{"id":130,"date":"2022-08-15T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astropom.com\/wp\/?p=130"},"modified":"2022-08-17T22:55:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T21:55:06","slug":"packing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astropom.com\/wp\/blog\/2022\/08\/15\/packing\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How much do you really have to pack when you go away?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, of course that depends upon how long you intent to be away. The situation for Luke and myself is that we will be away for several years. The thought is daunting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Credit: Ingus Kruklitis\/Vecteezy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We therefore followed good planning practice and separated our packing into a number of different prioritisation categories…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Critical stuff – The usual holiday accoutrements including phones, laptops, holiday clothes, sunglasses and two bass guitars and books on high-energy astrophysics and classical mechanics. This was in the 14 bags we took with with us!<\/li>
  • To follow immediately (year 1) – There will be a few bits and pieces which we were unable to carry that will need to follow us out in fairly rapid succession. Telescopes, tripods, piano keyboards and drum kits are a few examples.<\/li>
  • For remaining time away – There will be other items which will be required depending upon whether we are renting a furnished or unfurnished property while we are away.<\/li>
  • Storage \/ Rubbish (Trash) – For everything else, there seems to be two subcategories which will make the hoarders amongst us flinch in pain, and which we singularly failed to address before going away. I suspect the storage pile will end up being significantly larger than the chuck-away pile.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    My wonderful wife, as always, is a star and has offered to address the latter categories in the coming months while the house is completed ready for renting out. I envisage a lot of FaceTiming around the house looking at piles of books, glasses, ornaments and medals from 10km races from 20 years ago \ud83d\ude09 . Let’s hope American Airlines can handle the task of ensuring the critical stuff follows along with us to Texas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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