DISCLAIMER: This post was suppose to come out before I left for my Mexico trip, but I had an epic fail. I thought I'd posted this nearly a month ago, but it's still in draft mode when I look it up! Also please ignore the horrible picture quality, I had to resort to tiny previews of some of the items....
As I said in the last post of this nature, I'm actually doing quite a bit of travelling before the baby arrives. On Saturday we are flying to Cabo San Lucas for a week of sun and relaxation....one last getaway before 'we' become 'three'. We knew we wanted to do Mexico because everywhere is all inclusive, and we've done Cancun already....so we decided to look for deal on the other side of the country. I found a great package through a local travel agent and it included DIRECT FLIGHT! No layovers! Now let's just pray that the weather in Chicago in agreeable on Saturday afternoon.....
So, back to the task at hand....packing. Packing for a vacation is much different than packing for a stuffy conference. The clothes get brighter, and smaller (yikes!) and for me the beauty products I need go WAY down. When I'm on a beach vacation I go really low maintenance.
Knowing we were going to do a babymoon, I've been looking at maternity shorts and skirts well before I should have. Target was a plethora of clearance deals. Here's the bottoms I'm packing, 3 pairs of shorts and one maxi skirt. Normally I'm not a 'color on the bottom half' kind of girl, but these were cute and SUPER cheap on Motherhood and Target websites.
Tops I'm keeping pretty minimal, most maternity tanks.....
I've got a 2 maxi dresses I picked up sale/clearance for the occasion and a spring-y pink dress for 'dressy' dinners....
And now to talk about maternity swimwear. Every woman is different in her comfort level while being pregnant. Before pregnancy I wore mostly two pieces because while I'm not the skinniest woman, they seem to flatter my body more because tie sides are adjustable and nothing is digging into my hips making me look extra pudgy. So I picked up two new two pieces that I should be able to continue to wear after pregnancy and I picked up some tankinis on clearance that I'm pairing with a basic black bottom.
*disclaimer that I will NEVER look as good as the models in these suits, but I'll rock it out as hard as I can :) Plus I'm getting a light spray tan to take the pale off
Shoes are kept even more simple with just flip flops! I'm going so low maintenance that I might not even recognize myself!
AND....because I pack pretty light, I am able to keep it to one carry on sized bag. However, we're still checking them because we have to bring like 18 gallons of SPF (curse of being pale).
Beauty items I'm taking consist of mascara, some concealer for under eye circles, and a pink lipstick for evenings. Bathroom wise I'm taking some travel self tanner for touch-ups and dry shampoo (besides the whole tooth brush/floss/deodorant/etc). I'm banking on soap/shampoo/etc being at the hotel.
So that's it! Packing for a vacation is all about how comfortable you want to be. If you plan on going hiking, what I plan on bringing will obviously not be enough!!
I hope this gave you something to think about when you pack for your next vacation. Think about mixing and matching to reduce quantity!!
Let me know if there's something you want to see here on the blog or a topic you want me to research! I'm always looking for new products/services to try!!
See you faithful readers back here in my closet!!
As I said in the last post of this nature, I'm actually doing quite a bit of travelling before the baby arrives. On Saturday we are flying to Cabo San Lucas for a week of sun and relaxation....one last getaway before 'we' become 'three'. We knew we wanted to do Mexico because everywhere is all inclusive, and we've done Cancun already....so we decided to look for deal on the other side of the country. I found a great package through a local travel agent and it included DIRECT FLIGHT! No layovers! Now let's just pray that the weather in Chicago in agreeable on Saturday afternoon.....
So, back to the task at hand....packing. Packing for a vacation is much different than packing for a stuffy conference. The clothes get brighter, and smaller (yikes!) and for me the beauty products I need go WAY down. When I'm on a beach vacation I go really low maintenance.
Knowing we were going to do a babymoon, I've been looking at maternity shorts and skirts well before I should have. Target was a plethora of clearance deals. Here's the bottoms I'm packing, 3 pairs of shorts and one maxi skirt. Normally I'm not a 'color on the bottom half' kind of girl, but these were cute and SUPER cheap on Motherhood and Target websites.
I've got a 2 maxi dresses I picked up sale/clearance for the occasion and a spring-y pink dress for 'dressy' dinners....
*disclaimer that I will NEVER look as good as the models in these suits, but I'll rock it out as hard as I can :) Plus I'm getting a light spray tan to take the pale off
Shoes are kept even more simple with just flip flops! I'm going so low maintenance that I might not even recognize myself!
AND....because I pack pretty light, I am able to keep it to one carry on sized bag. However, we're still checking them because we have to bring like 18 gallons of SPF (curse of being pale).
Beauty items I'm taking consist of mascara, some concealer for under eye circles, and a pink lipstick for evenings. Bathroom wise I'm taking some travel self tanner for touch-ups and dry shampoo (besides the whole tooth brush/floss/deodorant/etc). I'm banking on soap/shampoo/etc being at the hotel.
So that's it! Packing for a vacation is all about how comfortable you want to be. If you plan on going hiking, what I plan on bringing will obviously not be enough!!
I hope this gave you something to think about when you pack for your next vacation. Think about mixing and matching to reduce quantity!!
Let me know if there's something you want to see here on the blog or a topic you want me to research! I'm always looking for new products/services to try!!
See you faithful readers back here in my closet!!
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