Last Minute Packing: the story of my life.

I don't know what it is about packing that I just can't physically make myself do it until the last minute. I think it's the whole I-need-a-deadline-looming syndrome. That happened to me a lot in college...

So, in the grand tradition of Last Minute Packing (LMP), I leave tomorrow for my 3 week trip to Vietnam & Cambodia and I have yet to pack. I think it's about that time I started thinking about packing!

Kristin & I have developed our special 7-step pre-trip LMP ritual. Observe:

Step 1: Go through every single article of clothing I have and throw into a pile anything that's even remotely suitable.
Step 2: Try on everything in the pile formed by step 1.
Step 3: Be disappointed with your supreme lack of wardrobe.
Step 4: Resign to the fact that it isn't possible to attain new wardrobe in the next 24 hours.
Step 5: Settle for clothes you find "semi-acceptable" and try not to think about step 3.
Step 6: Shrink your clothes pile by throwing out your least favorites.
Step 7: Repeat step 6 indefinitely until you have a pile that will realistically fit in your suitcase.