The finely tuned art of procrastination

I leave in a week and I am packed.

Well, about 90% packed, that is.

The trouble with leaving for a month and being a clotheshorse is you end up packing a LOT of clothes (and shoes and scarves and...). In this case almost all of the clothes I have packed are the clothes I would normally wear on a daily basis in the city in the summer.

This leaves me with the difficulty of having "nothing to wear" this final week or, alternatively, wearing clothes that I have already packed.

Unsurprisingly I have opted to unpack the previously packed items and "try them out". I need to make sure all the outfits are cute, functional, and can be multi purposed for varying climates (the mountains of Ireland to the French Riviera and many things in between). So, while 3 days ago I was 90% packed I am now 45% packed.

The other issue that arises with packing is the mess that goes along with it.

I have a dear friend moving in for three of the weeks that I am away. I would like the place to be spic and span for her arrival. Fresh sheets, fresh flowers and zero dust bunnies.

In order to clean, I need to pack, in order to pack, I need it to be closer to the beginning of my trip. Ugh.

I also need to pick up a few more items, finish typing up and printing out my home made travel guide, brush up on my extremely limited French, etc.

Instead of doing any of this I have started a new schedule.

Up until a week ago I was working 12 hours, waking up by 7am every morning and feeling very productive. The new schedule, however, goes something like this...

-Wake up at noon (or later... like 2:30)

-Lounge around in my pj's

-Watch old law and order episodes

-Head out in the late afternoon for leisurely picnics or lingering dinners with friends

-Stay out late sipping Bourbon and meeting new friends

All of this is delightful in theory but quite destructive to my whole very organized, well thought out, early packing travel plan.

It looks like old habits die hard for this procrastinator. Hopefully this won't carry over to the actual trip...

(the picture in the post today was taken in Paris near the Musee de l'Orangerie)