just fly through getting the camper ready, think again. It's not even a year old yet and I had to pull the power winch apart. If I wasn't a father of three, I would have this licked no problem. I have to sneak it in between everything else. It's Friday and I have to get most of what I need to do done today. That means no sleep. I'm coming home in the morning from work and getting busy and not stopping till it's done. Unless someone offers me a beer, come on, I'm not insane. Vacations are not vacations until you are there, camps all set up and a cold one is in your hand.
All I have left to do is do laundry, clean the house..(the 2 roommates who aren't coming will make a mess either way, but at least if its clean to start with it wont be horrendous when we return).. pack my framepack and see if its gonna cost me extra to bring it on the plane... Go through 2 more agonizing days of work monday and tuesday.... thats it!
Post by ekoostikchick on Jun 8, 2007 7:38:38 GMT -5
Ive been putting everything off...I work better under pressure. I figured this weekend go shopping and then pack like tues...Clothes are all clean so itll take two seconds to throw everything in its rightful place and then have the car packed up tues ready to go the longhaul wens...Or should i start today?
I'm SO not ready yet... Tons to do, not enough time.... In the weeks leading up I make these great lists and have everything organized - on paper. When it comes to physically pulling all the stuff out, packing, marking it off the list... not so much. This weekend is the crunch!
I need to do laundry, clean my house, buy food/beer, possibly buy some shoes and be packed and ready by Monday morning. We leave after work on friday...
That sounds like no big deal - but its going to take a while.
Ah, and most importantly, prevent one of my RV-mates from bringing a shit-ton of stuff. He met up with us in Hawaii when we went to see U2/Pearl Jam and you would have thought he brought the entire contents of his closet.
if you have time, everyone should make an attempt to clean up around the house before leaving.. I like to put fresh sheets on the bed and leave clean clothes laid out for when I get home from a festie, and its really nice coming home to a clean house after a great yet rough weekend
** go back over all the gear and make sure we have everything ** clean the house ** do laundry ** pack two older girls (aka ride their butts) to go to my mom's for the week ** pack teenager's (aka ride her butt) stuff to go to choir camp (she leaves the Monday we come home) ** lay out clothing for the toddler for the week ** make lists for my parents and Boz's mom with routines, phone numbers, insurance numbers (the toddler is stay with his mom at my house) ** get through two more days of work after today ** figure out where to get more money to pay for gas to get to Manchester ** call the older girls dad and make sure he understand where he is picking them up for the weekend and who he is supposed to bring them home to (he has alot of short term memory loss - I am sure he will call me on Sunday wanting to know where he should take them to)
Arrrghhhhh - Bonnaroo take me away! If I click my heels three times and say Bonnaroo Bonnaroo Bonnaroo - can I get there faster without all the hassle?
if you have time, everyone should make an attempt to clean up around the house before leaving.. I like to put fresh sheets on the bed and leave clean clothes laid out for when I get home from a festie, and its really nice coming home to a clean house after a great yet rough weekend
Karma for you next hour for reminding me of this. It does make a huge difference!
1. Food run 2. finish laundry 3. practice run with the tent 4. ensure all our crap fits in the truck 5. pick up more doggy thyroid pills so he's set while we're away 6. clean the house
Post by oleander124 on Jun 8, 2007 10:40:47 GMT -5
1. Make huge withdrawal from bank. 2. Pack up camping stuff so it will fit in my car. 3. Pack clothes. 4. Laundry. 5. Clean house. 6. Leave out all kitty food/treats/toys and remember to leave key for bf's parents. 7. Print maps/lists 8. Get gas. 9. Work 2 more days and try to retain sanity. 10. Buy some Burt's Bees. 11. Check tire pressure.
I've been stocking up on beer slowly. Still need to: 1. Set up the tarp and figure out a way to block the sun on three sides 2. Go shopping for food for five people (yikes) 3. Pick up batteries for stereo and flashlights 4. Buy all the little things like Goldbond and baby wipes 5. Coordinate arrival times with our group at the Walmart 6. Find extra money. 7. Pack clothes and sheets and tents and sleeping bags and camping chairs and Thermarests and all that good stuff. 8. Buy Liquor and tonic water and lime juice 9. Try not to go freaking insane.
Well I had a crazy night last night. A 16 year old girl ran a red light. Clearly ran it (no yellow to red nuts here) Hits my new car and my only way to bonnaroo.... now shes saying I ran the red. When I was hit sitting still lol! The police report gave her fault since I just sat there and took the hit. (Tbone) So i have all that to deal with, plus packing all my stuff into another car, then get dropped off at bonnaroo and picked up ... Wow.. Also I have to be there sunday at 3pm to start working. 2 days to prepare all over again. Im F*cked.. Proper F*cked. Bonnnaroo = my escape from this BS. Im just lucky im okay. Looks like more beer this year woooooo
I've done a lot...even more left to do ...but as of 9:30 this morning I'm on vacation. Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!!!
My short-term memory ain't what it used to be so every year around this time I start carrying a little pad of paper and pencil in my pocket at all times. Anytime I think of something else I need to do or buy that's not on my already-too-large lists I can write it down and not forget it 30 seconds later.
Well I had a crazy night last night. A 16 year old girl ran a red light. Clearly ran it (no yellow to red nuts here) Hits my new car and my only way to bonnaroo.... now shes saying I ran the red. When I was hit sitting still lol! The police report gave her fault since I just sat there and took the hit. (Tbone) So i have all that to deal with, plus packing all my stuff into another car, then get dropped off at bonnaroo and picked up ... Wow.. Also I have to be there sunday at 3pm to start working. 2 days to prepare all over again. Im F*cked.. Proper F*cked. Bonnnaroo = my escape from this BS. Im just lucky im okay. Looks like more beer this year woooooo
Ya and earlier that night I was in the meebo chat telling everyone i'll be back later cause I went downtown to watch a free outdoor concert. On the way home that ish happens.. only 16!!! 2 wrecks in 1 week .. come on... Get these kids off the road. but in the lighter side of things .. BOOOOONNNNAROOOOOOO is still on
I still have to: 1) Food/beer/TP (i ran out!) run 2) Clean the house 3) Go pick up my milage check, cash it, and make a bank withdrawal 4) Make sure my little bro has all his crap together 5) PACK!!! 6) Clear my Wednesday night schedule
1) Do laundry. almost done. 2) Pull camping equipment out of the under-the-stair cubby. 3) Take an inventory. 4) Go shopping for a few more snacks and beverages, as well as fresh fruit for brunch. 5) See if all the stuff fits in my boyfriends 2 door hatchback (as opposed to my four door hatch manual tranny). woohoo! it all fit! 6) Last minute apparel shopping and buy tarps. 7) Meetup with the guy to give him a housekey to watch my cat. 8) Finish up a display book of Funeral Flower Arrangements for my mom, as well as do a small ad for her flower shop before I leave for vacation. 9) Go to the bank! 10) pack up clothes! (almost done) 11) Somehow get to work and get my newspaper done before we leave Wednesday before midnight!
We treat mishaps like sinking ships and I know that I don't want to be out to drift Well I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and They both tell me that we're better than this
most of my packing is done - still have to grocery shop, mow the lawn, clean the fish tank - karma wooz for the idea about sheets, always the first thing I have to do when I get home after vaca
if you have time, everyone should make an attempt to clean up around the house before leaving.. I like to put fresh sheets on the bed and leave clean clothes laid out for when I get home from a festie, and its really nice coming home to a clean house after a great yet rough weekend
This is so at the top of my list. Although I like to do that before every trip, especially the fresh sheets. Ahhhhhh
We treat mishaps like sinking ships and I know that I don't want to be out to drift Well I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and They both tell me that we're better than this
Wooz- You are so right about coming home to a clean house. Whenever we get ready to leave for vacations, I make sure the house is nice and clean. No matter how tired I am from getting ready for vacation, I still clean. Walking back into a nice clean place is so much nicer than coming home to a messy/dirty place.
Meg-I am glad you said that about the insurance cards. I already have a bunch of stuff listed for my mom..who probably thinks I am paranoid to leave her all that type of information..but better safe than sorry. I have to make sure I have my own stuff packed. By the time I pack for the kids, pack for the husband, pack up the animals and there stuff and get them squared away..I will probably forget my own stuff.
I will then spend the first 30 mins of the trip trying to think if I forgot anything and then just say F*@! it....what I don't have I want need..or will find it when I get there. ;D
Ya and earlier that night I was in the meebo chat telling everyone i'll be back later cause I went downtown to watch a free outdoor concert. On the way home that ish happens.. only 16!!! 2 wrecks in 1 week .. come on... Get these kids off the road. but in the lighter side of things .. BOOOOONNNNAROOOOOOO is still on
That sucks! Was it Sundown? Least you caught a good show before everything went to hell...
Post by kaleidoscope kristen on Jun 8, 2007 15:06:39 GMT -5
I know my boyfriend and I have done a lot to prepare, but I'm still nervous. I'm hoping the money my parents told me they'd give me works out, and some other additional funds ( bc i'm so broke right now, lol) come through. we put up the tent, pumped the air mattress, and realized the mini table/picnic set we got from academy is a POS, so we plan on returning that. AND we still have yet to get some type of canopy.. and the main food shopping is going to be done while we're on the road.. so i do feel SOMEWHAT prepared.. just not that well