The packing of the clothes...

So I was at mum's, with an assortment of clothes designed to cover all seasons and a year's travel spread out over the bed. Our aim was to cut back on the amount. But everytime I pulled something out, a few minutes later I put it back in again, saying I simply had to take those pants/shirt/jacket with me. Mum sighed in frustration and said she wondered why I had asked for her help in the first place.
After quite some time I ended up with a reasonable looking pile of garments...which will hopefully fit into a soft bag to be stored on the back seat of the car, and my half of the very small, single cupboard in the van (unless of course I simply take over the entire cupboard and banish Adam's clothes to the car- I mean, he's a boy- he'd cope).

This week I have already added yet more items to my pile. You'd think I was going to Antarctica or somewhere similarly remote the way I am desperately adding items. I mean, we are going to be in major cities around Australia. I can actually buy supplies and well, more clothes, if I need to.

Anyway, it will be a relief to get the van back on the weekend from the father-in-laws and pack in our final things (you know, the extras like travel mugs and thermos, hand weights- yep adam and I plan on staying fit while we travel-camera bits and pieces, travel books, normal books, spare linen etc), and see just how much room there is in that clothes cupboard. In typical boy fashion, Adam is yet to consider his clothes. They'll probably get thrown together a few nights before.

Meanwhile, we are getting excited. I have 12 more working days to go. Not long at all. I must admit to also being a bit nervous- not in a bad way, more like in a my life is about to change drastically for a while kind of way.

More news soon.
Cheers, Emma :-)